Italy
Italian Cricket Federation logo
AssociationItalian Cricket Federation
International Cricket Council
ICC statusAssociate member (1995)
Affiliate member (1984)
ICC regionEurope
ICC Rankings Current[1] Best-ever
WT20I 27th 26th (22 Dec 2022)
International cricket
First internationalv  Belgium at Bologna; 16 August 2013
Women's Twenty20 Internationals
First WT20Iv.  Austria at Roma Cricket Ground, Spinaceto; 9 August 2021
Last WT20Iv.  Netherlands at Desert Springs Cricket Ground, Almería; 12 September 2023
WT20Is Played Won/Lost
Total[2] 25 17/8
(0 ties, 0 no results)
This year[3] 0 0/0
(0 ties, 0 no results)
As of 1 January 2024

The Italy women's national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Italy in international women's cricket matches. They have been an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) since 1995, having previously been an affiliate member since 1984.[4] The Italian women's national cricket team is administered by the Italian Cricket Federation.

In April 2018, the ICC granted full Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Italy women and other ICC members after 1 July 2018 will have the full WT20I status.[5]

History

The Italian Cricket Federation (FCI) established a domestic tournament for women in 2001. It was abandoned after two years and resumed in 2009, featuring up to seven teams before it was again abandoned in 2017.[6] The national team made its debut in 2013, hosting a five-team tournament in Bologna that also featured Belgium, Denmark, Estonia and Gibraltar.[7]

A new six-team national women's league was announced in 2020 and began play in 2021.[6] Italy made its Twenty20 International debut against Austria in August 2021, hosting a five-match series.[8] Prior to the series the FCI organised training camps in the north and south of the country before selecting a 20-woman squad.[9] Austria won the series 3–2.[10]

In 2023, it was announced Italy 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.[11]

Records and statistics

International Match Summary — Italy Women[12]

Last updated 12 September 2023

Playing Record
FormatMWLTNRInaugural Match
Twenty20 Internationals25178009 August 2021

Twenty20 International

T20I record versus other nations[12]

Records complete to WT20I #1662. Last updated 12 September 2023.

OpponentMWLTNRFirst matchFirst win
ICC Associate members
 Austria 1073009 August 20219 August 2021
 France 3300029 May 202329 May 2023
 Germany 110001 June 20231 June 2023
 Isle of Man 1100013 November 202213 November 2022
 Jersey 1010029 May 2023
 Netherlands 202008 September 2023
 Norway 1100011 November 202211 November 2022
 Scotland 202006 September 2023
 Spain 1100014 November 202214 November 2022
 Sweden 2200012 November 202212 November 2022
 Turkey 110002 June 20232 June 2023

See also

References

  1. ↑ "ICC Rankings". International Cricket Council.
  2. ↑ "WT20I matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  3. ↑ "WT20I matches - 2024 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  4. ↑ "Italy Cricket Archive". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "All T20I matches to get international status". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  6. 1 2 V, Krithika (21 June 2023). "Chance meetings and playing with freedom: Why women's cricket is on the rise in Italy". Wisden. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  7. ↑ Drago, Francesco (15 August 2013). "Cricket: a Bologna debutta la nazionale femminile" (in Italian). OA Sport. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  8. ↑ "Italy to host Austria for women's T20I series". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  9. ↑ "La rinascita della nazionale femminile di cricket" [The rebirth of the women's cricket team]. Federazione Cricket Italiana (in Italian). Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  10. ↑ "Italy win final T20I; Austria take series 3-2". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  11. ↑ "Jersey to host 2024 Women's T20 World Cup qualifier". BBC Jersey. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  12. 1 2 "Records / Italy Women / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo.
  13. ↑ "Records / Italy Women / Twenty20 Internationals / Highest totals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  14. ↑ "Records / Italy Women / Twenty20 Internationals / High scores". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  15. ↑ "Records / Italy Women / Twenty20 Internationals / Best bowling figures". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
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