In Pics: India's Journey At Women's T20 World Cup Over The Years

Here's a look at Team India's journey at the Women's T20 World Cup since the tournament's inception.

India crashed out of the 2024 Women’s T20 World Cup and it marked the fourth instance in the tournament’s history that the Women In Blue failed to get past the group stage. Led by Harmanpreet Kaur, India could only manage two wins out of their four league fixtures. Let’s look at India’s journey throughout the year at the Women’s T20 World Cup.

2009: Led by the iconic Jhulan Goswami, India reached the semi finals of the inaugural ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in England in 2009, but were eliminated by New Zealand in the semifinals. (Image Credits: PTI)

2010: In the second edition of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup, held in 2010 in the West Indies, India faced a similar outcome, losing to eventual champions Australia in the semi finals. (Image Credits: PTI)

2012: India's performance in the 2012 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Sri Lanka was underwhelming, as they managed to win just one of their four matches, leading to their exit in the group stage. (Image Credits: PTI)

2014: In the 2014 ICC Women's T20 World Cup, held in Bangladesh, India faced a similar outcome, failing to progress beyond the group stage once again. (Image Credits: PTI)

2016: In the 2016 ICC Women's T20 World Cup, held on home soil, India failed to advance beyond the group stage for the third time. They managed to win just one game in four. (Image Credits: PTI)

2018: In the 2018 T20 World Cup in the Caribbean, Harmanpreet Kaur guided India to the knockout stages with an undefeated group-stage run, highlighted by a memorable win over Australia. However, their hopes of reaching their first-ever final were dashed by a narrow four-run loss to England in the semi finals. (Image Credits: PTI)

2020: India delivered their best performance at the Women’s T20 World Cup in 2020, reaching the final for the first time. Competing in a challenging Group A with Australia, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, India surprised the hosts with a 17-run victory in their opening match and finished the group stage unbeaten. Their semi final against England was washed out due to rain, allowing India to advance as group leaders. However, in the final, they fell short against Australia, losing by 85 runs in their quest for their maiden title. (Image Credits: PTI)

2023: Come Women’s T20 World Cup in 2023 edition, India reached the semi final but were defeated by Australia once again, ending their hopes of clinching maiden Women’s T20 World Cup title. (Image Credits: PTI)

2024: In the 2024 T20 World Cup, Harmanpreet Kaur's team won two out of their four group-stage matches, finishing third on the points table and ultimately exiting the tournament behind Australia and New Zealand. (Image Credits: PTI)