The New Zealand women's national cricket team represents New Zealand in international women's cricket. A full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC), the team is governed by New Zealand Cricket. [1] The New Zealand women's national cricket team competed in international cricket for the first time in 1935 when they played against England in a one-off Test at home. [2] [3] They recorded their first Test victory against South Africa in 1972. [4] As of June 2021 [update] , they have played 45 Test matches against four different opponents— Australia, England, India, and South Africa. Out of these, New Zealand have won only 2 matches, against Australia and South Africa; 10 have resulted in a loss, while 33 have ended in a draw. [5] [6]
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New Zealand played their first Women's One Day International cricket (WODI) match against Trinidad and Tobago in the 1973 World Cup, in which they won by 136 runs. [7] As of June 2021 [update] , they have played 347 WODIs against thirteen different opponents, and have the third most victories (171) for any team in the format. [8] Out of these, they have played 132 matches against arch rivals Australia, recording only 31 wins. New Zealand have been most successful against England, winning 35 times against the team. [9] They have won the Women's World Cup once, in 2000. [10] Since their first Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) against England in 2004, [11] New Zealand have played 133 WT20I matches as of June 2021 [update] . [12] They have recorded 76 wins and have been the third most successful team in the format. New Zealand have recorded the highest number of wins (21) against Australia. [13] They have participated in all editions of the Women's T20 World Cup, and have been the runners-up twice, in 2009 [14] and 2010. [15]
