Women's One Day International cricket

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Women's One Day International cricket (WODI) is the limited overs form of women's cricket. Matches are scheduled for 50 overs, equivalent to the men's game. The first women's ODIs were played in 1973, as part of the first Women's World Cup which was held in England. The first ODI saw the hosts beat an International XI. The 1,000th women's ODI took place between South Africa and New Zealand on 13 October 2016. [1]

Limited overs cricket any of the versions (List A, Twenty20, etc.) of the sport of cricket in which a match is generally completed in one day (unlike test cricket)

Limited overs cricket, also known as one-day cricket, is a version of the sport of cricket in which a match is generally completed in one day, which includes List A cricket and Twenty20 cricket. The concept contrasts with Test and first-class matches, which can take up to five days to complete. The name reflects the rule that in the match each team bowls a set maximum number of overs, usually between 20 and 50, although shorter and longer forms of limited overs cricket have been played.

Women's cricket is the form of the team sport of cricket that is played by women. The first recorded match was in England on 26 July 1745.

Over (cricket) in cricket, a set of six balls bowled by a single bowler from one end of a cricket pitch to the batsman at the other end

In cricket, an over consists of six consecutive legal deliveries bowled from one end of a cricket pitch to the batsman at the other end, almost always by a single bowler.

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Involved nations

In 2006, the ICC announced that only the top-10 ranked sides would have Test and ODI status. During the 2011 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier Netherlands lost its One Day status by virtue of not finishing in the top 6 placings. As the top 4 teams with One Day status were not required to take part in this qualifying tournament, the top 6 in this tournament constituted the top 10 overall placings. Bangladesh replaced the Netherlands as one of the ten countries which currently have One Day status. [2] Countries which currently have One Day status are:

The International Cricket Council (ICC) is the global governing body of cricket. It was founded as the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1909 by representatives from Australia, England and South Africa. It was renamed as the International Cricket Conference in 1965, and took up its current name in 1989.

The 2011 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier is a ten-team tournament that was held in Bangladesh in November 2011 to decide the final four qualifiers for the 2013 Women's Cricket World Cup. Additionally, the top two teams, excluding Sri Lanka and West Indies, will qualify for the 2012 ICC Women's World Twenty20.

The Australian women's national cricket team represent Australia in international women's cricket. They were nicknamed Southern Stars, but in 2017 this name was dropped and are now known only as the Australian women's cricket team in an attempt to promote gender equality with the men, who have no nickname for their team.

Bangladesh womens national cricket team National women cricket team of Bangladesh

The Bangladesh women's national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Bangladesh in international women's cricket matches. They made their international debut when they played, and won, two matches against Thailand in July 2007 before participating in and winning the 2007 ACC Women's Tournament. Bangladesh were granted One-Day International (ODI) status in 2011 after finishing fifth in the 2011 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier. They played subsequently qualified for the 2014 ICC Women's World Twenty20, making their first appearance at a top-level women's international tournament.

England womens cricket team This team represents England and Wales in international cricket

The England women's cricket team represents England and Wales in international women's cricket. The team is administrated by England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB); they played their first Tests in 1934–35, when they beat Australia 2–0 in a three-Test series. Their current captain is Heather Knight, and their current coach is Mark Robinson. There is also an England Women's Academy team, consisting of players just below the full England squad.

The following teams have also played ODIs, but currently do not have ODI status, although they may qualify to regain that status in the future.

Denmark womens national cricket team

The Denmark women's national cricket team represents the Kingdom of Denmark in international women's cricket. The team is organised by the Dansk Cricket Forbund, an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC).

Japan womens national cricket team

The Japanese women's cricket team is the team that represents the country of Japan in international women's cricket matches.

Netherlands womens national cricket team

The Netherlands women's national cricket team, nicknamed the Lionesses, represents the Netherlands in international women's cricket. The team is organised by the Koninklijke Nederlandse Cricket Bond (KNCB), which has been an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) since 1966.

There are also four other teams which once had ODI status, but no longer play such games. Three appeared only in the 1973 Women's Cricket World Cup. The four former ODI teams are:

1973 Womens Cricket World Cup

The 1973 Women's Cricket World Cup was the first tournament of its kind, held two years before the first limited overs World Cup for men in 1975. The competition was won by the hosts, England. The competition was the brainchild of businessman Sir Jack Hayward, who contributed £40,000 towards its costs.

The International XI women's cricket team was a team that took part in two Women's Cricket World Cups. They were essentially a "best of the rest" team, including players not selected by their own countries. They took part in the 1973 Women's Cricket World Cup, finishing in fourth place, and returned for the 1982 tournament, finishing in last place. Their overall record in ODIs was played 18, won 3, lost 14, with one no result.

Young England womens cricket team

The Young England women's cricket team was a team that played in the 1973 Women's Cricket World Cup. They were an Under 25 side, playing in addition to the senior England team. They finished last in the seven team tournament, their only win coming against the International XI.

Rankings

Before October 2018, ICC did not maintain a separate Twenty20 ranking for the women's game, instead aggregating performance over all three forms of the game into one overall women's teams ranking. [3] In January 2018, ICC granted international status to all matches between associate nations and announced plan to launch separate T20I rankings for women. [4] In October 2018 the T20I rankings were launched with separate ODI rankings for Full Members. [5]

ICC Women's ODI Rankings
RankTeamMatchesPointsRating
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 253,602144
2Flag of England.svg  England 303,673122
3Flag of India.svg  India 334,018122
4Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 333,714113
5Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 393,86499
6WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 221,92187
7Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 261,97876
8Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 291,61756
9Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 1363249
10Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 1021121
Reference: icc-cricket.com, espncricinfo.com, 21 March 2019

Team statistics

TeamSpanMatchesWonLostTiedNR% Won
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1973–308238622679.13
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 2011–307210225.00
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1989–1999336270018.18
Flag of England.svg  England 1973–32118912021061.09
Flag of India.svg  India 1978–248202460081.45
 International XI1973–1982183140117.64
Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 1987–2014145391000628.05
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 19735140020.00
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2003505000.00
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1984–201110119810119.00
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1973–3171601492651.76
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 1997–144401020228.16
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 2001–20038170012.50
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1997–17082792750.92
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 1997–14955890538.19
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 19736240033.33
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 1979–15674771449.01
Flag of England.svg Young England 19736150016.66
Source: Cricinfo, as September 20, 2014. The result percentage excludes no results and counts ties as half a win.

Records

As 2 September 2015.

Batting

RecordFirstSecondRef
Most runs Flag of India.svg Mithali Raj 6720 Flag of England.svg Charlotte Edwards 5992 [6]
Highest average (Min 20 innings) Flag of England.svg Rachael Heyhoe-Flint 58.45 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lindsay Reeler 57.44 [7]
Highest score Flag of Australia (converted).svg Belinda Clark 229* Flag of India.svg Deepti Sharma 188 [8]
Most centuries Flag of Australia (converted).svg Meg Lanning 11 Flag of England.svg Claire Taylor
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Karen Rolton 		8 [9]
Most 50s Flag of India.svg Mithali Raj 50 Flag of England.svg Charlotte Edwards 46 [10]

Bowling

RecordFirstSecondRef
Most Wickets Flag of India.svg Jhulan Goswami 218 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cathryn Fitzpatrick 180 [11]
Best Average (min. 1000 balls bowled) Flag of England.svg Gill Smith 12.53 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lyn Fullston 13.26 [12]
Best Economy rate (min. 1000 balls bowled) Flag of New Zealand.svg Sue Brown 1.81 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sharon Tredrea 1.86 [13]
Best bowling figures Flag of Pakistan.svg Sajjida Shah vs Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (2003)7/4 Flag of England.svg Jo Chamberlain vs Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (1991)7/8 [14]

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