New Zealand captain Suzie Bates now has most runs in Women’s T20 Internationals (2,639). Bates went past England‘s Charlotte Edwards‘ previous record of 2,605 runs during her 66-ball 124 not out against South Africa at Taunton on Wednesday. Bates reached her world record with a single off Shabnim Ismail, in the second ball of the 16th over during New Zealand’s carnage. New Zealand set a world record total of 216 for 1 in 20 overs (England Women surpassed the record in hours). South Africa finished on 150 for 6. Only seven cricketers have crossed 2,500 runs in Women’s T20Is. Here if the list:
2,500 runs in Women’s T20Is
Player
Team
R
Ave
100s
50s
Suzie Bates
New Zealand
2,639
30.33
1
17
Charlotte Edwards
England
2,605
32.97
12
Stafanie Taylor
West Indies
2,582
37.42
20
Meg Lanning
Australia
2,105
34.50
1
11
Sarah Taylor
England
2,091
29.45
15
Deandra Dottin
West Indies
2,039
25.81
2
9
Mithali Raj
India
2,026
36.83
14
Bates also became the seventh cricketer to score a hundred in Women’s T20Is. In fact, she finished 2 behind the world record of 126, set by Meg Lanning against Ireland at Sylhet in the 2014 World T20. Here is a complete list of hundreds in Women’s T20Is.
100s in Women’s T20Is
Scores
Player
Team
Against
Venue
Season
126
Meg Lanning
Australia
Ireland
Sylhet
2013-14
124*
Suzie Bates
New Zealand
South Africa
Taunton
2018
124
Danni Wyatt
England
India
Mumbai
2017-18
117*
Beth Mooney
Australia
England
Canberra
2017-18
116*
Shandre Fritz
South Africa
Netherlands
Potchefstroom
2010-11
116
Tammy Beaumont
England
South Africa
Taunton
2018
112*
Deandra Dottin
West Indies
South Africa
Basseterre
2010
112
Deandra Dottin
West Indies
Sri Lanka
Coolidge
2017-18
100
Danni Wyatt
England
Australia
Canberra
2017-18
Note: Deandra Dottin and Danni Wyatt have scored two hundreds each.
Bates added 182 for the opening wicket with Sophie Devine. This is also a new world record for any wicket in Women’s T20Is. Bates and Devine went past the 170 set by Shandre Fritz and Trisha Chetty of — ironically — South Africa, against Netherlands at Potchefstroom, way back in 2010-11.
Here is the list of highest partnerships in Women’s T20Is. Three of the top six have happened at Taunton, two of which were set on Wednesday.
Highest partnerships in Women’s T20Is
Stands
Wicket
Players
Team
Against
Venue
Season
182
1
Suzie Bates
Sophie Devine
New Zealand
South Africa
Taunton
2018
170
1
Shandre Fritz
Trisha Chetty
South Africa
Netherlands
Potchefstroom
2010-11
163*
1
Lizelle Lee
Dane van Niekerk
South Africa
Pakistan
Sylhet
2013-14
147*
4
Kate Blackwell
Karen Rolton
Australia
England
Taunton
2005-06
147
1
Tammy Beaumont
Laura Winfield
England
Pakistan
Bristol
2016
147
1
Tammy Beaumont
Danni Wyatt
England
South Africa
Taunton
2018
Note: The highest partnership for any wicket other than the first is an unbroken 147, between Kate Blackwell and Karen Rolton of Australia, against England at Taunton, back in 2005-06.
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