Finland women's national cricket team

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Association Cricket Finland
International Cricket Council
ICC status Associate member [1] (2017)
Affiliate member (2000)
ICC region Europe
As of 9 January 2022

The Finland women's national cricket team represents the country of Finland in women's cricket matches.

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In April 2018, the International Cricket Council (ICC) granted full Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Finland and any ICC members since 1 January 2019 have the full WT20I status. [2]

History

Sometime in 2012, Finland's women's team visited Estonia for a cricket trip against Estonian women. The venue for this cricket trip was Tallinn, Estonia. It was the first-ever international cricket tour for Finland women. [3]

In 2023, the Finland women's team hosted 2023 Nordic Women T20 Cup. The tournament also featured teams from Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Estonia. [4] Finland came second in the tournament, although, their matches were not counted as T20 international matches.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. "Ireland and Afghanistan ICC newest full members amid wide-ranging governance reform". International Cricket Council . 22 June 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  2. "T20s between all ICC members to have international status". ESPNcricinfo. 27 April 2018. Archived from the original on 16 November 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  3. "Inaugural Finland-Estonia women's cup". CricketFinland. 11 March 2012. Archived from the original on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  4. "2023 Nordic Women T20 Cup". ESPN cricinfo. Retrieved 14 December 2023.