Women’s Cricket Betting: All You Need to Know (2024)

Top Women's Cricket Tournaments and Leagues

You won’t have to look very hard to find an exciting women’s cricket match to enjoy and wager on. Women’s cricket is now played in popular domestic competitions, thrilling franchised leagues, as well as major international tournaments like Women's Cricket World Cup – so be sure to keep an eye out for these women’s competitions when you’re looking to bet on cricket online!

The Hundred

The Hundred is a professional franchise league in the United Kingdom, based on a new format that features only 100 balls in a match. This is a shorter format that is aimed at attracting a younger audience. The inaugural season of The Hundred ended in August 2021, with the Oval Invincibles taking the first women’s title.

Women’s Big Bash League

The Women’s Big Bash League is the female version of the immensely-popular Australian Twenty20 competition of the same name. Eight teams feature local talent, emerging players, and international marquee players. The league has grown steadily in popularity and earned its own schedule in 2020, irrespective of the men’s league. ESPNcricinfo named the first season one of the “25 moments that changed cricket”.

Women's T20 Challenge

Also known as the women’s IPL, this is India’s premier women’s Twenty20 tournament that, like the men’s IPL, features both local players and international stars. The competition is smaller than most, with only 3 participating teams. The IPL Trailblazers are the most recent winners and picked up their very first title.

• ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup: Held since 1973, this is one of the oldest championships in women's sports. Much like the men’s World Cup, this championship features standard 50 over ODI matches, with the tournament breaking viewership records – a whopping 180 million global viewers with a near 300% increase since the previous ICC Women’s World Cup!

• ICC Women’s T20 World Cup: First played in 2009, this is women’s cricket international Twenty20 competition. Played between 10 nations, the tournament has grown in popularity every year and has been played in 6 countries to date. The last women’s world cup was arguably the most-watched females’ sports event in history, with 89 million unique viewers and over 100 million worldwide viewing hours recorded.
• The Women’s Ashes: Originally a test series like the men’s Ashes tournament, the Women's Ashes has been played as a points-based series since 2013. The series is a clash between the games' two best female cricket nations, Australia and England, and features Test, ODI, and Twenty20 matches. Australia is the most recent champion and has won the series more times than England.

History of Women's Cricket

Women’s cricket has come a long way. Today, female cricket tournaments are among some of the most popular in the world. Once upon a time, little thought was given to women’s leagues, but now women’s cricket features hugely-popular franchised leagues with major sponsors and massive crowds.

Female cricket has been around for longer than some may think – harking back to the 16th century in the United Kingdom – and even involved the occasional inter-gender matches. The first women’s cricket club was formed in 1887 in England and the first female cricket association was later formed in 1926. A first international tour was undertaken by England against Australia in 1934/5 but it wasn’t until the 1950’s that female cricket was played on an international scale.

Throughout the 1970s through to the late ’90s, female cricket evolved steadily, and by the mid-2000s, women’s cricket truly stood on its own. Today, women’s cricket is officially sanctioned by the International Cricket Council (ICC) and there are many popular international competitions.

Most Successful Women's Cricket Teams

Just like any other sport, there are always a few teams that dominate or are consistent in their performances. Women’s cricket is no different and there are a few international sides and Twenty20 franchise teams that are incredibly successful. If you like to back the winner, you’ll probably want to consider these teams when you head to the bookies.

Australia

Australia is the 2nd-oldest playing female cricket team and has a strong rivalry against England and New Zealand, which has extended over the years. To date, Australia has won more World Cup titles than any other nation, with 6 ICC World Cup titles and 5 T20 World Cup titles.

With 264 total ODI wins since official recordings in 1973, Australia has almost 60 more wins than the next best cricket-playing nation, England. Australia also holds the top 3 records for most consecutive wins with 24*, 17, and 16, and holds the record for the highest successful run chase. The nation has also racked up 94 Twenty20 wins – only 15 behind Twenty20 leaders in England.

England

IT20 SERIES WINNERS!!! pic.twitter.com/IrVXTTmvma

— England Cricket (@englandcricket) September 9, 2021

When it comes to the Twenty20 arena, England currently stands the tallest with 109 wins. England has won 208 ODI’s and only Australia has won more One Day International matches. Amazingly, England has tied with Australia for the most Test wins at 20 a pair. However, despite clocking the most Twenty20 wins in female cricket, England has failed to dominate in the ICC Twenty20 Women’s World Cup.

They have a particular rivalry with India and South Africa too – the Indian women’s cricket team being the most successful against England. England remains the 2nd most dominant team in international female cricket, and many of their international players are marquee stars in popular cricket leagues around the world.

Sydney Sixers

Since the Australian Women’s Big Bash League is so highly regarded, we really couldn’t go without mentioning the most successful team in the competition. While the most championship titles in the league is a 3-way tie between the Sixers, Brisbane Heat, and Sydney Thunder with 2 wins each, the sixers have appeared in more finals. Captained by Australian star Elyse Perry, the Sixers have featured international marquee players from England, New Zealand, and South Africa.

Most Popular Women's Cricket Players

Just like the men’s game, there are plenty of hugely-influential female cricket players. They boast tremendous talent, personality and have been integral to increasing the popularity of female cricket. Here is a list of some of the most popular female cricket players in the world, so next time you're watching, you know who to look out for.

• Ellyse Perry – Arguably Australia’s biggest names in female sport, Perry is not only a cricket star but also a former football star, having played in a FIFA World Cup. The youngest player to play international cricket for Australia, Perry is a talented all-rounder with a brilliant record. Perry was the first player to reach 1,000 runs and 100 wickets in T20I’s. Considered to be a major role model and a prominent figure in Australian sporting culture, she was named one of Wisden’s Cricketers of the Decade in 2019.
• Mithali Raj – Known as the greatest batter in Indian female cricket history, Raj's career is full of nothing but milestones. Besides being the only Indian skipper – including men’s cricket – in history to take their side to two 50-over World Cup finals, Raj is also the highest run-scorer in female cricket. Naturally, she is somewhat of a hero in India and highly respected around the world.
• Belinda Clark – She may be retired, but Belinda Clark is still one of the most iconic and popular players in the game. Clark was the first female player to score a double ton in an ODI and to date, is still Australia’s highest run-scorer. Undoubtedly one of the most important pioneers of female cricket, she eventually went on to complete a more-than-a- decade-long tenure as a member of the ICC Women’s Committee.

How Do You Bet on Women's Cricket?

Betting on women’s cricket is no different from any other cricket event. You can still wager on the winner and various other exciting markets, such as series winner, highest scorer, most wickets, dismissal this over, and most sixes.

Like any other cricket event, simply find the event on any of your favourite INR betting sites and choose your preferred market. Select a bet amount and finalise your wager. You could even choose to make multiple wagers or add your female cricket bet to a larger accumulator bet for increased odds.

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Best Cricket Apps for Women’s Cricket Betting

One of the easiest and fastest ways to bet on female cricket is by using any of the best cricket betting apps in India. Using an app means you can bet on cricket from anywhere, at any time. You can still use the same betting payment methods as the main betting site to fund your account, and being mobile means you won’t miss out on any dynamic odd changes during in-play betting markets.

Key Women's Cricket Facts and Stats

The female game is certainly an interesting one. Many overall cricket records have been broken in female cricket and some of the numbers and facts will astound you. Here are just a few of the amazing facts and statistics of female cricket.

• Legend goes that early female cricket played a pivotal part in the eventual invention of overarm bowling. While officially being attributed to Hampshire cricketer Tom Walker, Christina Wells – sister of English cricketer John Wells – is thought to have developed the ‘roundarm’ technique during the era of underarm bowling, as a means to avoid getting tangled in her skirt!
• The final hurdle for the women’s game appears to be Test match cricket. While the men’s game is closing in 2,500 test matches, there have only been 141 women’s test matches.
• How much growth has the women’s game seen? Well, between 2000 – 2010, there were only 486 international matches, and 662 players made their debut. In 2010 – 2020 though, there were over 1,200 international games with more than 1,400 debutants!
• The highest ever One Day International total score was recorded in a women’s match in 2018. New Zealand belted a mammoth 4/491 against Ireland – that’s 10 runs higher than the record for highest men’s ODI total. The record-breaking innings saw two centuries, a half-century, and a total of 71 boundaries.

Women's Cricket Betting FAQs

What are the best cricket sites for women’s cricket betting?

Every betting site in India will offer female cricket events to bet on, yet only a select few can be considered among the best. Our top recommendations are 10CRIC, and MELbet.

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What are the best women’s cricket tournaments?

There are a few popular cricket tournaments that have excited crowds for years now. The ICC Women’s World Cup and ICC Women’s T20 World Cup are the best female cricket tournaments that feature the top cricket-playing nations.

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Where can I find the ICC women’s world cup 2024 schedule?

Check out cricket womens world cup betting to find the tournament structure and schedule.

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Are women’s cricket rules any different from men’s cricket?

No. The game is exactly the same as men’s cricket and there are no new rules to learn. That means you can find all the same betting markets in female cricket events as you would for men’s events.

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CricketBettingAdvice Final Say

By now, it should be clear how exciting and popular women’s cricket has become; big sixes, plenty of runs, classic catches and thrilling wickets – the women’s game has it all! You’ll find plenty of great tournaments, leagues, and series to watch and bet on in India. So be sure to head to your favourite bookie and check out women’s cricket today!

Vishnu Reddy

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Vishnu Reddy is a seasoned sports betting writer with two years of expertise in the field. His in-depth knowledge and proficiency extend beyond the general spectrum, with a particular focus on cricket betting, a passion he has cultivated for the past five years.

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