The International Cricket Council (ICC) introduced the Women’s T20 World Cup a couple of years after the men’s competition, with the first edition taking place in 2009. It was only in the second edition that individual batters started putting up massive scores, getting our first individual centurion in the Women’s T20 World Cup 2010 edition.
Since then, batters have managed to get to that magical 3-figure landmark on multiple occasions, though not as many as we’ve seen in the men’s T20 World Cups so far. Before we go ahead, take a walk down memory lane and check out all the Women’s T20 World Cup winners till date. And then keep reading this page to know all the individual centuries ever scored in this tournament…
The first Women’s T20 World Cup century was scored by Deandra Dottin and we’re not surprised because this hard-hitting West Indies cricketer can hit a long ball when needed. She got this score in a crucial game against South Africa Women in 2010 and she’s one of two players on this Women’s T20 World Cup centuries list to have ended er innings unbeaten.
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Her innings hold records for multiple reasons as she has the highest strike rate from any of the knocks on this list, scoring at a staggering 248.88 in that game, while also having the most sixes from others on this list – with 9 maximums coming in that innings. There are a total of six (6) centuries in this competition till date (last updated 20th February 2023), and you can see the full list below:
Women’s T20 World Cup centuries list
| Sr. | Name | Team | Venue | Date | Score |
| 1 | Deandra Dottin | West Indies Women | Basseterre | 5 May 2010 | 112(45)* |
| 2 | Meg Lanning | Australia Women | Sylhet | 27 Mar 2014 | 126(65) |
| 3 | Harmanpreet Kaur | India Women | Providence | 9 Nov 2018 | 103(51) |
| 4 | Heather Knight | England Women | Canberra | 26 Feb 2020 | 108(66)* |
| 5 | Lizelle Lee | South Africa Women | Canberra | 28 Feb 2020 | 101(60) |
| 6 | Muneeba Ali | Pakistan Women | Cape Town | 15 Feb 2023 | 102(68) |
| 7 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
So far, all of the six centuries scored in the T20 World Cup have been scored by batters of different countries, with each of West Indies, Australia, India, England, South Africa, and Pakistan having one century each in this competition. Australia captain Meg Lanning holds the record for the highest score in this tournament’s history, notching up 126(65) against Ireland in the 2014 Women’s T20 World Cup.
Most of these players are very well known in the international circuit and in terms of total runs in this tournament’s history, New Zealand’s Suzie Bates leads the list but she doesn’t feature on this centuries list. In terms of balls played, Pakistan’s Muneeba Ali took the longest time to get to this milestone, scoring 102(68) in the ongoing 2023 Women’s T20 World Cup in South Africa.
Considering the continuous improvement in the women’s game, we’re expecting quite a few more additions to this women’s T20 world cup centuries list in the years and editions to come. For similar updates on the Women’s T20 World Cup and for other cricketing news from around the world, stay tuned to ReadScoops.com.
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