Women's One Day International cricket (ODI) is the limited overs form of women's cricket

Cricket

Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...

. Matches are scheduled for 50 overs

Over (cricket)

In the sport of cricket, an over is a set of six consecutive balls bowled in succession. An over is normally bowled by a single bowler. However, in the event of injury preventing a bowler from completing an over, it is completed by a teammate....

, equivalent to the men's game. The first women's ODIs were played in 1973, as part of the first Women's World Cup

Women's Cricket World Cup

The ICC Women's Cricket World Cup is a Women's one-day international cricket competition. The first tournament was held in England in 1973, two years before the first men's ICC Cricket World Cup....

 which was held in England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

. The first ODI saw the hosts beat an International XI

International XI women's cricket team

The International XI women's cricket team was a team that took part in two Women's Cricket World Cups. They were essentially a "best of the rest" team, including players not selected by their own countries. They took part in the 1973 Women's Cricket World Cup, finishing in fourth place, and...

.

Involved nations

In 2006, the ICC

International Cricket Council

The International Cricket Council is the international governing body of cricket. It was founded as the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1909 by representatives from England, Australia and South Africa, renamed the International Cricket Conference in 1965, and took up its current name in 1989.The...

 announced that only the top-10 ranked sides would have Test and ODI status. During the 2011 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier

2011 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier

The 2011 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier is an ten-team tournatment to be held in Bangladesh in November 2011 to decide the final four qualifiers for the 2013 Women's Cricket World Cup...

 Netherlands lost its One Day status by virtue of not finishing in the top 6 placings. As the top 4 teams with One Day status were not required to take part in this qualifying tournament, the top 6 in this tournament constituted the top 10 overall placings. Bangladesh replaced the Netherlands as one of the ten countries which currently have One Day status. Countries which currently have One Day status are:
The following teams have also played ODIs, but currently do not have ODI status, although they may qualify to regain that status in the future.
There are also four other teams which once had ODI status, but no longer play such games. Three appeared only in the 1973 Women's World Cup. The four former ODI teams are:

• International XI
  International XI women's cricket team
  The International XI women's cricket team was a team that took part in two Women's Cricket World Cups. They were essentially a "best of the rest" team, including players not selected by their own countries. They took part in the 1973 Women's Cricket World Cup, finishing in fourth place, and...
  
   (1973-1981/82)
• Jamaica (1973 only)
• Trinidad & Tobago (1973 only)
• Young England
  Young England women's cricket team
  The Young England women's cricket team was a team that played in the first Women's Cricket World Cup in 1973. They were an Under 25 side, playing in addition to the senior England team. They finished last in the seven team tournament, their only win coming against the International XI.-See...
  
   (1973 only)

Ranking Table

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Reference: ICC, 26 November 2011

Teams Stats

	Team	Matches	Won	Lost	Tied	NR	% Won
	249	192	51	1	5	78.89
	1	1	0	0	0	100
	33	6	27	0	0	18.18
	261	145	105	2	9	57.93
	187	97	85	1	4	53.27
	18	3	14	0	1	17.65
	120	37	79	0	4	31.89
	5	1	4	0	0	20.00
	5	0	5	0	0	0.00
	101	19	81	0	1	19.00
	252	126	117	2	5	52.22
	89	22	65	0	2	25.28
	91	44	44	0	3	50.00
	90	40	45	1	4	47.09
	8	1	7	0	0	12.50
	6	2	4	0	0	33.33
	92	44	45	1	2	49.44
Young England Young England women's cricket team The Young England women's cricket team was a team that played in the first Women's Cricket World Cup in 1973. They were an Under 25 side, playing in addition to the senior England team. They finished last in the seven team tournament, their only win coming against the International XI.-See...	6	1	5	0	0	16.66
cricinfo, as 26 November 2011. The result percentage excludes no results and counts ties as half a win

Batting

Record	First
Most runs	Belinda Clark Belinda Clark Belinda Jane Clark AM is a former female Australian cricketer, who played international cricket from 1991 to 2005...	4,844 runs
	Karen Rolton Karen Rolton Karen Louise Rolton is a former Australian cricketer. A left-handed batsman and occasional left-arm medium-paced bowler, she has scored the most runs for Australia in women's Test cricket....	4,814 runs
Highest average	Rachael Heyhoe-Flint Rachael Heyhoe-Flint Rachael Heyhoe Flint, Baroness Heyhoe-Flint, OBE, DL is probably the best known female cricketer in England. She was a member of the English women's cricket team from 1960 to 1982. She was captain of England from 1966 to 1978, and was unbeaten in six Test series...	58.45 (20 inn)
	Lindsay Reeler Lindsay Reeler Lindsay Anne Reeler is a former New South Wales Breakers and Australia cricketer. A right-handed opening batsman and occasional right-arm medium pace bowler, she played 10 Test matches for Australia between 1984 and 1987, scoring a century against England in her penultimate Test match in August...	57.44 (23 inn)
Highest score	Belinda Clark Belinda Clark Belinda Jane Clark AM is a former female Australian cricketer, who played international cricket from 1991 to 2005...	229*
	Charlotte Edwards Charlotte Edwards Charlotte Marie Edwards MBE is an English cricketer and current captain of the England women's team....	173*
Most centuries	Claire Taylor Claire Taylor Samantha Claire Taylor MBE is a former English cricketer and retired member of the England women's team. A determined batsman, with almost 3,500 runs in over a hundred One Day International appearances, she was the top ranked female ODI batsman in the world going into the 2009 Women's World Cup...
	Karen Rolton Karen Rolton Karen Louise Rolton is a former Australian cricketer. A left-handed batsman and occasional left-arm medium-paced bowler, she has scored the most runs for Australia in women's Test cricket....	8
Most fifties	Karen Rolton Karen Rolton Karen Louise Rolton is a former Australian cricketer. A left-handed batsman and occasional left-arm medium-paced bowler, she has scored the most runs for Australia in women's Test cricket....	41
	Debbie Hockley Debbie Hockley Deborah "Debbie" Ann Hockley is a former New Zealand cricketer. Hockley played in 19 women's Test matches, making a high score of 126 not out and averaging 52.04. Hockley captained New Zealand in six Tests, drawing them all. In women's one-day internationals, Hockley averaged 41.89 in her 118 games...	38

Bowling

Record	First		Second
Most Wickets	Cathryn Fitzpatrick Cathryn Fitzpatrick Cathryn Lorraine Fitzpatrick is a former Australian cricketer. She was recognised as the world's fastest women pace bowler, bowling at up to 125 km/h...	180	Neetu David Neetu David Neetu David is a left-arm spinner who plays for the India national women's cricket team.David is India's third highest wicket taker in Tests and their leading wicket-taker in One Day Internationals...	141
Lowest Average (min. 1000 balls bowled)	Gill Smith	12.53	Lyn Fullston	13.26
Economy rate (min. 1000 balls bowled)	Sue Brown	1.81	Sharon Tredrea Sharon Tredrea Sharon Tredrea in Melbourne. She was an Australian cricketer who played 10 Women's Test matches and 31 Women's One Day Internationals including the 1973 Women's Cricket World Cup in England, 1978 Women's Cricket World Cup in India, and the 1988 Women's Cricket World Cup as vice-captain in her home...	1.86
Best bowling figures	Sajjida Shah Sajjida Shah Sajjida Bibi Shah is a female Pakistani cricketer. A right-handed batsman and off spin bowler, she has played two Tests and 42 One-Day Internationals for the Pakistan national women's cricket team....  vs (2003)	7/4	Jo Chamberlain Jo Chamberlain Joanna Michelle Chamberlain, known as Jo, is a cricketer who played for the England women's cricket team in 9 Test matches and 39 One Day Internationals from 1987 to 1995.... vs (1991)	7/8