Women's Twenty20

Women's Twenty20 is the use of the Twenty20 match format in women's cricket. In a Twenty20 match, the two teams bat for a single innings each, of a maximum of 20 overs. The wider rules and playing conditions are usually the same for both the men's format and the women's format, with some small variations.

This article is about the 20-over format of women's cricket. For the men's format, see Twenty20.

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The first women's Twenty20 matches took place concurrently on 29 May 2004, as part of the 2004 Super Fours: Braves versus Super Strikers and Knight Riders versus V Team.[1] These matches were viewed as a warm-up for the first ever Women's Twenty20 International (and first ever T20I for either gender), that took place at Hove on 5 August 2004 between England and New Zealand.[2]

Most major cricket nations now have a women's Twenty20 cricket tournament as part of their domestic season. In 2007, the first Women's Interstate Twenty20 began in Australia and the State League Twenty20 began in New Zealand. With the beginning of the Women's Big Bash League in Australia in 2015–16 and the Women's Cricket Super League in England in 2016, domestic women's Twenty20 tournaments started becoming more professionalised.[3][4] In 2022, the first privately-run women's T20 competition was launched, the 2022 FairBreak Invitational T20.[5]

At international level, Twenty20 cricket has been an increasingly prevalent format for women. The first ICC Women's World Twenty20 was held in England in 2009, and was won by the hosts. The final of the 2020 edition in Australia became the most watched women's cricket event ever worldwide with 53 million views,[6] and with 86,174 watching in person at the MCG.[7][8] The most recent edition was held in South Africa in 2023, with Australia winning an unprecedented sixth title.[9]

Status

In October 2017, the International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed updated regulations for Classification of Official Cricket. It defined and clarified what constitutes Official Cricket and what does not. According to these regulations, Competitive Women's Cricket is considered as the highest level of domestic women's cricket. The main features of the new regulations on what constitutes Competitive Women's T20 Cricket and what do not are as follows.[10][11]

Matches that qualify as Competitive Women's T20 Cricket
  • Twenty20 women's cricket matches played either at state or provincial level or official matches of a touring Test team against state, or provincial level teams, or franchise based teams or competitions, substantially conforming to ICC standard playing conditions and accorded the status of Competitive Women's Cricket by the relevant governing bodies.

Matches that do not qualify as Competitive Women's T20 Cricket
  • Matches between the 'A' teams, national academy or age group teams of member countries.
  • All other women's cricket matches played as part of a competition or tournament held under the auspices of a member including club cricket, schools, age groups and university cricket.

Match format and rules
Main article: Twenty20 § Match format and rules

Women's Twenty20 cricket mainly follows the same rules as men's Twenty20 cricket. Twenty20 matches are a form of limited overs cricket, with both teams batting for a single innings of 20 overs (120 legal deliveries). The team with the most runs at the conclusion of both innings is the winner of the match.

Some small differences exist between the women's and men's formats: for example, ICC rules state that during non-Powerplay overs in women's matches, 4 fielders are permitted outside the fielding circle, compared to 5 in the men's game. Boundaries are also smaller in the women's game, with the rules dictating that they should be between 60 and 70 yards, compared to 65 and 90 yards in the men's game.[12][13]

International
Main article: Women's Twenty20 International

Women's Twenty20 Internationals have been played since 2004. To date, 70 nations have played the format.[14]

Nation Date of women's T20I debut
 Argentina 3 October 2019
 Australia 2 September 2005
 Austria 31 July 2019
 Bahrain 20 March 2022
 Bangladesh 27 August 2012
 Belgium 25 September 2021
 Belize 13 December 2019
 Bhutan 13 January 2019
 Botswana 20 August 2018
 Brazil 23 August 2018
 Cameroon 12 September 2021
 Canada 17 May 2019
 Chile 23 August 2018
 China 3 November 2018
 Costa Rica 26 April 2019
 England 5 August 2004
 Eswatini 9 September 2021
 Fiji 6 May 2019
 France 31 July 2019
 Gambia 29 March 2022
 Germany 26 June 2019
 Ghana 28 March 2022
 Guernsey 31 May 2019
 Hong Kong 12 January 2019
 India 5 August 2006
 Indonesia 12 January 2019
 Ireland 27 June 2008
 Italy 9 August 2021
 Japan 6 May 2019
 Jersey 31 May 2019
 Kenya 6 April 2019
 Kuwait 18 February 2019
 Lesotho 20 August 2018
 Malawi 20 August 2018
 Malaysia 3 June 2018
 Maldives 2 December 2019
 Mali 18 June 2019
 Mexico 23 August 2018
 Mozambique 20 August 2018
 Myanmar 12 January 2019
 Namibia 20 August 2018
   Nepal 12 January 2019
 Netherlands 27 June 2008
 New Zealand 5 August 2004
 Nigeria 26 January 2019
 Norway 31 July 2019
 Oman 17 January 2020
 Pakistan 25 May 2009
 Papua New Guinea 7 July 2018
 Peru 3 October 2019
 Philippines 21 December 2019
 Qatar 17 January 2020
 Rwanda 26 January 2019
 Samoa 6 May 2019
 Saudi Arabia 20 March 2022
 Scotland 7 July 2018
 Sierra Leone 20 August 2018
 Singapore 9 August 2018
 South Africa 10 August 2007
 South Korea 3 November 2018
 Sri Lanka 12 June 2009
 Sweden 29 August 2021
 Tanzania 6 May 2019
 Thailand 3 June 2018
 Uganda 7 July 2018
 United Arab Emirates 7 July 2018
 United States 17 May 2019
 Vanuatu 6 May 2019
 West Indies 27 June 2008
 Zimbabwe 5 January 2019

WT20I rankings
Main article: ICC Women's ODI and T20I rankings

In January 2018, the ICC granted international status to all matches between associate nations, with plans to create a WT20I rankings system. The rankings were launched in October 2018.[15]

ICC Women's T20I Rankings
RankTeamMatchesPointsRating
1  Australia298,750302
2  England359,886282
3  New Zealand287,511268
4  India4612,186265
5  South Africa276,831253
6  West Indies276,157228
7  Pakistan306,592220
8  Sri Lanka306,371210
9  Bangladesh295,491189
10  Ireland264,629178
11  Thailand294,663161
12  Papua New Guinea152,396160
13  Zimbabwe233,658159
14  Scotland152,142143
15  United Arab Emirates414,993122
16    Nepal192,093110
17  Namibia283,080110
18  Tanzania232,516109
19  Netherlands131,420109
20  Uganda394,182107
21  Indonesia111,144104
22  Hong Kong242,14389
23  Kenya282,32383
24  Jersey645876
25  United States1497169
26  Rwanda281,83966
27  Italy1272160
28  Malaysia281,66860
29  Nigeria231,27455
30  Sweden1049550
31  Germany2095248
32  Brazil1990047
33  Canada627746
34  Belize313545
35  Vanuatu1044444
36  France1448034
37  Spain825632
38  Sierra Leone1235229
39  Mozambique1232827
40  Botswana1534523
41  Bhutan920723
42  Oman1328922
43  Singapore2144221
44  Samoa1020521
45  Malawi47118
46  Kuwait1627817
47  Bahrain813817
48  Romania710515
49  Qatar2124512
50  Costa Rica33411
51  Argentina12958
52  Fiji10283
53  Cambodia13282
54  Cameroon741
55  Philippines1100
56  Ghana900
57  Norway900
58  Peru500
59  Eswatini900
60  Austria2100
References: ICC Women's T20I Rankings, ESPNcricinfo, Updated on 16 May 2023

Domestic T20 leagues
Main article: List of T20 cricket competitions

The following is a list of the premier T20 domestic competition in full member countries.

Nations Tournament Period Current Trophy Holder
Australia Australia Women's Big Bash League 2015–present Adelaide Strikers
England England Charlotte Edwards Cup 2021–present Southern Vipers
India India Women's Premier League 2023–present Mumbai Indians
Ireland Ireland Women's Super Series 2015–present Scorchers
New Zealand New Zealand Women's Super Smash 2007–present Canterbury Magicians
Pakistan Pakistan PCB Women's Twenty20 Tournament 2020–present PCB Blasters
South Africa South Africa Women's T20 Super League 2019–present No overall winner
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Women's Invitation T20 Tournament 2022–present Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club
Cricket West Indies West Indies Twenty20 Blaze 2012–present Jamaica
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Women's T20 Cup 2020–present Mountaineers

See also

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