List of centuries in women's Twenty20 International cricket
Competitive cricket has been played by women since the mid-eighteenth century. While there were many local and regional clubs promoting the sport, it became organised only after the setting up of the Women's Cricket Association (England) in 1926 and other similar associations in Australia and New Zealand. The first international game played by women was a Test match between England and Australia in 1935. The International Women's Cricket Council was formed in 1958 to coordinate cricket among all interested countries.[1]
A Women's Twenty20 International (T20I) 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.[2] The first Twenty20 International match was held in August 2004 between England and New Zealand,[3] six months before the first Twenty20 International match was played between two men's teams.[4]
A century is a score of hundred or more runs by a batsman in one innings.[5] This list includes all players who have scored a century in women's Twenty20 Internationals and is arranged chronologically. As of February 2016, three cricketers have scored centuries.[6]
Key
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Runs | Number of runs scored |
| * | Batsman remained not out |
| Mins | Duration of the innings in minutes |
| BF | Number of balls faced |
| 4s | Number of fours hit |
| 6s | Number of sixes hit |
| SR | Runs scored per 100 balls |
| Inn | Innings in which the score was made |
| – | Statistic was not recorded |
 |
Score was a world record at that time |
Century scores
| No. | Player | Date | For | Against | Ground | Runs | Mins | BF | 4s | 6s | SR | Inns | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dottin, DeandraDeandra Dottin |
5 May 2010 |  West Indies |  South Africa | Warner Park, Basseterre | 112* | 40 | 45 | 7 | 9 | 248.88 | 1 | Won[7] |
| 2 | Fritz, ShandreShandre Fritz |
14 October 2010 | South Africa |  Netherlands | University Oval, Potchefstroom | 116* | 81 | 71 | 12 | 2 | 163.38 | 1 | Won[8] |
| 3 | Lanning, MegMeg Lanning |
24 March 2014 |  Australia |  Ireland | Sylhet Stadium, Sylhet | 126 | 67 | 65 | 18 | 4 | 193.84 | 1 | Won[9] |
References
- ↑ Doughan, David; Gordon, Peter (2006). Women, clubs and associations in Britain. Routledge studies in gender and history. Taylor & Francis. pp. 69–70. ISBN 978-0-415-36866-7.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Williamson, Martin. "A glossary of cricket terms". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 December 2014. Refer to entry for ton.
- ↑ "Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Batting records / List of centuries". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ↑ "Scorecard – West Indies Women v South Africa Women at Basseterre, 5 May 2010". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ↑ "Scorecard – South Africa Women v Netherlands Women at Potchefstroom (Uni), 14 October 2010". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ↑ "Scorecard – Australia Women v Ireland Women at Sylhet, 27 Mar 2014". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 5 February 2016.