​The Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 has showcased standout individual performances as pre-tournament favourites Australia, India, and host England have impressed. BBC Sport breaks down the leading batters and bowlers so far.
In batting, the top run-scorer is Danni Wyatt-Hodge with 282 runs, followed by Darcey Carter of Scotland on 208, Orla Prendergast of Ireland with 181, Babette de Leede of the Netherlands on 175, and Chamari Athapaththu of Sri Lanka on 172. The highest single-game score is 114 not out by Tazmin Brits of South Africa, with Chamari Athapaththu notching 106* and Wyatt-Hodge 105* against Sri Lanka. Other notable high scores include Shemaine Campbelle (West Indies) 90* versus New Zealand and a 89* by Wyatt-Hodge in the England v Sri Lanka match. Tazmin Brits also leads the run-average list at 154.0, ahead of Wyatt-Hodge and Nat Sciver-Brunt (both England) tied at 94.4, Stafanie Taylor (West Indies) on 90.5, and Maddy Green (New Zealand) on 76. The top strike-scores feature Phoebe Litchfield (Australia) at 208.33, Georgia Wareham (Australia) at 181.39, Marizanne Kapp (South Africa) at 174.57, Freya Kemp (England) at 173.07, and Deepti Sharma (India) at 164.7.
On the bowling side, Sree Charani (India) leads with 12 wickets, followed by Fatima Sana (Pakistan) on 11, and Hayley Matthews (West Indies) with 9. West Indies’ Aaliyah Alleyne, England’s Sophie Ecclestone, and Scotland’s Kathryn Bryce are tied on 8 wickets. Economies see Georgia Wareham (Australia) at 3.80, Lucy Hamilton (Australia) at 3.83, Sophie Molineux (Australia) at 4.50, Sree Charani (India) at 5.33, and Rabeya Khan (Bangladesh) at 5.58. Best figures include Deepti Sharma’s 5-10 against Pakistan and Sree Charani’s 4-19 against the Netherlands. Aaliyah Alleyne has standout performances with 4-27 against New Zealand and 3-11 against Scotland. The best player averages show Ellyse Perry (Australia) at 5.75, Georgia Wareham at 6.60, Sree Charani at 7.08, with Ava Canning (Ireland) and Sophie Molineux (Australia) both averaging 9.00.
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