<p>The 2026 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup has finally come to a close, with <strong><a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-teams/australia-women/">Australia</a></strong> beating England in the final by seven wickets at Lord’s, lifting their record seventh title.</p>
<p>This edition of the tournament saw 12 top teams go up against each other, witnessing dominant performances, thrilling upsets and stellar individual contributions. Multiple key games were decided by individual players who stepped up for their teams, taking their teams over the line. Keeping that in mind, we take a look at three of the best individual performances from this edition of the tournament, where players stepped up in crunch moments.</p>
<h2>Here are the three best individual performances in the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026:</h2>
<h3>3) Georgia Wareham - 32 (22) &amp; 3-22 vs South Africa, Match 3</h3>
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<figcaption>Georgia Wareham. (Photo Source: Annabel Lee-Ellis-ICC/ICC via Getty Images)</figcaption>
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<p>Champions Australia kicked off their campaign against South Africa in a repeat of the 2024 semifinal, which they had lost. Electing to bat first on a slow Old Trafford wicket, the record champions found themselves losing both openers with the score at 24. Phoebe Litchfield scored a 24-ball half-century but was back in the shed within the seventh over. <strong><a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-players/georgia-wareham/">Georgia Wareham</a></strong>, promoted up the order, walked in with the score at 62 for 4. She stitched a 58-run stand with Ellyse Perry and scored a vital 32 off 22 balls to take Australia to a fighting total of 172 for 8 in their 20 overs.</p>
<p>Wareham was the pick of the bowlers in Australia’s defence of the sizeable total. She removed the dangerous Nadine de Klerk in her first over, before wrapping up the innings with the wickets of Chloe Tryon and Nonkululeko Mlaba, finishing with figures of 3 for 13 in 2.4 overs. She took the catch to dismiss the well-set Laura Wolvaardt off skipper Sophie Molineux’s bowling, and ran out the dangerous Marizanne Kapp. Wareham’s true all-round performance saw the Aussies put aside the demons of the past in their opening match.</p>
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<h3>2) Shemaine Campbell - 90 (62)* vs New Zealand, Match 4</h3>
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<figcaption>Shemaine Campbelle (Photo by Philip Brown/Getty Images)</figcaption>
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<p>The West Indies opened their campaign in the 2026 edition with a clash at the Rose Bowl against defending champions New Zealand. They were without two of their key big hitters, <strong><a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-players/shemaine-campbelle/">Stefanie Taylor</a></strong> and Chinelle Henry, going into this clash. Electing to field, the White Ferns scored a total of 162 for 6, with contributions from Isabella Gaze, Brooke Halliday and Maddy Green.</p>
<p>Chasing the daunting total, the Windies lost opener Qiana Joseph, bringing Shemaine Campbell out to the middle. She stabilised the innings with skipper Hayley Matthews and motored along after the latter fell for 48. Playing her 154th T20I, she took the attack to the Kiwi bowlers and survived multiple dropped chances, finishing unbeaten on a magnificent 90 off 62 balls to take the Windies home in a historic victory. Campbell’s innings, her first half-century in T20Is, consisted of seven boundaries and three sixes.</p>
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<h3>1) Marizanne Kapp - 81* (45) &amp; 2-27 vs India, Match 18</h3>
<figure class="image" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/1782107605991_FotoJet---2026-06-22T112246.jpeg" alt="Marizanne Kapp" width="960" height="600" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img>
<figcaption>Marizanne Kapp (Source - George Wood/Getty Image)</figcaption>
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<p>The Proteas’ backs were against the wall coming into their clash against India, needing the win to keep their semifinal hopes alive. Losing the toss and being made to field, the Indian openers got off to a flyer and were looking to kill the game off early. But as has always been for South Africa, cometh the hour, cometh Marizanne Kapp. Kapp had been taken for runs in her first two overs, but came back for a third and dismissed the in-form Smriti Mandhana, coming off back-to-back half-centuries. She came back for one more over in the death and removed Richa Ghosh, who has scored vital runs in the back end.</p>
<p>Coming in to bat at 25 for 2, chasing 159, Kapp stabilised the innings with Tazmin Brits before taking the attack to the Indian bowlers. She used laps and sweeps to good effect, scoring 27 off her 81 runs behind the wicket. Kapp sealed the game with two sixes off Deepti Sharma’s 19th over and remained unbeaten to lead the Proteas home in a famous victory.</p>

<p>The 2026 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup has finally come to a close, with <strong><a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-teams/australia-women/">Australia</a></strong> beating England in the final by seven wickets at Lord’s, lifting their record seventh title.</p>
<p>This edition of the tournament saw 12 top teams go up against each other, witnessing dominant performances, thrilling upsets and stellar individual contributions. Multiple key games were decided by individual players who stepped up for their teams, taking their teams over the line. Keeping that in mind, we take a look at three of the best individual performances from this edition of the tournament, where players stepped up in crunch moments.</p>
<h2>Here are the three best individual performances in the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026:</h2>
<h3>3) Georgia Wareham - 32 (22) &amp; 3-22 vs South Africa, Match 3</h3>
<figure class="image"><img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/1781413409059_Georgia-Wareham.jpeg" alt="Georgia Wareham" loading="lazy">
<figcaption>Georgia Wareham. (Photo Source: Annabel Lee-Ellis-ICC/ICC via Getty Images)</figcaption>
</figure>
<p>Champions Australia kicked off their campaign against South Africa in a repeat of the 2024 semifinal, which they had lost. Electing to bat first on a slow Old Trafford wicket, the record champions found themselves losing both openers with the score at 24. Phoebe Litchfield scored a 24-ball half-century but was back in the shed within the seventh over. <strong><a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-players/georgia-wareham/">Georgia Wareham</a></strong>, promoted up the order, walked in with the score at 62 for 4. She stitched a 58-run stand with Ellyse Perry and scored a vital 32 off 22 balls to take Australia to a fighting total of 172 for 8 in their 20 overs.</p>
<p>Wareham was the pick of the bowlers in Australia’s defence of the sizeable total. She removed the dangerous Nadine de Klerk in her first over, before wrapping up the innings with the wickets of Chloe Tryon and Nonkululeko Mlaba, finishing with figures of 3 for 13 in 2.4 overs. She took the catch to dismiss the well-set Laura Wolvaardt off skipper Sophie Molineux’s bowling, and ran out the dangerous Marizanne Kapp. Wareham’s true all-round performance saw the Aussies put aside the demons of the past in their opening match.</p>
<p></p>
<h3>2) Shemaine Campbell - 90 (62)* vs New Zealand, Match 4</h3>
<figure class="image"><img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/1783329640716_FotoJet-(24)-(1).jpeg" alt="Shemaine Campbelle" loading="lazy">
<figcaption>Shemaine Campbelle (Photo by Philip Brown/Getty Images)</figcaption>
</figure>
<p>The West Indies opened their campaign in the 2026 edition with a clash at the Rose Bowl against defending champions New Zealand. They were without two of their key big hitters, <strong><a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-players/shemaine-campbelle/">Stefanie Taylor</a></strong> and Chinelle Henry, going into this clash. Electing to field, the White Ferns scored a total of 162 for 6, with contributions from Isabella Gaze, Brooke Halliday and Maddy Green.</p>
<p>Chasing the daunting total, the Windies lost opener Qiana Joseph, bringing Shemaine Campbell out to the middle. She stabilised the innings with skipper Hayley Matthews and motored along after the latter fell for 48. Playing her 154th T20I, she took the attack to the Kiwi bowlers and survived multiple dropped chances, finishing unbeaten on a magnificent 90 off 62 balls to take the Windies home in a historic victory. Campbell’s innings, her first half-century in T20Is, consisted of seven boundaries and three sixes.</p>
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<h3>1) Marizanne Kapp - 81* (45) &amp; 2-27 vs India, Match 18</h3>
<figure class="image"><img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/1782107605991_FotoJet---2026-06-22T112246.jpeg" alt="Marizanne Kapp" loading="lazy">
<figcaption>Marizanne Kapp (Source - George Wood/Getty Image)</figcaption>
</figure>
<p>The Proteas’ backs were against the wall coming into their clash against India, needing the win to keep their semifinal hopes alive. Losing the toss and being made to field, the Indian openers got off to a flyer and were looking to kill the game off early. But as has always been for South Africa, cometh the hour, cometh Marizanne Kapp. Kapp had been taken for runs in her first two overs, but came back for a third and dismissed the in-form Smriti Mandhana, coming off back-to-back half-centuries. She came back for one more over in the death and removed Richa Ghosh, who has scored vital runs in the back end.</p>
<p>Coming in to bat at 25 for 2, chasing 159, Kapp stabilised the innings with Tazmin Brits before taking the attack to the Indian bowlers. She used laps and sweeps to good effect, scoring 27 off her 81 runs behind the wicket. Kapp sealed the game with two sixes off Deepti Sharma’s 19th over and remained unbeaten to lead the Proteas home in a famous victory.</p>

The 2026 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup has finally come to a close, with Australia beating England in the final by seven wickets at Lord’s, lifting their record seventh title.This edition of the tournamen

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