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 most recent edition took place in Australia in 2020, with the final being the most watched women's cricket event ever worldwide, and with 86,174 watching in person at the MCG.[6][7]

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.[8][9]

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.[10][11]

International
Main article: Women's Twenty20 International

Women's Twenty20 Internationals have been played since 2004. To date, 70 nations have played the format.[12]

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.[13]

ICC Women's T20I Rankings
RankTeamMatchesPointsRating
1  Australia339,600291
2  England3911,060284
3  New Zealand318,275267
4  India4010,625266
5  South Africa328,048252
6  West Indies317,468241
7  Pakistan306,778226
8  Sri Lanka183,631202
9  Bangladesh265,001192
10  Ireland243,948170
11  Thailand294,667161
12  Zimbabwe213,287157
13  Scotland182,754153
14    Nepal111,457132
15  Papua New Guinea111,423129
16  Samoa6749125
17  United Arab Emirates111,330121
18  Uganda192,127112
19  Tanzania181,956109
20  Netherlands171,52790
21  Indonesia131,12987
22  Kenya141,17984
23  Namibia282,27081
24  Germany201,41071
25  Hong Kong1387567
26  China1169863
27  United States1061061
28  Brazil1794055
29  Vanuatu632454
30  Japan526052
31  Rwanda211,02549
32  Belize626945
33  Myanmar521242
34  Kuwait833742
35  Malaysia1768740
36  Jersey416040
37  Canada830338
38  Nigeria1960232
39  Sierra Leone1031632
40  Botswana2059430
41  France1231526
42  Oman923326
43  Argentina1534523
44  Bhutan49123
45  Austria1629619
46  South Korea47318
47  Malawi1015816
48  Chile1012412
49  Singapore66110
50  Costa Rica76810
51  Mozambique17976
52  Mexico7335
53  Peru800
54  Mali300
55  Fiji600
56  Lesotho300
57  Norway400
References: ICC Women's T20I Rankings, ESPNcricinfo, Updated on 10 November 2021

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 Women's Big Bash League 2015–present Perth Scorchers
England Charlotte Edwards Cup 2021–present South East Stars
India Women's T20 Challenge 2018–present IPL Trailblazers
Ireland Women's Super Series 2015–present Scorchers
New Zealand Women's Super Smash 2007–present Wellington Blaze
Pakistan PCB Triangular Twenty20 2020–present PCB Challengers
South Africa Women's T20 Super League 2019–present Coronations
Sri Lanka Women's Super Provincial T20 Tournament 2019–present Dambulla District
West Indies Twenty20 Blaze 2012–present Barbados
Zimbabwe Women's T20 Cup 2020–present Eagles

See also

References
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