Published: Jun 21, 2018, 02:46 PM (IST)
Edited: Jun 21, 2018, 02:46 PM (IST)
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.
