China women's national cricket team
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The China women's national cricket team represents China in international women's cricket matches. The team is organised by the Chinese Cricket Association and made its official international debut in 2007.
Affiliate member (2004)
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| Association | Chinese Cricket Association | |||||||||
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| Personnel | ||||||||||
| Captain | Mingyue Zhu | |||||||||
| International Cricket Council | ||||||||||
| ICC status | Associate member[1] (2017) Affiliate member (2004) | |||||||||
| ICC region | Asia | |||||||||
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| International cricket | ||||||||||
| First international |  Scotland at Shanghai Cricket Club, Shanghai; September 2006 | |||||||||
| T20 Internationals | ||||||||||
| First T20I | v  South Korea at Yeonhui Cricket Ground, Incheon; 3 November 2018 | |||||||||
| Last T20I | v  Indonesia at ZJUT Cricket Field, Hangzhou; 22 August 2026 | |||||||||
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| T20 World Cup Qualifier appearances | 1 (first in 2015) | |||||||||
| Best result | 6th (2015) | |||||||||
| As of 22 August 2026 | ||||||||||
History
The Chinese women cricketers made their international debut in September 2006 in a Sixes game against Scotland in Shanghai, losing by 59 runs.[5] However, the side was not recognised by the Chinese Cricket Association as the official team.[citation needed]
The official Chinese women's national team was incepted in May 2007.[citation needed] After the National Cricket Tournament Final, a total of 21 girls from 19 school teams were gathered in Shenzhen and underwent vigorous centralised training before a final 14-player squad was sent to Bangkok for the ACC Women's Tournament 2007.[citation needed] The team managed to reach the semi-finals.[citation needed]
The team was coached by Rashid Khan and captained by MEI Chun-hua, a right arm fast-bowler and final year student from the Shanghai Tongji University.[citation needed] Other notable players included Wang Meng, a consistent fast bowler and HU Tingting, who turned up to be the best batsman for China during the ACC Tournament.[citation needed] Both Wang and HU were students from the Shenyang Sports Institute.[citation needed]
In April 2018, the International Cricket Council (ICC) decided to grant full Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between China women and other ICC members after 1 July 2018 have been full WT20I.[6]
On 13 January 2019, in their match against the Arab Emirates, the team was bowled out for 14 runs, at the time the lowest total in a Women's T20I match.[7][8]
In December 2020, the ICC announced the qualification pathway for the 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.[9] China were named in the 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier regional group, alongside seven other teams.[10]
Tournament history
Asia Cup
Asian Games
T20 World Cup Qualifier
T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier
Premier Cup
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR |
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 2024 | Group stages | 12/16 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
East Asia Cup
Records and statistics
International Match Summary — China Women[15]
Last updated 22 August 2026
| Playing Record | ||||||
| Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match |
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| Twenty20 Internationals | 65 | 29 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 3 November 2018 |
Twenty20 International
- Highest team total: 132/6 v. South Korea on 20 September 2019 at Yeonhui Cricket Ground, Incheon.[16]
- Highest individual score: 55, Zhang Chan v. South Korea on 3 November 2018 at Yeonhui Cricket Ground, Incheon.[17]
- Best individual bowling figures: 5/15, Xiuli Jin v. Kuwait on 31 August 2023 at Bayuemas Oval, Klang.[18]
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Most T20I runs for China Women[19]
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Most T20I wickets for China Women [20]
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T20I record versus other nations[15]
Records complete to WT20I #2959. Last updated 22 August 2026.
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
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| vs Associate Members | |||||||
 Hong Kong | 15 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 19 February 2019 | 19 February 2019 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 May 2026 | 26 May 2026 |
 Japan | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21 September 2019 | 21 September 2019 |
 Kuwait | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 February 2019 | 21 February 2019 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 January 2019 | 22 February 2019 |
 Mongolia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 October 2024 | 8 October 2024 |
 Myanmar | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 September 2023 | 4 September 2023 |
 Namibia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 December 2024 | |
 Nepal | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 January 2019 | 31 May 2026 |
 Oman | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 February 2024 | 13 February 2024 |
 Philippines | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 June 2025 | 4 June 2025 |
 Saudi Arabia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 June 2026 | |
| South Korea | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 November 2018 | 3 November 2018 |
 Thailand | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 February 2019 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 January 2019 | |
Current squad
- Huang Zhuo (c)
- Caiyun Zhao
- Chai Yudian (柴雨点) (wk)
- Han Lili
- Li Yingying
- Liu Jie
- Reziye
- Song Yang Yang
- Sun Meng Yao (孙梦瑶)
- Tian Qi
- Wang Meng
- Wu Juan
- Xiang Ruan (阮香)
- Zhao Ning (赵宁)