The Sweden women's national cricket team represents the country of Sweden in women's cricket matches.
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| Association | Swedish Cricket Federation | |||||||||
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| International Cricket Council | ||||||||||
| ICC status | Associate member[1] (2017) Affiliate member (1997) | |||||||||
| ICC region | Europe | |||||||||
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| Women's Twenty20 Internationals | ||||||||||
| First WT20I | v.  Norway at Guttsta Wicked Cricket Ground, Kolsva; 29 August 2021 | |||||||||
| Last WT20I | v.  Italy at Aprilia Cricket Ground, Rome; 29 September 2024 | |||||||||
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| As of 29 September 2024 | ||||||||||
In April 2018, the International Cricket Council (ICC) granted full Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) status to all its members.[5]
History
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Sweden women's team played its first T20 international match against Norway on 29 August 2021.
In 2023, it was announced Sweden would participate in the qualifying process for the ICC Women's T20 World Cup for the first time, by playing in the Europe Division Two qualifier in Jersey.[6]
Records and statistics
editInternational Match Summary — Sweden Women[7]
Last updated 29 September 2024
| Playing Record | ||||||
| Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match |
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| Twenty20 Internationals | 25 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 29 August 2021 |
Twenty20 International
edit- Highest team total: 159/5 v. Denmark on 28 May 2022 at Guttsta Wicked Cricket Ground, Kolsva.[8]
- Highest individual score: 51, Anya Vaidya v. Italy on 30 May 2023 at FB Playing Fields, St Clement.[9]
- Best individual bowling figures: 5/7, Gunjan Shukla v. Isle of Man on 14 November 2022 at Desert Springs Cricket Ground, Almería.[10]
T20I record versus other nations[7]
Records complete to WT20I #2052. Last updated 29 September 2024.
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
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 Denmark
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 May 2022 | 28 May 2022 |
 France
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 May 2023 | |
 Germany
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 June 2023 | |
 Isle of Man
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 November 2022 | 14 November 2022 |
| Italy
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5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 November 2022 | |
 Jersey
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 June 2023 | |
 Malta
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 September 2024 | 26 September 2024 |
| Norway
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7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 August 2021 | 29 August 2021 |
 Spain
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 November 2022 | |
 Turkey
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 May 2023 | 29 May 2023 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Ireland and Afghanistan ICC newest full members amid wide-ranging governance reform". International Cricket Council. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ "ICC Rankings". International Cricket Council.
- ^ "WT20I matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "WT20I matches - 2024 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "T20s between all ICC members to have international status". ESPNcricinfo. 27 April 2018. Archived from the original on 16 November 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "Jersey to host 2024 Women's T20 World Cup qualifier". BBC Jersey. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Records / Sweden Women / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "Records / Sweden women / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Highest totals". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ^ "Records / Sweden women / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Top Scores". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ^ "Records / Sweden women / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Best Bowling figures". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 May 2022.