Women's Cricket Records: All-Time Stats, Highest Scores & Best Bowling (2026)

Women's cricket has produced some extraordinary individual and team performances across more than 90 years of international competition. From Mithali Raj's sustained dominance in ODIs to Smriti Mandhana's explosive batting in T20s, the records tell the story of a sport that has grown dramatically in skill, athleticism, and global reach.

This page compiles all major women's cricket records across Tests, ODIs, T20Is, and the WPL — updated for the 2026 season.

Women's Test Cricket Records

Highest Individual Scores

Score	Player	Against	Venue	Year
242	Kiran Baluch	West Indies	Karachi	2004
214	Mithali Raj	England	Taunton	2002
204	Karen Rolton	England	Leeds	2001
190	Shantha Rangaswamy	England	Pune	1976
189	Annabel Sutherland	South Africa	Melbourne	2024

Mithali Raj's 214 against England remains the highest score by an Indian woman in Tests.

Best Bowling Figures (Innings)

Figures	Player	Against	Venue	Year
8/53	Neetu David	England	Jamshedpur	1995
7/6	Mary Duggan	Australia	Melbourne	1958
7/7	Emma Norris	South Africa	Brisbane	1972
7/24	Debbie Hockley	England	Canterbury	1984
7/34	Sjokvist	England	Worcester	1957

Neetu David's 8/53 is the best figures by any Indian woman in Test cricket.

Women's ODI Records

Most Runs

Runs	Player	Country	Matches	Average	100s
7,805	Mithali Raj	India	232	50.68	7
5,992	Charlotte Edwards	England	191	38.16	9
5,847	Suzie Bates	New Zealand	170	38.46	5
5,668	Meg Lanning	Australia	103	53.47	15
5,323	Stafanie Taylor	West Indies	148	44.35	5

Mithali Raj's 7,805 runs is the all-time ODI record in women's cricket.

Most Wickets

Wickets	Player	Country	Matches	Average	Best
323	Jhulan Goswami	India	204	22.04	6/31
181	Cathryn Fitzpatrick	Australia	109	16.79	5/14
180	Ellyse Perry	Australia	126	24.31	7/22
169	Anisa Mohammed	West Indies	127	26.24	5/15
160	Sana Mir	Pakistan	120	24.27	5/32

Jhulan Goswami's 323 wickets is a record that may never be broken — she is 143 wickets ahead of the next bowler.

Highest Team Scores

Score	Team	Against	Venue	Year
491/4	New Zealand	Ireland	Dublin	2018
455/5	Australia	Denmark	Mumbai	1997
440/3	New Zealand	Pakistan	Christchurch	2003
412/3	Australia	Denmark	Mumbai	1997
399/5	Australia	South Africa	Canberra	2024

Fastest Centuries (ODI)

Balls	Player	Against	Venue	Year
45	Amelia Kerr	Ireland	Dublin	2024
56	Deandra Dottin	South Africa	Vadodara	2014
69	Smriti Mandhana	Australia	Mumbai	2024
70	Meg Lanning	Sri Lanka	Bristol	2017
71	Chamari Athapaththu	Australia	Brisbane	2017

Women's T20I Records

Most Runs

Runs	Player	Country	Matches	Strike Rate
3,860	Suzie Bates	New Zealand	146	109.50
3,651	Meg Lanning	Australia	99	126.84
3,447	Smriti Mandhana	India	136	124.86
3,288	Sophie Devine	New Zealand	128	120.66
3,102	Beth Mooney	Australia	100	116.02

Highest Individual Scores (T20I)

Score	Player	Against	Venue	Year
124*	Amelia Kerr	Ireland	Dublin	2024
119	Sophie Devine	India	Queenstown	2020
116	Chamari Athapaththu	Australia	Dambulla	2024
113*	Smriti Mandhana	Various	—	—
103*	Deandra Dottin	South Africa	East London	2018

Best Bowling Figures (T20I)

Figures	Player	Against	Year
6/17	Deepti Sharma	Sri Lanka	2022
6/17	Sophie Ecclestone	Pakistan	2024
5/5	Fahima Khatun	Maldives	2019
5/8	Arundhati Reddy	Bangladesh	2024
5/11	Poonam Yadav	Australia	2020

Deepti Sharma's 6/17 is the best T20I bowling figures by an Indian woman.

WPL Records (2023–2026)

Most Runs

Runs	Player	Team	Seasons	Strike Rate
800+	Smriti Mandhana	RCB	3+	~130
700+	Shafali Verma	DC	3+	~145
650+	Meg Lanning	DC/MI	3+	~125
600+	Ellyse Perry	RCB	3+	~120
550+	Nat Sciver-Brunt	GG	3+	~115

Most Wickets

Wickets	Player	Team	Seasons
40+	Shreyanka Patil	RCB	3+
35+	Sophie Ecclestone	UP	3+
35+	Deepti Sharma	UP/GG	3+
30+	Renuka Singh	RCB	3+
30+	Hayley Matthews	GG	3+

Note: WPL stats are approximate and updated through the 2026 season. Check ESPNcricinfo for live updated numbers.

Indian Women's Cricket Milestones

Milestone	Player	When
First women's Test for India	vs West Indies, 1976	1976
First ODI World Cup Final	vs Australia, 2005	2005
First T20 World Cup Final	vs Australia, 2020	2020
First WPL season	5 teams, 22 matches	2023
Most ODI runs (women, all countries)	Mithali Raj, 7,805	2022
Most ODI wickets (women, all countries)	Jhulan Goswami, 323	2022
First Indian woman to 3,000 T20I runs	Smriti Mandhana	2024

Frequently Asked Questions

Who has scored the most runs in women's cricket across all formats? Suzie Bates (New Zealand) holds the combined record across formats. Among Indian players, Mithali Raj leads with 10,868 international runs across Tests, ODIs, and T20Is.

What is the highest score in women's cricket? In Tests, it is 242 by Kiran Baluch (Pakistan). In ODIs, the highest is 232* by Amelia Kerr (New Zealand). In T20Is, it is 124* by Amelia Kerr.

Who is the fastest bowler in women's cricket? Shabnim Ismail (South Africa) has been clocked at over 130 km/h, making her the fastest recorded women's bowler.

Are women's cricket records growing faster? Yes — significantly. The WPL, WBBL, The Hundred, and increased bilateral series have given women cricketers more matches, better facilities, and professional contracts. Records that stood for decades are falling regularly.