T20 has become the most popular format in both Men’s and Women’s cricket. Throughout the years, there have been several records made or broken in Women’s T20I cricket. There have been various match-winning partnerships between the players that made their side stronger. In this article, we will have a look at the Top three highest partnerships in Women’s T20I cricket among the full-member nations.
3. Shandre Fritz and Trisha Chetty, 170 runs for South Africa against the Netherlands in 2010
During the Women’s Cricket 20-20 challenge in 2010, South Africa took on Netherlands for the fourth of Group A. Electing to bat first, South Africa posted a big total of 205 runs for the loss of 1 wicket.
Shandre Fritz and Trisha Chetty took full control of the Proteas’ innings as the opening put up a mammoth partnership of 170 runs for the first wicket in 17 overs. Chetty got out after scoring 55 runs off 41 balls hitting six boundaries. While Fritz went on to score a century and remained unbeaten on 116 runs off 71 deliveries with 12 fours and two sixes. In reply, South African bowlers also did their part well as they restricted the Netherlands for 90 losing 7 wickets and won the match by a huge margin of 115 runs.
2. Suzie Bates and Sophie Devine, 182 runs for New Zealand against South Africa in 2018
The next name in the list is of the Kiwi pair which registered the second highest T20I partnership in Women’s Cricket. In the first match of the 2018 Tri-series in England, New Zealand registered a convincing victory against South Africa by 66 runs.
Batting first, New Zealand posted a huge total of 216 runs losing just 1 wicket. Suzie Bates and Sophie Devine laid the foundation with their 182-run partnership for the first wicket. Devine got out after scoring 73 runs off 48 balls with four fours and four sixes. While Bates remained unbeaten after smashing 124 runs off 66 balls hitting 16 fours and three sixes. In reply, South Africa could only reach 150 runs losing 6 wickets.
1. Nigar Sultana and Fargana Hoque, 236 runs for Bangladesh against Maldives in 2019
The list is being dominated by a pair from Bangladesh who registered the highest partnership in T20Is among the full-time nations. In the South Asian Games Women’s Cricket Competition in 2019, Bangladesh registered a big victory against Maldives by 249 runs.
Batting first, Bangladesh didn’t have a great start as they lost the first 2 wickets for just 19 runs. After that, Nigar Sultana and Fargana Hoque took charge of the innings and put up a historic unbeaten partnership of 236 runs with both batters scoring a ton. Sultana remained unbeaten on 113 runs off 65 balls with 14 fours and three sixes. While Hoque smashed 110 runs off 53 balls hitting 20 fours. In reply, Maldives Women were bowled out for just 6 runs in 12.1 overs.