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In a women's Twenty20 match, each team plays a single innings, which is restricted to a maximum of 20 overs. [2] A women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) is an international cricket match between two teams, each having WT20I status, as determined by the International Cricket Council (ICC), the sport's world governing body. [3]
[1] [2] The Women's Cricket Association was formed in England in 1926, [3] and the first women's Test was played between England and Australia in 1934. The English team were on a tour of Australia and New Zealand, arranged by the WCA. [4] [5] The International Women's Cricket Council was formed in 1958 as the governing body for women's cricket. [6]
As of January 2025, 311 centuries have been scored by 113 different players from over 1,400 WODI matches. [9] The first two centuries in WODIs were scored as part of the opening round in the 1973 Women's World Cup. [10] England's Lynne Thomas and Enid Bakewell both achieved the feat as part of their team's victory over the International XI. [11]
First Women's Test Century First Women's ODI Century First Women's T20I Century Women's Test Total Women's ODI Total Women's T20I Total 1 Heather Knight [49] 2010–2023 England: 157 vs Australia, August 2013 [50] 106 vs Pakistan, June 2017 [51] 108* vs Thailand, February 2020 [52] 2 2 1 2 Tammy Beaumont: 2009–2023 England
Records for the short form of women's international cricket, One Day Internationals, are at List of women's One Day International cricket records. Cricket is, by its nature, capable of generating large numbers of records and statistics. Women's Test cricket has been played since 1934–35 with essentially the same rules as are played today, and ...
In The Laws of Cricket, the only explicit difference between men's and women's cricket is the ball size. According to The Laws of Cricket: Clause 4.6.1 Women’s cricket Weight: from 4.94 ounces/140 g to 5.31 ounces/151 g Circumference: from 8.25 in/21.0 cm to 8.88 in/22.5 cm.
[9] [10] She holds the record for scoring the most number of ODI centuries and fifties for Sri Lanka in women's cricket history. [11] [12] She also holds the record for the highest WODI score for Sri Lanka, with 178 not out. [13] She has the highest ODI average for Sri Lanka in women's cricket. [14]
West Indies at County Cricket Ground, Hove on 15 September 2012 () Germany Oman at Al Amerat Cricket Stadium, Muscat on 4 February 2020 () France at Bayer Uerdingen Cricket Ground, Krefeld on 10 July 2021 () United Arab Emirates Malaysia at ICC Academy Ground, Dubai on 22 November 2021 ()