The 2024 edition of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup is set to take place in the United Arab Emirates from October 3 to 20. A total of 10 teams will fight against each other for the top prize. The Indian women’s cricket team will open its campaign on October 4 against New Zealand in Dubai and then face arch-rivals Pakistan in the second Group A match in Dubai on October 6. India’s third match against Sri Lanka is also scheduled to take place at the same venue, whereas the last group match is against Australia in Sharjah on October 13.
The Indian women’s team has never managed to win the T20 World Cup title, and under Harmanpreet Kaur’s leadership, it will be desperate to end the long wait this year.
Ahead of the start of the ninth edition of the Women’s T20 World Cup, here’s a look at how Women in Blue has performed in previous editions and who are the top performers and record-holders.
- Result summary: 20 wins and 16 defeats in 36 matches.
- Highest total: 194 for 5 in 20 overs against New Zealand in Guyana on November 9, 2018.
- Lowest total: 90 for 8 in 20 overs against England in Dharamsala on March 22, 2016.
- Biggest win (by runs): India beat Bangladesh by 79 runs in Sylhet on March 30, 2014.
- Biggest win (by wickets): India beat Sri Lanka by 9 wickets (32 balls remaining) in Colombo on October 3, 2012.
- Smallest win: India beat New Zealand by 3 runs in Melbourne on February 27, 2020.
- Most runs: 726 runs in 24 matches by Mithali Raj.
- Highest score: 103 runs from 51 balls by Harmanpreet Kaur against New Zealand in Guyana on November 9, 2018.
- Highest batting average: 42.00 by Richa Ghosh (168 runs in 7 matches).
- Highest strike rate (min 100 balls): 134.51 by Shafali Verma (265 runs in 10 matches).
- Most 100s: 1 by Harmanpreet Kaur.
- Most 50s: 5 half-centuries in 24 matches by Mithali Raj.
- Most ducks: 2 zeros each by Harmanpreet Kaur, Jhulan Goswami, Punam Raut, and Rumeli Dhar.
- Most sixes: 18 sixes in 35 matches by Harmanpreet Kaur.
- Most sixes in an innings: 8 sixes by Harmanpreet Kaur during her 103-run knock against New Zealand in 2018.
- Most runs in a single edition: 208 runs in five matches of the 2014 T20 World Cup by Mithali Raj.
- Most wickets: 28 wickets in 18 matches by Poonam Yadav.
- Best bowling figures: 5 wickets for 15 runs in 4 overs by Renuka Thakur vs England in Gqeberha on February 18, 2023.
- Most five-wicket hauls: 1 fifer each by Renuka Thakur and Priyanka Roy.
- Most wickets in a single edition: 10 wickets in five matches of the 2020 T20 World Cup by Poonam Yadav.
- Most dismissals: 21 (8 catches, 13 stumpings) by Taniya Bhatia.
- Most catches: 14 catches in 35 matches by Harmanpreet Kaur.
- Highest partnership: 134 runs for the 4th wicket between Harmanpreet Kaur and Jemimah Rodrigues against New Zealand in Guyana on November 9, 2018.
- Most matches: 35 by Harmanpreet Kaur.
- Most wins as captain: 11 wins in 15 T20 World Cup matches by Harmanpreet Kaur.
In the last edition of the Women’s T20 World Cup, which was played in South Africa, India finished second in the group stage to qualify for the semi-final, where it suffered a close defeat by 5 runs against Australia in Cape Town on February 23, 2023.
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