Malaysia women's national cricket team
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| Association | Malaysian Cricket Association | |||||||||
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| International Cricket Council | ||||||||||
| ICC status | Associate member (1967) | |||||||||
| ICC region | Asia | |||||||||
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| International cricket | ||||||||||
| First international |  Singapore; 30 Apr 2006 | |||||||||
| Women's Twenty20 Internationals | ||||||||||
| First WT20I |  India at Kinrara Academy Oval, Bandar Kinrara; 3 June 2018 | |||||||||
| Last WT20I |  Bhutan at ICC Academy Ground, Dubai; 28 November 2021 | |||||||||
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| As of 28 November 2021 | ||||||||||
The Malaysian women's cricket team is the team that represents the country of Malaysia in international women's cricket matches. The team made its debut against Singapore on 30 April 2006, winning by 58 runs. In August 2017, Malaysia won the bronze medal in the women's tournament at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games.
In April 2018, the International Cricket Council (ICC) granted full Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Malaysia women and another international side after 1 July 2018 will be a full WT20I.[4] In June 2018, Malaysia played its first Women's T20I against India in the 2018 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup.
In December 2020, the ICC announced the qualification pathway for the 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.[5] Malaysia were named in the 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier regional group, alongside seven other teams.[6] In April 2021, the Malaysian Cricket Association awarded contracts to 15 players, the first time female cricketers for the Malaysian team had been granted contracts.[7]
History[]
In April 2021, the Malaysian Cricket Association announced it would award central contracts to 15 female players.[8]
Records and statistics[]
International Match Summary — Malaysia Women[9]
Last updated 28 November 2021
| Playing Record | ||||||
| Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match |
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| Twenty20 Internationals | 29 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 20 August 2018 |
Twenty20 International[]
- Highest team total: 140/2 v. Singapore on 30 August 2019 at Indian Association Ground, Singapore.[10]
- Highest individual score: 66*, Winifred Duraisingam v. Singapore on 30 August 2019 at Indian Association Ground, Singapore.[11]
- Best individual bowling figures: 6/3, Mas Elysa v. China on 16 January 2019 at Asian Institute of Technology Ground, Bangkok.[12]
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Most T20I runs for Malaysia Women[13]
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Most T20I wickets for Malaysia Women[14]
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T20I record versus other nations [9]
Records complete to T20I #1012. Last updated 28 November 2021.
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
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| ICC Full members | |||||||
 Bangladesh |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 June 2018 | |
| India |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 June 2018 | |
 Pakistan |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 June 2018 | |
 Sri Lanka |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 June 2018 | |
| ICC Associate members | |||||||
| Bhutan |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 November 2021 | 28 November 2021 |
 China |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 January 2019 | 16 January 2019 |
 Hong Kong |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27 February 2019 | |
 Kuwait |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 February 2019 | 18 February 2019 |
 Myanmar |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 January 2019 | |
 Nepal |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 January 2019 | |
| Singapore |
9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 August 2018 | 9 August 2018 |
 Thailand |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 June 2018 | |
 United Arab Emirates |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 January 2019 | |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "ICC Rankings". International Cricket Council.
- ^ "WT20I matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "WT20I matches - 2021 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "All T20I matches to get international status". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ "Qualification for ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2023 announced". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
- ^ "ICC announce qualification process for 2023 Women's T20 World Cup". The Cricketer. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
- ^ "Malaysia award contracts to women's national team". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ^ "Malaysia awards contracts to fifteen national women cricketers". Emerging Cricket. 22 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Records / Malaysia Women / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "Records / Malaysia Women / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Highest totals". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ^ "Records / Malaysia Women / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Top Scores". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
- ^ "Records / Malaysia Women / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Best Bowling figures". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
- ^ "Records / Malaysia Women / Twenty20 Internationals / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ^ "Records / Malaysia Women / Twenty20 Internationals / Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
External links[]
- Malaysian international fixtures in 2007
- Report on first match
- Official site of the Malaysian Cricket Association
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- Cricket in Malaysia
- Women's national sports teams of Malaysia
- Women's national cricket teams
- Malaysia in international cricket