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, 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
The Japanese women's cricket team is the team that represents the country of Japan in international women's cricket matches.
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:
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.
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.
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 | ||||
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Rank | Team | Matches | Points | Rating |
1 | 25 | 3,602 | 144 | |
2 | 30 | 3,673 | 122 | |
3 | 33 | 4,018 | 122 | |
4 | 33 | 3,714 | 113 | |
5 | 39 | 3,864 | 99 | |
6 | 22 | 1,921 | 87 | |
7 | 26 | 1,978 | 76 | |
8 | 29 | 1,617 | 56 | |
9 | 13 | 632 | 49 | |
10 | 10 | 211 | 21 | |
Reference: icc-cricket.com, espncricinfo.com, 21 March 2019 |
Team | Span | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | % Won |
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1973– | 308 | 238 | 62 | 2 | 6 | 79.13 | |
2011– | 30 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 25.00 | |
1989–1999 | 33 | 6 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 18.18 | |
1973– | 321 | 189 | 120 | 2 | 10 | 61.09 | |
1978– | 248 | 202 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 81.45 | |
International XI | 1973–1982 | 18 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 17.64 |
1987–2014 | 145 | 39 | 100 | 0 | 6 | 28.05 | |
1973 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 | |
2003 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
1984–2011 | 101 | 19 | 81 | 0 | 1 | 19.00 | |
1973– | 317 | 160 | 149 | 2 | 6 | 51.76 | |
1997– | 144 | 40 | 102 | 0 | 2 | 28.16 | |
2001–2003 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12.50 | |
1997– | 170 | 82 | 79 | 2 | 7 | 50.92 | |
1997– | 149 | 55 | 89 | 0 | 5 | 38.19 | |
1973 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | |
1979– | 156 | 74 | 77 | 1 | 4 | 49.01 | |
1973 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16.66 | |
Source: Cricinfo, as September 20, 2014. The result percentage excludes no results and counts ties as half a win. |
As 2 September 2015.
Record | First | Second | Ref | ||
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Most runs | 6720 | 5992 | [6] | ||
Highest average (Min 20 innings) | 58.45 | 57.44 | [7] | ||
Highest score | 229* | 188 | [8] | ||
Most centuries | 11 | 8 | [9] | ||
Most 50s | 50 | 46 | [10] |
Record | First | Second | Ref | ||
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Most Wickets | 218 | 180 | [11] | ||
Best Average (min. 1000 balls bowled) | 12.53 | 13.26 | [12] | ||
Best Economy rate (min. 1000 balls bowled) | 1.81 | 1.86 | [13] | ||
Best bowling figures | 7/4 | 7/8 | [14] |
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