Turkey women's national cricket team

Last updated

Turkey
Flag of Turkey.svg
Flag of Turkey
Association Turkish Cricket Board
International Cricket Council
ICC status Associate member [1] (2017)
Affiliate member (2008)
ICC region Europe
ICC RankingsCurrent [2] Best-ever
T20I 43rd 43rd (25 Aug 2025)
T20 Internationals
First T20Iv. Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden at FB Playing Fields, St Clement; 29 May 2023
Last T20Iv. Flag of Greece.svg  Greece at Vasil Levski National Sports Academy, Sofia; 9 July 2025
T20IsPlayedWon/Lost
Total [3] 9 4/5 (0 ties, 0 no results)
This year [4] 4 4/0 (0 ties, 0 no results)
As of 9 July 2025

The Turkey national women's cricket team is the team that represents Turkey in international women's cricket. 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 Turkey women and other ICC members after 1 July 2018 are full WT20I matches. [5] [6]

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The Turkey women's team were scheduled to make their debut at the 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier. [7] However, in August 2021, they were forced to withdraw from the tournament, [8] as they were unable to get approval to travel from the Turkish Sports Ministry. [9]

In December 2020, the ICC announced the qualification pathway for the 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup and The Turkey was named in Division two of the European Qualifier. [10] Finally they made their debut during 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier against Sweden on 29 May 2023.

Records and statistics

International Match Summary — Turkey Women [11]

Last updated 9 July 2025

Playing Record
FormatMWLTNRInaugural Match
Twenty20 Internationals9450029 May 2023

Twenty20 International

T20I record versus other nations [11]

Records complete to WT20I #2397. Last updated 9 July 2025.

OpponentMWLTNRFirst matchFirst win
ICC Associate members
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 110008 July 20258 July 2025
Flag of France.svg  France 101001 June 2023
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1010029 May 2023
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 220007 July 20257 July 2025
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 101002 June 2023
Flag of Jersey.svg  Jersey 1010030 May 2023
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 110007 July 20257 July 2025
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1010029 May 2023

See also

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. "ICC Rankings". International Cricket Council.
  3. "WT20I matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  4. "WT20I matches - 2025 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  5. "All T20I matches to get international status". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  6. "T20s between all ICC members to have international status". ESPNcricinfo. 27 April 2018. Archived from the original on 16 November 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  7. "ICC announce qualification process for 2023 Women's T20 World Cup". The Cricketer. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  8. "Women's T20 World Cup 2023: Turkey pull out of Europe qualifiers". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  9. "Turkey withdraw from Europe Women's Qualifer[sic]". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  10. "Qualification for ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2023 announced". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  11. 1 2 "Records / Turkey Women / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo.
  12. "Turkey Women Highest Totals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  13. "Turkey Women High Scores". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  14. "Turkey Women Best Bowling Figures". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 June 2024.