The first ever Cricket World Cup was organised for women in 1973 by the English Women's Cricket Association, based on an idea by cricketer Rachel Heyhoe Flint and businessman Jack Hayward. After the success of the Women's Cricket World Cup, the men's tournament took place two years later.
Seven teams competed in the inaugural tournament in England which took place over five and a half weeks. Each ODI match was 60 overs and every team played each other in a round-robin league format. Subsequent tournaments were hampered by lack of funds for women's teams meaning that their scheduling for many years was inconsistent. The 1997 World Cup was the first to be played with 50 overs and a knock-out stage.
Since the inaugural tournament, there have been a total of 13 World Cups. Australia have won the most World Cups, having won 7 out of the 12 tournaments. Several important records have been set at the Women's World cup, including the first 400+ score in ODI cricket and the first ODI double century, both of which predate the records in men's ODIs.
Notation Team notation (300–3) indicates that a team scored 300 runs for three wickets and the innings was closed, either due to a successful run chase or if no overs remained (or are able) to be bowled. (300) indicates that a team scored 300 runs and was all out, either by losing all ten wickets or by having one or more batters unable to bat and losing the remaining wickets.
Batting notation (100) indicates that a batter scored 100 runs and was out. (100*) indicates that a batter scored 100 runs and was not out.
Bowling notation (5–100) indicates that a bowler has captured five wickets while giving away 100 runs.
Team records
Team wins, losses, ties, and no results
Team First Appearance Last Appearance Matches Won Lost Tied No result % Win 1973 2025 100 85 12 1 2 86.73% 2022 2025 14 2 11 0 1 15.38% 1993 1997 13 2 11 0 0 15.38% 1973 2025 100 67 29 2 2 68.36% 1978 2025 79 42 34 1 2 54.54% 1973 1982 18 3 14 0 1 16.66% 1988 2005 34 7 26 0 1 20.58% 1973 5 1 4 0 0 20.00% 1988 2000 26 2 24 0 0 7.69% 1973 2025 94 55 34 2 3 60.43% 1997 2025 37 3 31 0 3 8.82% 1997 2025 55 26 27 0 2 49.05% 1997 2025 41 9 29 0 3 23.68% 1973 6 2 4 0 0 33.33% 1993 2022 46 16 28 0 2 34.78% Young England 1973 6 1 5 0 0 16.66%Last updated: 2 November 2025.
The win percentage excludes no results; a tie counts as half a win. Doesn't include forfeited matches.
Result records Greatest win margin (by runs) Margin Teams Venue Date Ref. 363 runs (412–3) beat (49) Middle Income Group Club Ground, Bandra, Mumbai 255 runs (284–1) beat (29) Willetton Sports Club, Perth 239 runs (286–3) beat (47) Recreation Ground, Banstead, Surrey 230 runs (376–2) beat (146–3) Indira Gandhi Stadium, Vijayawada 223 runs (373–7) beat (150) Drummoyne Oval, Sydney Last updated: 31 July 2023.
Lowest win margin (by runs) As well as these narrow victories, there have been three matches where the scores finished level, two in the 1982 World Cup and one in the 1997 World Cup.
Margin Teams Venue Date Ref. 1 run (196) beat (168) Laudium Oval, Pretoria 2 runs (147) beat (145) Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai 3 runs (179) beat (176) Finchampstead Park, Berkshire (259–8) beat (256–8) County Ground, Bristol (259–9) beat (256) Bay Oval, Tauranga Last updated: 31 July 2023.
Team scoring records Highest innings totals Score Team Opponent Venue Date Ref. 412–3 (50 overs) Middle Income Group Club Ground, Bandra, Mumbai 377–7 (50 overs) Grace Road, Leicester 376–2 (50 overs) Indira Gandhi Stadium, Vijayawada 373–7 (50 overs) Drummoyne Oval, Sydney 373–5 (50 overs) County Ground, Bristol Last updated: 31 July 2023.
Lowest innings totals Score Team Opponent Venue Date Refs. 27 (13.4 overs) Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad 29 (25.1 overs) Willetton Sports Club, Perth 37 (25 overs) Cornwall Park, Auckland 40 (54.2 overs) Lindfield Cricket Club Ground, Sussex 47 (33.5 overs) Recreation Ground, Banstead, Surrey Last updated: 31 July 2023.
Highest match aggregate Score Teams Venue Date Ref. 679–15 (98.2 overs) (338) v (341–5) DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai 678–14 (100 overs) (373–5) v (305–9) County Ground, Bristol 661–17 (97.5 overs) (330) v (331–7) ACA-VDCA Stadium, Visakhapatnam 641–15 (93.4 overs) (356–5) v (285) Hagley Oval, Christchurch 611–11 (93 overs) (340–3 (49 overs)) v (271–8 (44 overs)) DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai Last updated: 30 October 2025
Lowest match aggregate Score Teams Venue Date Ref. 55–11 (19.5 overs) (28–1) v (27) Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad 81–10 (67.4 overs) (40) v (41–0) Lindfield Cricket Club Ground, Sussex 97–10 (28.1 overs) (48–8) v (49–2) Mohan Meakins Cricket Stadium, Ghaziabad 99–12 (61.0 overs) (50–2) v (49) Ilam University, Christchurch 99–10 (31.4 overs) (51–0) v (48) Grace Road, Leicester Last updated: 31 July 2023.
Highest run chase Score Team Opposition Venue Date Ref. 341–5 (48.2 overs) DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai 331–7 (49 overs) ACA-VDCA Stadium, Visakhapatnam 280–4 (49.3 overs) Eden Park, Auckland 275–7 (50 overs) Hagley Oval, Christchurch 272–5 (45.2 overs) Basin Reserve, Wellington Last updated: 30 October 2025
Most extras An extra is a run scored by a means other than a batter hitting the ball. Other than runs scored off the bat from a no-ball, a batter is not given credit for extras and the extras are tallied separately on the scorecard and count only towards the team's score.
Extras Team credited Team conceded Venue Date Ref. 51 1 4 46 0 IPCL Sports Complex Ground, Vadodara 46 4 10 32 0 Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh 45 0 3 41 1 Hagley Oval, Christchurch 43 0 7 33 3 LC de Villiers Oval, Pretoria 39 0 1 38 0 Harlequins, Pretoria 2 3 33 1 Nehru Stadium, Pune Last updated: 6 August 2023.
Tournament Leaders
+ 100% win record Team Year Matches played 1982 13 2022 9 1997 7 2005 7 1978 3 Updated 30 October 2025.
Streaks
Consecutive matches undefeated Matches Team Years Ref. 21 1978–1988 15 1997–2000 2022–2025 11 1988–1993 10 1993–1997 Updated 30 October 2025.
Consecutive defeats Losses Team Years Ref. 18 2009–2022 12 1982 9 1988–1993 8 1997–2000 7 1993–1997 Updated 30 October 2025.
Batting
Runs Most career runs Runs Batter 100s 50s Period 1,501 Debbie Hockley 45 43 8 100* 42.88 2 10 1982–2000 1,328 Laura Wolvaardt 24 24 3 169 63.23 2 12 2017–2025 1,321 Mithali Raj 38 36 8 109 47.17 2 11 2000–2022 1,299 Jan Brittin 36 35 5 138* 43.40 4 3 1982–1997 1,231 Charlotte Edwards 30 28 5 173* 53.52 4 7 1997–2013Last updated: 2 November 2025.
Highest individual scores Runs Batter Balls 4s 6s Opposition Venue Date Ref. 229* Belinda Clark 155 22 - 147.74 Middle Income Group Club Ground, Bandra, Mumbai 178* Chamari Athapaththu 143 22 6 124.47 County Ground, Bristol 173* Charlotte Edwards 155 19 - 111.61 Nehru Stadium, Pune 171* Harmanpreet Kaur 115 20 7 148.69 County Ground, Derby 171 Stafanie Taylor 138 26 - 123.18 Middle Income Group Club Ground, Bandra, Mumbai Last updated: 30 October 2025.
Most centuries
Centuries Batter Runs Span 5 Nat Sciver-Brunt 26 23 1,067 148* 2017-2025 4 Alyssa Healy 22 19 906 170 2017–2025 Charlotte Edwards 30 28 1231 173* 1997–2013 Suzie Bates 34 31 1,219 168 2009–2025 Jan Brittin 36 35 1,299 138* 1982–1997Last updated: 30 October 2025.
Most 50+ scores No. Batter Runs 100s 50s Span 14 Laura Wolvaardt 24 23 1,328 169 2 12 2017–2025 13 Mithali Raj 38 36 1,321 109 2 11 2000–2022 12 Debbie Hockley 45 43 1,501 100* 2 10 1982–2000 11 Charlotte Edwards 30 28 1,231 173* 4 7 1997–2013 9 Karen Rolton 28 22 974 154* 3 6 1997–2009 Harmanpreet Kaur 35 30 1,136 171* 3 6 2009–2025 Suzie Bates 34 31 1,219 168 4 5 2009–2025Last updated: 2 November 2025.
Fastest 50 Balls Batter Opposition Venue Date Ref. 20 Deandra Dottin Middle Income Group Club Ground, Bandra, Mumbai 25 Chloe Tryon County Ground, Bristol 26 Nilakshi de Silva R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo 27 Sophie Devine County Ground, Taunton 29 Rachel Priest Last updated: 14 October 2025
Most ducks Ducks Batter Matches Innings Span 6 Susanne Nielsen 13 11 1993–1997 5 Irene Schoof 8 8 1988 Lopamudra Bhattacharji 15 12 1978–1982 Udeshika Prabodhani 14 12 2009–2025 Dorte Christiansen 13 13 1993–1997 Kycia Knight 17 16 2013–2022 Chamani Seneviratne 17 17 1997–2013 Last updated: 27 October 2025
Averages
Highest average Average Batter Runs Span 74.92 Karen Rolton 28 22 9 974 1997–2009 63.23 Laura Wolvaardt 24 24 3 1,328 2017–2025 61.14 Claire Taylor 19 18 4 856 2000–2009 60.57 Belinda Clark 29 26 7 1,151 1993–2005 60.44 Rachael Heyhoe Flint 18 16 7 544 1973–1982 Qualification: Minimum 10 innings. Last updated: 2 November 2025.
Highest strike rate Strike rate Batter Runs Span 113.81 Alyssa Healy 22 19 906 781 2017–2025 95.35 Nat Sciver-Brunt 26 23 1,067 1,119 2017–2025 94.22 Deandra Dottin 29 28 718 762 2009–2022 93.11 Harmanpreet Kaur 35 30 1,136 1,220 2009–2025 91.85 Sophie Devine 32 27 958 1,043 2009–2025 Qualification: Minimum 500 balls faced. Last updated: 2 November 2025
Boundaries
Sixes Sixes Batter Span 23 Sophie Devine 32 27 2009–202522 Deandra Dottin 29 28 2009–2022 Harmanpreet Kaur 35 30 2009–2025 17 Smriti Mandhana 25 25 2017–2025 13 Chloe Tryon 27 22 2013–2025 Last updated: 2 November 2025.
Fours Fours Batter Span158 Laura Wolvaardt 24 24 2017–2025 Charlotte Edwards 30 28 1997–2013 150 Suzie Bates 34 31 2009–2025 132 Alyssa Healy 22 19 2017–2025 131 Mithali Raj 38 36 2000–2022 Last updated: 2 November 2025.
Most sixes in an innings Sixes Batter Opposition Runs Balls Venue Date Ref 9 Sophie Devine 93 41 County Ground, Taunton 7 Lizelle Lee 92 65 Grace Road, Leicester Harmanpreet Kaur 171 115 County Ground, Derby 6 Suzie Bates 168 105 Drummoyne Oval, Sydney Sophie Devine 145 131 DRIEMS Ground, Cuttack Chamari Athapaththu 178 143 County Ground, Bristol Last updated: 3 August 2023.
Most fours in an innings Fours Batter Opposition Runs Balls Venue Date Ref 26 Alyssa Healy 170 138 Hagley Oval, Christchurch 24 Sarah Taylor 147 104 County Ground, Bristol 22 Belinda Clark 229* 155 Middle Income Group Club Ground, Bandra, Mumbai Chamari Athapaththu 178* 143 County Ground, Bristol Tammy Beaumont 148 145 County Ground, Bristol Last updated: 3 August 2023.
Boundary runs in an innings Boundary Runs Batter 4s 6s Opposition Venue Date Ref. 124 Chamari Athapaththu 22 6 County Ground, Bristol 122 Harmanpreet Kaur 20 7 County Ground, Derby 112 Suzie Bates 19 6 Drummoyne Oval, Sydney 104 Alyssa Healy 26 0 Hagley Oval, Christchurch Laura Wolvaardt 20 4 Assam Cricket Association Stadium, Guwahati Last updated: 29 October 2025.
One tournament
+ Most 50+ scores 50+ HS Batter Tournament 5 90* Debbie Hockley 1988 71 Ellyse Perry 2017 90 Laura Wolvaardt 2022 169 Laura Wolvaardt 2025 Last updated: 2 November 2025.
+ Most runs Runs Batter Tournament 571 9 9 Laura Wolvaardt 2025 509 9 9 Alyssa Healy 2022 497 9 9 Rachael Haynes 2022 456 7 7 Debbie Hockley 1997 448 8 8 Lindsay Reeler 1988 Last updated 2 November 2025.
+ Most sixes Sixes Batter Tournament12 7 7 Deandra Dottin 20137 7 Lizelle Lee 20178 8 Richa Ghosh 2025 11 9 8 Harmanpreet Kaur 2017 10 9 7 Nadine de Klerk 2025 Last updated: 2 November 2025
+ Most fours Fours Batter Tournament 73 9 9 Laura Wolvaardt 2025 69 9 9 Alyssa Healy 2022 57 9 9 Rachael Haynes 2022 55 7 7 Suzie Bates 2013 54 9 9 Tammy Beaumont 20179 9 Sarah Taylor 2017 Last updated: 2 November 2025.
Bowling Wickets
Most career wickets Wickets Bowler Span 44 Marizanne Kapp 31 29 22.15 4.46 2009–2025 43 Jhulan Goswami 34 34 21.74 3.45 2005–202239 Lyn Fullston 20 20 11.94 2.22 1982–1988 Megan Schutt 29 29 26.56 4.50 2013–202537 Sophie Ecclestone 16 16 6/36 15.02 3.92 2022–2025 Carole Hodges 24 24 14.86 2.35 1982–1993 Last updated: 2 November 2025.Jhulan Goswami Equals Lyn Fullston As Highest Wicket-Taker In ICC Women’s Cricket World Cups
Best bowling figures