A Women's Twenty20 International is a 20 overs-per-side cricket match played in a maximum of 150 minutes between two of the top 10 ranked countries of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in terms of women's cricket.[1] The first women's Twenty20 International match was held in August 2004 between England and New Zealand,[2] six months before the first Twenty20 International match was played between two men's teams.[3] A Twenty20 International can have three possible results: it can be won by one of the two teams, it could be tied, or it could be declared to have "no result".[4] For a match to finish as a tie, both teams must have scored the same number of runs. The number of wickets lost is not considered.[4] Although such matches are recorded as ties, a tiebreak is played; prior to December 2008, this was a bowl-out, and since then it has been a Super Over.[5]
The first tied women's T20I occurred on 18 October 2006, between New Zealand and the Australia, hosted at Allan Border Field in Brisbane.[6] Australia won the resulting bowl-out, and were awarded two points, the equivalent of a win. This was also the only women's T20I match which has been decided by bowl-out. The next tie, involving England and Australia, happened during the group stages of the 2010 ICC Women's World Twenty20. This was the first instance of Super Over in a women's international. Both Australia and England scored 6 runs in their extra over. However, as Australia has hit more sixes (1, compared to England's 0), they have declared winner of the match.[7]
On 4 September 2019, a T20I between Nigeria and Rwanda was ended in a tie. However, Nigeria team refused to play super-over and Rwanda was declared winner of the match.
As of 30 December 2023[update], there have been 16 tied women's Twenty20 Internationals.[8] West Indies have played in the most, six, and on three of those instances they were facing Pakistan.[8] Only one tie has occurred during ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournaments.[7]
Tied matches
| † | Tied match occurred in a T20 World Cup match |
| # | Date | First innings | Second innings | Venue | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 October 2006 |  New Zealand 141/7 (20 overs) |  Australia 141/5 (20 overs) | Allan Border Field, Brisbane | Match tied Australia won bowl-out, 2–1 | [6] |
| 2 | 5 May 2010 † |  England 104 (17.3 overs) | Australia 104 (19.4 overs) | Warner Park, Basseterre | Match tied Super over score 6/2 - 6/2 Australia won by count of 6's | [7] |
| 3 | 11 September 2011 |  West Indies 72/9 (20 overs) |  Pakistan 72 (20 overs) | Providence Stadium, Guyana | Match tied West Indies won Super Over, 10/1 – 7/1 | [9] |
| 4 | 24 October 2013 | West Indies 118/7 (20 overs) | England 118/7 (20 overs) | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown | Match tied West Indies won Super Over, 9/0 – 6/1 | [10] |
| 5 | 27 September 2014 | New Zealand 111/4 (20 overs) | West Indies 111/8 (20 overs) | Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown | Match tied New Zealand won Super Over, 7/0 – 5/2 | [11] |
| 6 | 1 November 2015 | West Indies 88 (19.5 overs) | Pakistan 77 (17 overs)[a] | National Cricket Stadium, St. George's | Match tied West Indies won Super Over, 6/1 – 3/2 | [12] |
| 7 | 14 July 2018 |  Netherlands 146/3 (20 overs) |  United Arab Emirates 146/9 (20 overs) | VRA Cricket Ground, Amstelveen | Match tied UAE won Super Over, 6/2 – 5/2 | [13] |
| 8 | 1 February 2019 | Pakistan 132/4 (20 overs) | West Indies 132/6 (20 overs) | Southend Club Cricket Stadium, Karachi | Match tied West Indies won Super Over, 18/0 – 1/2 | [14] |
| 9 | 27 June 2019 |  Scotland 96 (18.5 overs) | Netherlands 96/7 (20 overs) | La Manga Club, Murcia | Match tied Scotland won Super Over, 8/0 – 7/0 | [15] |
| 10 | 4 September 2019 |  Nigeria 105/2 (20 overs) |  Rwanda 105/6 (20 overs) | Rwanda Cricket Stadium, Kigali City | Match tied Rwanda won the match as Nigeria refused to play super-over | [16] |
| 11 | 1 February 2020 | England 156/4 (20 overs) | Australia 156/8 (20 overs) | Manuka Oval, Canberra | Match tied England won Super Over, 10/0 – 8/0 | [17] |
| 12 | 5 October 2022 | New Zealand 111/4 (20 overs) | West Indies 111/9 (20 overs) | Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua | Match tied New Zealand won Super Over, 18/0 – 15/0 | [18] |
| 13 | 30 October 2022 |  Hong Kong 101/7 (20 overs) |  Japan 101/7 (20 overs) | Kaizuka Cricket Ground, Kaizuka | Match tied Hong Kong won Super Over, 4/2 – 5/0 | [19] |
| 14 | 11 December 2022 | Australia 187/1 (20 overs) |  India 187/5 (20 overs) | DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai | Match tied India won Super Over, 20/1 – 16/1 | [20] |
| 15 | 28 May 2023 | Hong Kong 72 (17 overs) |  China 72/9 (20 overs) | Pingfeng Campus Cricket Field, Hangzhou | Match tied Hong Kong won Super Over, 15/0 – 4/2 | [21] |
| 16 | 15 June 2023 |  Kenya 82/8 (20 overs) |  Botswana 82/7 (20 overs) | Gahanga Cricket Stadium, Kigali | Match tied Kenya won Super Over, 9/0 – 10/0 | [22] |
| 17 | 31 March 2024 |  Zimbabwe 119/6 (20 overs) |  Papua New Guinea 119/6 (20 overs) | Harare Sports Club, Harare | Match tied Papua New Guinea won Super Over, 7/0 – 6/0 | [23] |
Count by country
| Teams | No. of Tied Matches |
|---|---|
| West Indies | 6 |
| Australia | 4 |
| England | 3 |
| New Zealand | |
| Pakistan | |
| Netherlands | 2 |
| Hong Kong | |
| India | 1 |
| Botswana | |
| China | |
| Japan | |
| Kenya | |
| Nigeria | |
| Papua New Guinea | |
| Rwanda | |
| Scotland | |
| United Arab Emirates | |
| Zimbabwe |