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{{short description|Form of limited overs cricket, women's 20-over format}}
{{about|the 20-over format of women's cricket|the men's format| Twenty20}}
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'''Women's Twenty20''' is the use of the [[Twenty20]] match format in [[women's cricket]]. In a Twenty20 match, the two teams bat for a single [[innings]] each, of a maximum of 20 [[over (cricket)|overs]]. The wider rules and playing conditions are usually the same for both the men's format and the women's format, with some small variations.

The first women's Twenty20 matches took place concurrently on 29 May 2004, as part of the [[2004 Super Fours]]: [[Braves (Super Fours)|Braves]] versus [[Super Strikers (Super Fours)|Super Strikers]] and [[Knight Riders (Super Fours)|Knight Riders]] versus [[V Team (Super Fours)|V Team]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/women-s-super-fours-squads-announced-140657 |title=Women's Super Fours squads announced |access-date=30 June 2021 |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> These matches were viewed as a warm-up for the first ever [[Women's Twenty20 International]] (and first ever T20I for either gender), that took place at [[County Ground, Hove|Hove]] on 5 August 2004 between [[England women's cricket team|England]] and [[New Zealand women's national cricket team|New Zealand]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/international-twenty20-cricket-on-the-cards-126031 |title=International Twenty20 cricket on the cards |access-date=30 June 2021 |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>

Most major cricket nations now have a women's Twenty20 cricket tournament as part of their domestic season. In 2007, the first [[Australian Women's Twenty20 Cup|Women's Interstate Twenty20]] began in Australia and the [[Women's Super Smash|State League Twenty20]] began in New Zealand. With the beginning of the [[Women's Big Bash League]] in Australia in 2015–16 and the [[Women's Cricket Super League]] in England in 2016, domestic women's Twenty20 tournaments started becoming more professionalised.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/womens-big-bash-league-to-align-with-mens-big-bash-league-clubs/2015-02-19 |title=Eight teams announced for Women's BBL |access-date=30 June 2021 |publisher=Cricket.com.au}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=ECB announces plan to launch Women’s Cricket Super League next year|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/jun/18/women-t20-super-league-launch-cricket|access-date=30 June 2021|work=The Guardian|date=18 June 2015}}</ref> In 2022, the first privately-run women's T20 competition was launched, the [[2022 FairBreak Invitational T20]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/first-of-its-kind-womens-t20-event-to-bring-together-players-from-35-countries-1309455 |title=First-of-its-kind women's T20 event to bring together players from 35 countries |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |date=6 April 2022 |access-date=1 May 2022}}</ref>

At international level, Twenty20 cricket has been an increasingly prevalent format for women. The first [[ICC Women's T20 World Cup|ICC Women's World Twenty20]] was held in England in 2009, and was won by the hosts. The final of the [[2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup|2020]] edition in Australia became the most watched women's cricket event ever worldwide with 53 million views,<ref>{{Cite web |title=ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2020 is the most watched ICC women’s T20 event in history |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1691952 |access-date=2023-03-08 |website=www.icc-cricket.com |language=en}}</ref> and with 86,174 watching in person at the [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sportspromedia.com/news/womens-t20-world-cup-womens-cricket-record-attendance |title=Women’s T20 World Cup becomes most watched women’s cricket event ever |access-date=30 June 2021 |publisher=SportsPro}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/women-s-t20-world-cup-2019-20-1172990/australia-women-vs-india-women-final-1173070/match-report |title=Alyssa Healy, Beth Mooney, Jess Jonassen hand clinical Australia fifth T20 World Cup title |access-date=30 June 2021 |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> The most recent edition was held in South Africa in [[2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup|2023]], with [[Australia women's national cricket team|Australia]] winning an unprecedented sixth title.<ref>{{Cite news |last=PTI |date=2023-02-26 |title=ICC Women Twenty20 World Cup final {{!}} Australia wins record-extending sixth title |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/icc-women-twenty20-world-cup-final-australia-wins-record-extending-sixth-title/article66557329.ece |access-date=2023-03-08 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
==Status==
In October 2017, the [[International Cricket Council]] (ICC) confirmed updated regulations for Classification of Official Cricket. It defined and clarified what constitutes Official Cricket and what does not. According to these regulations, Competitive Women's Cricket is considered as the highest level of domestic women's cricket. The main features of the new regulations on what constitutes Competitive Women's T20 Cricket and what do not are as follows.<ref>{{cite web|date=1 October 2017|title=ICC Classification of Official Cricket|url=https://pulse-static-files.s3.amazonaws.com/ICC/document/2017/09/24/4510678a-e031-4a9b-a402-397d4868adb6/ICC-Classification-of-Official-Cricket-Effective-1st-October-2017.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410224534/https://pulse-static-files.s3.amazonaws.com/ICC/document/2017/09/24/4510678a-e031-4a9b-a402-397d4868adb6/ICC-Classification-of-Official-Cricket-Effective-1st-October-2017.pdf|archive-date=10 April 2021|work=International Cricket Council|accessdate=29 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Classification of Official Cricket|url=https://www.mumbaicricket.com/mca/download/ICC/classification_of_official_cricket.pdf|url-status=live|access-date=29 June 2021|website=Mumbai Cricket}}</ref>

===Matches that qualify as Competitive Women's T20 Cricket===

* Twenty20 women's cricket matches played either at state or provincial level or official matches of a touring Test team against state, or provincial level teams, or franchise based teams or competitions, substantially conforming to ICC standard playing conditions and accorded the status of Competitive Women's Cricket by the relevant governing bodies.

===Matches that do not qualify as Competitive Women's T20 Cricket===

* Matches between the 'A' teams, national academy or age group teams of member countries.
* All other women's cricket matches played as part of a competition or tournament held under the auspices of a member including club cricket, schools, age groups and university cricket.

==Match format and rules==
{{Main|Twenty20#Match format and rules}}
Women's Twenty20 cricket mainly follows the same rules as men's Twenty20 cricket. Twenty20 matches are a form of [[limited overs cricket]], with both teams batting for a single [[innings]] of 20 [[over (cricket)|overs]] (120 legal deliveries). The team with the most runs at the conclusion of both innings is the winner of the match.

Some small differences exist between the women's and men's formats: for example, ICC rules state that during non-Powerplay overs in women's matches, 4 fielders are permitted outside the fielding circle, compared to 5 in the men's game. Boundaries are also smaller in the women's game, with the rules dictating that they should be between 60 and 70 yards, compared to 65 and 90 yards in the men's game.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://resources.pulse.icc-cricket.com/ICC/document/2021/06/08/2abb3b4f-99c3-4f14-8dc8-b8006419c02a/ICC-Women-s-T20I-Playing-Conditions-May-2021.pdf |title=ICC Women's Twenty20 International Playing Conditions |access-date=30 June 2021 |publisher=International Cricket Council}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://resources.pulse.icc-cricket.com/ICC/document/2021/06/08/91f0fb5b-5bac-47fe-a551-484365ae9c6b/ICC-Men-s-T20I-Playing-Conditions-May-2021-.pdf |title=ICC Men's Twenty20 International Playing Conditions |access-date=30 June 2021 |publisher=International Cricket Council}}</ref>

==International==
{{Main|Women's Twenty20 International}}
[[Women's Twenty20 International]]s have been played since 2004. To date, 70 nations have played the format.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283303.html |title=Records/Women's Twenty20 Internationals/Team Records/Result Summary |access-date=30 June 2021 |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Nation
! Date of women's T20I debut
|-
| {{crw|ARG}}
| 3 October 2019
|-
| {{crw|AUS}}
| 2 September 2005
|-
| {{crw|AUT}}
| 31 July 2019
|-
| {{crw|BHR}}
| 20 March 2022
|-
| {{crw|BAN}}
| 27 August 2012
|-
| {{crw|BEL}}
| 25 September 2021
|-
| {{crw|BLZ}}
| 13 December 2019
|-
| {{crw|BHU}}
| 13 January 2019
|-
| {{crw|BOT}}
| 20 August 2018
|-
| {{crw|BRA}}
| 23 August 2018
|-
| {{crw|CMR}}
| 12 September 2021
|-
| {{crw|CAN}}
| 17 May 2019
|-
| {{crw|CHI}}
| 23 August 2018
|-
| {{crw|CHN}}
| 3 November 2018
|-
| {{crw|CRC}}
| 26 April 2019
|-
| {{crw|ENG}}
| 5 August 2004
|-
| {{crw|ESW}}
| 9 September 2021
|-
| {{crw|FIJ}}
| 6 May 2019
|-
| {{crw|FRA}}
| 31 July 2019
|-
| {{crw|GAM}}
| 29 March 2022
|-
| {{crw|GER}}
| 26 June 2019
|-
| {{crw|GHA}}
| 28 March 2022
|-
| {{crw|GUE}}
| 31 May 2019
|-
| {{crw|HKG}}
| 12 January 2019
|-
| {{crw|IND}}
| 5 August 2006
|-
| {{crw|INA}}
| 12 January 2019
|-
| {{crw|IRE}}
| 27 June 2008
|-
| {{crw|ITA}}
| 9 August 2021
|-
| {{crw|JPN}}
| 6 May 2019
|-
| {{crw|JER}}
| 31 May 2019
|-
| {{crw|KEN}}
| 6 April 2019
|-
| {{crw|KUW}}
| 18 February 2019
|-
| {{crw|LES}}
| 20 August 2018
|-
| {{crw|MAW}}
| 20 August 2018
|-
| {{crw|MAS}}
| 3 June 2018
|-
| {{crw|MDV}}
| 2 December 2019
|-
| {{crw|MLI}}
| 18 June 2019
|-
| {{crw|MEX}}
| 23 August 2018
|-
| {{crw|MOZ}}
| 20 August 2018
|-
| {{crw|MYA}}
| 12 January 2019
|-
| {{crw|NAM}}
| 20 August 2018
|-
| {{crw|NEP}}
| 12 January 2019
|-
| {{crw|NED}}
| 27 June 2008
|-
| {{crw|NZL}}
| 5 August 2004
|-
| {{crw|NGA}}
| 26 January 2019
|-
| {{crw|NOR}}
| 31 July 2019
|-
| {{crw|OMA}}
| 17 January 2020
|-
| {{crw|PAK}}
| 25 May 2009
|-
| {{crw|PNG|size=23px}}
| 7 July 2018
|-
| {{crw|PER}}
| 3 October 2019
|-
| {{crw|PHI}}
| 21 December 2019
|-
| {{crw|QAT}}
| 17 January 2020
|-
| {{crw|RWA}}
| 26 January 2019
|-
| {{crw|SAM}}
| 6 May 2019
|-
| {{crw|SAU}}
| 20 March 2022
|-
| {{crw|SCO}}
| 7 July 2018
|-
| {{crw|SLE}}
| 20 August 2018
|-
| {{crw|SIN}}
| 9 August 2018
|-
| {{crw|RSA}}
| 10 August 2007
|-
| {{crw|KOR}}
| 3 November 2018
|-
| {{crw|SRI}}
| 12 June 2009
|-
| {{crw|SWE}}
| 29 August 2021
|-
| {{crw|TAN}}
| 6 May 2019
|-
| {{crw|THA}}
| 3 June 2018
|-
| {{crw|UGA}}
| 7 July 2018
|-
| {{crw|UAE}}
| 7 July 2018
|-
| {{crw|USA}}
| 17 May 2019
|-
| {{crw|VAN}}
| 6 May 2019
|-
| {{crw|WIN}}
| 27 June 2008
|-
| {{crw|ZIM}}
| 5 January 2019
|}

===WT20I rankings===
{{main|ICC Women's ODI and T20I rankings}}
In January 2018, the ICC granted international status to all matches between associate nations, with plans to create a WT20I rankings system. The rankings were launched in October 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/877811|title=ICC Launches Global Women's T20I Team Rankings|access-date=13 October 2018|publisher=International Cricket Council}}</ref>
{{ICC Women's T20I Rankings}}

==Domestic T20 leagues==
{{main|List of T20 cricket competitions}}
The following is a list of the premier T20 domestic competition in full member countries.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Nations
!Tournament
!Period
!Current Trophy Holder
|-
|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Australia]]
|[[Women's Big Bash League]]
|2015–present
|[[Adelaide Strikers (WBBL)|Adelaide Strikers]]
|-
|{{flagicon|England}} [[England]]
|[[Charlotte Edwards Cup]]
|2021–present
|[[Southern Vipers]]
|-
|{{flagicon|India}} [[India]]
|[[Women's Premier League (cricket)|Women's Premier League]]
|2023–present
|[[Mumbai Indians (WPL)|Mumbai Indians]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Ireland|cricket}} [[Ireland]]
|[[Women's Super Series]]
|2015–present
|[[Scorchers (women's cricket)|Scorchers]]
|-
|{{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[New Zealand]]
|[[Women's Super Smash]]
|2007–present
|[[Canterbury Magicians]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Pakistan}} [[Pakistan]]
|[[PCB Women's Twenty20 Tournament]]
|2020–present
|[[PCB Blasters]]
|-
|{{flagicon|South Africa}} [[South Africa]]
|[[Women's T20 Super League]]
|2019–present
|''No overall winner''
|-
|{{flagicon|Sri Lanka}} [[Sri Lanka]]
|Women's Invitation T20 Tournament
|2022–present
|Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club
|-
|{{flagicon|West Indies}} [[West Indies]]
|[[Twenty20 Blaze]]
|2012–present
|[[Jamaica women's national cricket team|Jamaica]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Zimbabwe}} [[Zimbabwe]]
|[[Women's T20 Cup]]
|2020–present
|[[Eagles women's cricket team|Eagles]]
|}

==See also==
{{portal|Cricket}}
* [[Twenty20]]
* [[Women's Twenty20 International]]
* [[List of T20 cricket competitions]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Forms of cricket|state=expanded}}

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