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Records That Could Be Broken In 2023 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup

The highly anticipated ICC Women’s T20 World Cup is just around the corner, with the eighth edition of this tournament taking place in South Africa. Many records have been created in this competition, and many are on the way to being shattered  in the 2023 edition of this event.

The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup is all set to kick off on 10th February 2023, with the thrilling action going on over the course of 17 days. Female cricketing icons like Stafanie Taylor, Meg Lanning, Ellyse Perry, Harmanpreet Kaur and Suzie Bates will feature in the upcoming ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023. They are on the verge of shattering a host of records at the tournament as we have a look at a few records that could be broken in South Africa. 

Most matches in ICC Women’s T20 World Cup

Ellyse Perry holds the current record for playing the most matches in ICC Women’s T20 World Cup history. The Australia all-rounder has featured in 36 so far, with fellow countrywomen Meg Lanning sitting at (34) appearances, followed by Suzie Bates (32). Indian team captain Rohit Sharma (39) holds the record of playing the most matches played in T20 World Cups. Perry sits at the probability of breaking Sharma’s record if he manages to feature for Australia in the tournament. 

Player	Nationality	Matches
Ellyse Perry	Australia	36
Alyssa Healy	Australia	34
Suzie Bates	New Zealand	32

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First to 1,000 runs in ICC Women’s T20 World Cup

Suzie Bates could become the first women cricketer to hit 1,000 runs in the Women’s T20 World Cup history. Currently sitting with 929 runs from 32 innings against her name, the New Zealand batter needs 71 runs to break the milestone.  Former West Indies captain Stafanie Taylor (881) and Australia skipper Meg Lanning (843) are also in line to reach the four-figure mark during the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023.

Player	Runs	Matches	Average
Suzie Bates	929	32	30.96
Stafanie Taylor	881	29	38.3
Meg Lanning	843	29	38.31

 

Most appearances as captain in ICC Women’s T20 World Cup

Australian skipper Meg Lanning is just one game short of surpassing Charlotte Edwards’s record on most appearances as a captain in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup. Lanning and Edwards currently sit at 24 matches each, as Lanning took charge of Australia during the 2014, 2018 and 2020 T20 World Cup. 

Player	Nationality	Matches
Charlotte Edwards	England	24
Meg Lanning	Australia	24
Sana Mir	Pakistan	20

She also sits at the top of run-scoring charts with 705 runs against her name. The 30 year old just needs 63 runs topping the record currently held by Edwards (768 runs). Lanning also stands a chance to become the first ever captain in the history of the sport to record a hat-trick of T20 World Cup titles.

Most wickets in ICC Women’s T20 World Cup

Anya Shrubsole is the current holder of taking the most wickets in ICC Women’s T20 World Cup. The former England quick  has 41 scalps against her name. However, Perry is just 4 wickets away from surpassing her record with South Africa’s Shabnim Ismail,  as well as Stafanie Taylor and Megan Schutt in the running to end up claiming the most wickets in WC history.

Player	Matches	Wickets	Economy
Anya Shrubsole	27	41	5.32
Ellyse Perry	36	37	5.77
Shabnim Ismail	26	35	5.82

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