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]
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 | 82 | 51 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 63.41 |
| Bangladesh | 25 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
| England | 91 | 64 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 72.22 |
| India | 56 | 27 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 48.21 |
| Ireland | 36 | 7 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 19.44 |
 Netherlands | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| New Zealand | 77 | 41 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 55.26 |
| Pakistan | 62 | 27 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 45.16 |
| South Africa | 59 | 24 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 41.37 |
| Sri Lanka | 54 | 16 | 35 | 0 | 3 | 31.37 |
| West Indies | 81 | 45 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 58.86 |
Source: Cricinfo, as 2 September 2015. 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) | West Indies v Netherlands | Potchefstroom | 16 October 2010 |
| 2 | 191–4 (20 overs) | Australia v Ireland | Sylhet | 27 March 2014 |
| 4 | 186–7 (20 overs) | New Zealand v South Africa | Taunton | 10 August 2007 |
| 5 | 186–1 (20 overs) | Australia v Ireland | Dublin | 22 August 2015 |
| Source: Cricinfo.com, last updated 2 September 2015 | ||||
Lowest innings totals
Completed innings only. Totals are for the team in bold.
| Rank | Score | Teams | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 57 (19.4 overs) | Sri Lanka v Bangladesh | Guangzhou | 28 October 2012 |
| 2 | 58–9 (20 overs) | Bangladesh v England | Sylhet | 28 March 2014 |
| 3 | 60 (19.4 overs) | New Zealand v England | Whangarei | 19 February 2015 |
| 4 | 60 (16.5 overs) | Pakistan v England | Taunton | 16 June 2009 |
| 5 | 62–9 (20 overs) | Ireland v Sri Lanka | Dublin | 27 July 2013 |
| Source: Cricinfo.com, last updated 2 September 2015 | ||||
- 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, 2354[5]
- Highest innings score: Meg Lanning, 126[6]
- Highest career average: Stafanie Taylor, 36.28[7]
- Best debut score: Karen Rolton, 96*[8]
Bowling
- Most career wickets: Anisa Mohammed, 90[9]
- Best figures in an innings: Amy Satterthwaite, 6/17[10]
- Best figures on debut: Sravanthi Naidu, 4/9[11]
Captaining
- Most matches as captain: Charlotte Edwards, 85 matches[12]
See also
- List of women's Twenty20 International cricket grounds
- Women's Test cricket
- Women's One Day International cricket
References
- ↑ "Women's Twenty20 Playing Conditions" (PDF). 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" (PDF). International Cricket Council. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
- ↑ "Records / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Batting records / Most runs in career". Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ↑ "Records / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Batting records / Most runs in an innings". Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ↑ "Records / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Batting records / Highest career batting average". Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ↑ "Records / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Batting records / Most runs in debut match". Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ↑ "Records / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Bowling records / Most wickets in career". Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ↑ "Records / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Bowling records / Best figures in an innings". Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ↑ "Records / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Bowling records / Best figures in a innings on debut". Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ↑ "Records / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Individual records (captains, players, umpires) / Most matches as captain". Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
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