Women's Twenty20 International
Women's Twenty20 International (T20I) is the shortest form of women's international cricket. A women's Twenty20 International is a 20 overs-per-side cricket match played in a maximum of 150 minutes between two of the top 10 ranked countries of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in terms of women's cricket.[1] The first Twenty20 International match was held in August 2004 between England and New Zealand,[2] six months before the first Twenty20 International match was played between two men's teams.[3]
Involved nations
A total of 10 teams currently have Twenty20 International status by virtue of attaining One Day International status. The teams are:[4]
Australia
Bangladesh
England
India
Ireland
New Zealand
Pakistan
South Africa
Sri Lanka
West Indies
The following teams have also played T20Is, but currently do not have T20I status, although they may qualify to regain that status in the future.
Ranking table
| Rank | Team | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | |||
| 2 | New Zealand | |||
| 3 | India | |||
| 4 | West Indies | |||
| 5 | England | |||
| 6 | Pakistan | |||
| 7 | South Africa | |||
| 8 | Sri Lanka | |||
| 9 | Bangladesh | |||
| 10 | Ireland | |||
| Reference: ICC, 23 August 2012 | ||||
Statistics and records
Results summary
| Team | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | % Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 59 | 32 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 55.93 |
| Bangladesh | 13 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 23.07 |
| England | 68 | 50 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 75.37 |
| India | 41 | 18 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 43.90 |
| Ireland | 21 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 |
 Netherlands | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| New Zealand | 54 | 28 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 52.77 |
| Pakistan | 37 | 15 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 43.05 |
| South Africa | 33 | 10 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 31.25 |
| Sri Lanka | 33 | 8 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 26.66 |
| West Indies | 56 | 36 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 66.36 |
Source: Cricinfo, as 15 September 2013. The result percentage excludes no results and counts ties as half a win.
Team records
Highest innings totals
Completed innings only. Totals are for the teams in bold.
| Rank | Score | Teams | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 205–1 (20 overs) | South Africa v Netherlands | Potchefstroom | 14 October 2010 |
| 2 | 191–4 (20 overs) | South Africa v Netherlands | Potchefstroom | 16 October 2010 |
| 3 | 186–7 (20 overs) | New Zealand v South Africa | Taunton | 10/08/2007 |
| 4 | 184–4 (20 overs) | West Indies v Ireland | Dublin | 27 June 2008 |
| 5 | 180–5 (20 overs) | England v South Africa | Taunton | 10/08 2007 |
| Source: Cricinfo.com, last updated 10 October 2012 | ||||
Lowest innings totals
Completed innings only. Totals are for the team in bold.
| Rank | Score | Teams | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 60 (16.5 overs) | Pakistan v England | Taunton | 16 June 2009 |
| 2 | 62 (18.2 overs) | India v England | Billericay | 23 June 2011 |
| 3 | 65–9 (20 overs) | Pakistan v England | Basseterre | 10/05/2010 |
| 4 | 69–9 (20 overs) | Netherlands v West Indies | Deventer | 06/07/2008 |
| 5 | 69–8 (20 overs) | Sri Lanka v England | Taunton | 14 June 2009 |
| Source: Cricinfo.com, last updated 10 October 2012 | ||||
- Highest win margin: (by runs) 115 runs by South Africa v Netherlands at Potchefstroom, 14 Oct 2010
Individual records
Batting
- Most career runs: Charlotte Edwards, 1599[5]
- Highest innings score: Shandre Fritz, 116*[6]
- Highest career average: Karen Rolton, 50.62[7]
- Best debut score: Karen Rolton, 96*[8]
Bowling
- Most career wickets: Anisa Mohammed, 64[9]
- Best figures in an innings: Amy Satterthwaite, 6/17[10]
- Best figures on debut: Ellyse Perry, 4/20[11]
Captaining
- Most matches as captain: Charlotte Edwards, 59 matches[12]
References
- ↑ "Women's Twenty20 Playing Conditions". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
- ↑ Miller, Andrew (6 August 2004). "Revolution at the seaside". Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
- ↑ English, Peter (17 February 2005). "Ponting leads as Kasprowicz follows". Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
- ↑ "ICC Global Rankings (as at 23 August 2012) Women's Twenty20 Cricket". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
- ↑ "Records / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Batting records / Most runs in career". Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
- ↑ "Records / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Batting records / Most runs in an innings". Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
- ↑ "Records / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Batting records / Highest career batting average". Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
- ↑ "Records / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Batting records / Most runs in debut match". Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
- ↑ "Records / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Bowling records / Most wickets in career". Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
- ↑ "Records / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Bowling records / Best figures in an innings". Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
- ↑ "Records / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Bowling records / Best figures in a innings on debut". Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
- ↑ "Records / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Individual records (captains, players, umpires) / Most matches as captain". Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
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