Women’s Cricket has witnessed the journey of many talented, skillful players who have embraced the game right from being a young prodigy to establishing themselves as the legends of the game for their respective countries. Who are the players with the most international matches in Women’s Cricket? In this article, we will have a look at the players who have made the most International matches in international women’s cricket.
Players with Most International matches in Women’s Cricket:
Mithali Raj (India: 333 Matches)
Former Indian skipper and legend Mithali Raj made her women’s cricket international debut on 26th June 1999 in an ODI against Ireland. Over the years, she established herself as one of the prolific run-getters across formats for India. She is also the leading run-scorer with 10,868 runs across formats in international cricket. She also holds the record for the most number of half-centuries in international cricket as she smashed 93 half-centuries during her time at the international level. She is the most capped player (232 caps) in the ODI format. She became the first player to make 200 appearances in the ODI format in the year 2019. She also holds the record for most International matches in women’s cricket.
She is also the leading run-scorer with the bat in the ODI format with 7805 runs to her name at a strike rate of 66.19 and a humongous average of 50.68 in 211 innings. No other player has even managed to breach the 6,000 runs mark. She has also been a part of 6 editions of the ICC Women’s ODI Cup, the most by any women’s player. She announced her retirement from International cricket on 8th June 2022.
Charlotte Edwards (England: 309 Matches)
The former England legend and skipper Charlotte Edwards made her international debut on 12th July 1996 in a Test match against New Zealand. She was a prolific run-scorer for England across formats. She was the leading run-scorer for England in the ODI format with 5992 runs to her name with an average of 38.56 in 180 innings. Her tally of runs includes 46 half-centuries and 9 centuries in her ODI career. She became the 2nd youngest player to score a century in the red-ball format at the age of 19 (210 days) on 15th July 1999 against India when she scored 108.
Apart from her exploits with the bat, she also picked up 54 wickets with the ball at a strike rate of 30.1 and an average of 21.74 in 51 innings. Her best performance with the ball came on 17th November 2010 against Sri Lanka when she returned with match figures (4/30) in her spell.
First Australian and the fourth female overall to play 300 international games.
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Suzie Bates (New Zealand: 309* Matches)
The 36-year-old veteran all-rounder from New Zealand, Suzie Bates made her international debut on 4th March 2006 in an ODI against India. Over the years, she has established herself as one of the prolific contributors, both with the bat as well as with the ball for the White Ferns. She has represented the White Ferns for over 150 matches in the ODI as well as the T20I format. She is the leading run-scorer for New Zealand and the third-highest run-scorer in the ODI format with 5589 runs to her name at a strike rate of 80.47 and an impressive average of 41.40 in 151 innings with the bat. Her tally of runs includes 33 half-centuries and 13 centuries. Her best performance with the bat came on 19th March 2009 against Pakistan when she scored 168 runs at a humongous strike rate of 160.
Apart from her exploits with the bat, she has also been a game-changer with the ball for her side. She has picked up 75 wickets with the ball in 105 innings in the ODI format and 56 wickets in 85 innings in the T20I format with the ball. Her 300th international appearance for New Zealand came on 1st October 2023 in the 3rd ODI against South Africa. They sealed a consolation victory in the 3rd ODI to make it a memorable occasion for her.
Ellyse Perry (Australia: 300* Matches)
The 33-year-old all-rounder from Australia, Ellyse Perry made her international debut on 22nd July 2007 in an ODI against New Zealand. She has been a stalwart across all three formats for Australia. She has represented Australia in close to 150 matches in both the white-ball formats ODIs (141 matches) and T20Is (146 matches) and 12 matches in the red-ball format for Australia. She has scored 3852 runs at a strike rate of 78 and a humongous average of 51.36 in 114 innings in the ODI format. As far as the T20I format is concerned, she has scored 1774 runs at a strike rate of 115.79. She has scored 925 runs in the red-ball format at a humongous average of 66.07 in 21 innings. Her tally of runs includes 4 half-centuries, a couple of centuries, and a double-century.
Apart from her exploits with the bat, she has also picked up 162 wickets in the ODI format, 123 wickets in the T20I format, and 38 wickets in the red-ball format with the ball for Australia.