The Women’s World Cup T20 is just fifty days away and here are fifty things you need to know about the tournament. The total guide.
–WHERE: The World Cup will take place in Australia
–WHEN: It starts from 21st February and goes till March 8th.
–SCHEDULE: Follow this link for the schedule: Full schedule for T20 World Cup Women’s
–DEFENDING CHAMPIONS: Australia (4th title)
–NUMBER OF TEAMS: 10
–DIRECT QUALIFICATION: 8 (India, Australia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, New Zealand, South Africa, West Indies, England)
–VIA QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT: 2 (Bangladesh, Thailand)
BATTING
–MOST RUNS IN T20 WORLD CUP: Suzie Bates (881)
-MOST RUNS AS TEENAGER: Stephanie Taylor (238)
-MOST RUNS IN T20 WORLD CUP FOR INDIA: Mithali Raj (726)
-MOST RUNS AS TEENAGER FOR INDIA: Jemimah Rodrigues (125)
-HIGHEST SCORE: Meg Lanning vs Ireland, 126
-HIGHEST SCORE FOR INDIA: Harmanpreet Kaur vs New Zealand, 103
–HIGHEST AVERAGE: Mithali Raj, 40.33.
–HIGHEST STRIKE RATE (Min. 15 matches): Chloe Tryon, 132.66
–HIGHEST STRIKE RATE FOR INDIA (Min. 15 matches): Harmanpreet Kaur, 112.92
-MOST FIFTIES: 6, Stephanie Taylor and Suzie Bates
-MOST FIFTIES FOR INDIA: 5, Mithali Raj
BOWLING
–MOST WICKETS: Ellyse Perry, 36
–MOST WICKETS AS TEENAGER: Ellyse Perry, 10
–MOST WICKETS FOR INDIA: Poonam Yadav, 18
–MOST WICKETS AS TEENAGER FOR INDIA: Radha Yadav, 5
–BEST BOWLING FIGURES: Deandra Dottin: 3.4 Overs, 1 maiden, five runs, five wickets
–BEST BOWLING FIGURES FOR INDIA: Priyanka Roy: 3.5 Overs, 5/16
–MOST FOUR-WICKET HAUL: Diana David, 2
WICKET-KEEPING AND CATCHING RECORDS
–MOST DISMISSALS: Rachel Priest, 20
–MOST DISMISSALS FOR INDIA: Sulakshana Naik, 16
–MOST CATCHES: Jenny Gunn, 16
–MOST CATCHES FOR INDIA: Harmanpreet Kaur, 12
MOST MATCHES
–MOST MATCHES: Ellyse Perry, 32
–MOST MATCHES FOR INDIA: Harmanpreet Kaur, 25
MATCHES WON
–MOST MATCHES WON: Australia, 24 matches out of 32.
–INDIA WON: 13 matches out of 26
–HIGHEST TEAM TOTAL- India vs New Zealand, 194/5.
*Will be updated.
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