The 2024 Women’s T20 World Cup is around the corner and the teams will be looking to win the trophy and become champions across 10 nations. Throughout the years, there have been records made by players and teams in the Women’s T20 World Cup.
In a big tournament, a big partnership by the batters help their team to set the momentum for the rest of the tournament. In the following listicle, we will discuss the seven highest partnerships for runs in the Women’s T20 World Cup
Highest partnerships in Women’s T20 World Cup
7. Stafanie Taylor and Hayley Matthews – 120 runs in 2016
Stafanie Taylor and Hayley Matthews guided West Indies Women to their maiden Women’s T20 World Cup title in 2016. In a final against Australia Women at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on April 3, 2016, Taylor (59 off 57 balls) and Matthews (66 off 45 balls) put up an opening partnership of 120 runs in 15.4 overs while chasing a target of 149 runs. After that, the Windies Women chased the target comfortably in 19.3 overs, losing two wickets to get their hands on the trophy.
6. Claire Taylor and Beth Morgan – 122 runs in 2009
Claire Taylor and Beth Morgan put up a 122-run partnership for England Women in the semi-final of the 2009 Women’s T20 World Cup against Australia Women at the Oval on June 19th. Chasing a target of 164 runs, England Women lost two wickets for 43 runs in seven overs. After that, Taylor (76* off 53 balls) and (46* off 34 balls) took the charge and didn’t let England lose any wicket as they won the match by eight wickets to enter the final.
5. Lizelle Lee and Sune Luus – 131 runs in 2020
Lizelle Lee’s hundred and Sune Luus’ fifty guided South Africa Women to a dominant win against Thailand Women in Canberra on February 18, 2020. The duo added 131 runs for the second wicket out of which Lee scored 101(60) runs while Luus remained unbeaten on 61(41) as the Proteas Women posted 195/3 and went on to win the match by 113 runs.
4. Harmanpreet Kaur and Jemimah Rodrigues – 134 runs in 2018
Harmanpreet Kaur smashed her maiden T20I hundred and Jemimah Rodrigues scored a quick half-century as India Women defeated New Zealand Women by 34 runs in the 2018 Women’s T20 World Cup fixture in Providence on November 09. Batting first, India lost three wickets for just 40 runs in 5.4 overs. After that, Harmanpreet (103 off 51 balls) and Jemimah (59 off 45 balls) put up a partnership of 134 runs to help India post 194/5 in their 20 overs.
3. Alyssa Healy and Beth Mooney – 151 runs in 2020
Australia Women registered a big win against Bangladesh Women in Canberra on February 27, 2020. Batting first, Australia Women posted 189/1 with Beth Mooney (81* off 58 balls) and Alyssa Healy (83 off 53 balls) putting up an opening stand of 151 runs. Australia Women won the match comfortably by 86 runs.
2. Dane van Niekerk and Lizelle Lee – 163 runs in 2014
South Africa Women’s Dane van Niekerk and Lizelle Lee didn’t let any wicket fall for the whole 20 overs in Women’s T20 World Cup match against Pakistan Women in Sylhet on March 23, 2014. Batting first, South Africa Women posted 163/0 in their 20 overs with Neikerk remaining unbeaten on 90(66) and Lee scoring 67*(55). In reply, Pakistan Women could only reach 119/9 as the Proteas Women won the match by 44 runs.
1. Nat Sciver-Brunt and Heather Knight – 169 runs in 2020
Nat Sciver-Brunt and Heather Knight put up an unbeaten partnership of 169 runs for the third-wicket for England Women in a Women’s T20 World Cup match against Thailand Women in Canberra on February 26, 2020. After losing two wickets for seven runs, Nat Sciver (59* off 52 balls) and Knight (108* off 66 balls) took the charge and took England Women to a total of 176/2. After that, England Women went on to win the match by 98 runs.