The Women's T20 World Cup 2020 is scheduled to start from February 10th, 2023. It is going to be the Eighth edition of the Women's T20 World Cup. With Australia coming into this tournament as the defending champions, a total of 23 matches will be played amongst 10 countries. It will be an opportunity for the players from all these 10 participating nations to make and break Women's T20 World Cup 2023 stats in this World Cup.
Women's T20 World Cup : Batting Stats
Women's T20 World Cup : Most Runs
Player
Span
Matches
Runs
SW Bates (NZ-W)
2009-2020
32
929
SR Taylor (WI-W)
2009-2020
29
881
MM Lanning (AUS-W)
2012-2020
29
843
CM Edwards (ENG-W)
2009-2016
24
768
AJ Healy (AUS-W)
2010-2020
34
752
M Raj (IND-W)
2009-2018
24
726
SFM Devine (NZ-W)
2009-2020
28
652
DJS Dottin (WI-W)
2009-2020
30
650
AC Jayangani (SL-W)
2009-2020
24
548
SJ Taylor (ENG-W)
2009-2016
24
541
Suzie Bates from New Zealand holds the record of most runs in Women's T20 World Cup. She had scored 929 runs in 32 matches. This came during her career span which lasted from 2009-2020. She is followed by Stafanie Taylor from West Indies and Charlotte Edwards from England with 881 and 843 runs respectively.
Women's T20 World Cup : Best Individual Score
Player
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Strike Rate
Team
Versus
Date
MM Lanning
126
65
18
4
193.84
AUS Women
v IRE Women
27 Mar 2014
DJS Dottin
112*
45
7
9
248.88
WI Women
v SA Women
5 May 2010
HC Knight
108*
66
13
4
163.63
ENG Women
v Thailand Women
26 Feb 2020
H Kaur
103
51
7
8
201.96
India Women
v NZ Women
9 Nov 2018
L Lee
101
60
16
3
168.33
SA Women
v Thailand Women
28 Feb 2020
SW Bates
94*
61
8
2
154.09
NZ Women
v PAK Women
27 Mar 2014
D van Niekerk
90*
66
13
1
136.36
SA Women
v PAK Women
23 Mar 2014
EJ Villani
90*
54
6
5
166.66
AUS Women
v PAK Women
29 Mar 2014
AL Watkins
89*
58
10
2
153.44
NZ Women
v India Women
18 Jun 2009
SJ McGlashan
84
55
6
2
152.72
NZ Women
v WI Women
14 May 2010
Meg Lanning of Australia scored 126 runs off 65 balls against Ireland. It is the best individual score in Women's T20 World Cup. Meg smashed the ball all around the park in her innings against Ireland on 27 March, 2014 to establish this record. At the second spot is Windies player Deandra Dottin’s knock of 112* which came against South Africa in the 2010 edition. England’s Heather Knight scored 108* runs versus Thailand in the previous edition of the tournament, which is the third highest score in the list.
Women's T20 World Cup : Best Batting Average
Player
Span
Matches
Runs
Average
M Raj (IND-W)
2009-2018
24
726
40.33
BL Mooney (AUS-W)
2016-2020
17
402
40.20
MM Lanning (AUS-W)
2012-2020
29
843
38.31
SR Taylor (WI-W)
2009-2020
29
881
38.30
CM Edwards (ENG-W)
2009-2016
24
768
36.57
AL Watkins (NZ-W)
2009-2010
10
265
33.12
PG Raut (IND-W)
2009-2014
15
375
31.25
SW Bates (NZ-W)
2009-2020
32
929
30.96
RL Haynes (AUS-W)
2012-2020
16
185
30.83
HC Knight (ENG-W)
2014-2020
19
369
30.75
Mithali Raj of India has an average of 40.33, the best in Women's T20 World Cup so far. She scored 726 runs in 24 matches with 5 half-centuries to her name. Raj is closely followed by Beth Mooneyfrom Australia with an average of 40.20. While the third spot is reserved by Meg Lanning from Australia as well with a batting average of 38.31.
Women's T20 World Cup : Best Batting Strike Rate
Player
Span
Matches
Runs
Strike Rate
CL Tryon (SA-W)
2010-2020
19
246
135.16
AJ Healy (AUS-W)
2010-2020
34
752
131.92
SC Taylor (ENG-W)
2009-2010
8
223
128.90
RL Haynes (AUS-W)
2012-2020
16
185
127.58
AL Watkins (NZ-W)
2009-2010
10
265
125.59
S Nitschke (AUS-W)
2009-2010
9
221
125.56
KJ Martin (NZ-W)
2009-2020
24
237
124.08
DJS Dottin (WI-W)
2009-2020
30
650
123.10
BL Mooney (AUS-W)
2016-2020
17
402
119.28
SFM Devine (NZ-W)
2009-2020
28
652
115.39
South African Chloe Tryon sits at the number 1 spot with the highest strike rate in all of T20 World Cups with 135.16. Allysa Healy from Australia comes in after her with a figure of 131.92. The third position is bagged by Claire Taylor with a batting strike rate of 128.90/
Women's T20 World Cup : Most fifties
Player
Span
Matches
Runs
50s
SR Taylor (WI-W)
2009-2020
29
881
6
SW Bates (NZ-W)
2009-2020
32
929
6
M Raj (IND-W)
2009-2018
24
726
5
CM Edwards (ENG-W)
2009-2016
24
768
5
MM Lanning (AUS-W)
2012-2020
29
843
4
AJ Healy (AUS-W)
2010-2020
34
752
5
NR Sciver (ENG-W)
2014-2020
20
415
4
DJS Dottin (WI-W)
2009-2020
30
650
3
BL Mooney (AUS-W)
2016-2020
17
402
3
PG Raut (IND-W)
2009-2014
15
375
3
EJ Villani (AUS-W)
2010-2018
21
370
3
Stefanie Taylor from West Indies has a total of six half-centuries to her name, the most by any batsman in Women's T20 World Cup. Taylor has this record shared with Suzie Bates who also has six fifties.
Women's T20 World Cup : Bowling Stats
Women's T20 World Cup : Most Wickets
Player
Span
Matches
Wickets
A Shrubsole (ENG-W)
2010-2020
27
41
EA Perry (AUS-W)
2009-2020
36
37
S Ismail (SA-W)
2009-2020
26
35
SR Taylor (WI-W)
2009-2020
29
33
M Schutt (AUS-W)
2016-2020
18
30
SFM Devine (NZ-W)
2009-2020
28
29
Poonam Yadav (IND-W)
2014-2020
18
28
DJS Dottin (WI-W)
2009-2020
30
26
D van Niekerk (SA-W)
2009-2020
27
25
LM Kasperek (NZ-W)
2016-2020
13
22
The record for most wickets in Women's T20 World Cup is held by English player Anya Shrubsole. At the T20 World Cup she has taken 41 wickets from 27 matches. Aussie all-rounder Ellyse Perry is up next with 37 scalps in 36 games. Shabnim Ismail from South Africa has the 3rd most number of wickets in the competition’s history with 35 wickets in 26 matches.
Women's T20 World Cup : Best Economies
Player
Span
Matches
Wickets
Economy
MJG Nielsen (NZ-W)
2012-2016
14
11
4.31
LA Marsh (ENG-W)
2009-2016
15
19
4.45
KDU Prabodhani (SL-W)
2009-2020
25
21
4.78
M Kapp (SA-W)
2009-2020
20
17
4.91
SEA Ruck (NZ-W)
2009-2012
13
14
4.95
NR Sciver (ENG-W)
2014-2020
20
22
5.07
LC Sthalekar (AUS-W)
2009-2012
14
11
5.18
Salma Khatun (BD-W)
2014-2020
17
22
5.21
A Shrubsole (ENG-W)
2010-2020
27
41
5.32
J Goswami (IND-W)
2009-2016
21
10
5.36
New Zealand's spinner Morna Nielsen has the best economy rate of 4.31 in the Women's T20 World Cup. Laura Marsh from England is next in the list with figures of 4.45 in 15 matches. Udeshika Prabodhani, the Sri Lankan cricketer is at the third number with an economy of 4.78 in the championship.
Women's T20 World Cup : Best Bowling Average
Player
Span
Matches
Wickets
Average
HL Colvin (ENG-W)
2009-2012
11
20
11.85
M Schutt (AUS-W)
2016-2020
18
30
11.86
DJS Dottin (WI-W)
2009-2020
30
26
12.19
A Shrubsole (ENG-W)
2010-2020
27
41
12.48
LM Kasperek (NZ-W)
2016-2020
13
22
12.95
NR Sciver (ENG-W)
2014-2020
20
22
13.13
Poonam Yadav (IND-W)
2014-2020
18
28
13.82
LA Marsh (ENG-W)
2009-2016
15
19
13.84
Salma Khatun (BD-W)
2014-2020
17
22
14.40
JL Gunn (ENG-W)
2009-2016
24
18
14.72
England bowler Holly Colvin has had the best average in the competition with a figure of just 11.85 in 11 matches. Megan Schutt from Australia has a bowling average of 11.86 in her 18 matches in the World Cup and thus holds the 2nd position. While Deandra Dottin from West Indies is third in the list with an average of 12.19 in 30 games.
Women's T20 World Cup : Best Bowling Figures
Player
Overs
Maidens
Runs
Wickets
Economy
Team
Opposition
Date
DJS Dottin
3.4
1
5
5
1.36
WI Women
v BDESH Women
9 Nov 2018
S Luus
4.0
0
8
5
2.00
SA Women
v IRE Women
23 Mar 2016
P Roy
3.5
0
16
5
4.17
India Women
v PAK Women
13 Jun 2009
JL Hunter
3.2
0
22
5
6.60
AUS Women
v WI Women
5 Oct 2012
HL Colvin
3.4
0
9
4
2.45
ENG Women
v PAK Women
27 Sep 2012
DN Wyatt
3.0
0
11
4
3.66
ENG Women
v SA Women
9 May 2010
DP David
4.0
0
12
4
3.00
India Women
v SL Women
10 May 2010
DJS Dottin
4.0
1
12
4
3.00
WI Women
v ENG Women
24 Mar 2014
SR Taylor
3.4
0
12
4
3.27
WI Women
v SA Women
14 Nov 2018
NJ Browne
4.0
0
15
4
3.75
NZ Women
v PAK Women
10 May 2010
SF Daley
4.0
0
15
4
3.75
WI Women
v SL Women
28 Mar 2014
Deandra Dottin’s spell of 5/5 is the topmost performance by a bowler in a single innings of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup. The Windies player achieved this feat in the 2018 match against Bangladesh. South Africa’s Sune Luus took 8/5 against Ireland in 2016 which makes her sit at the second spot in the tally. Priyanka Roy from India picked up 5/16 versus Pakistan in 2009 and is ranked third.