Cricket is a team game. However, in the shortest format of this game, we have occasionally seen that it takes just one person’s brilliant performance to take the game away from the opposition. However, this task is not as easy as it sounds. It takes a great amount of skill to settle down and build a quick innings. New Zealand has given the game many batters that possess that ability to single-handedly determine the course of the match. Now, we will deep dive into this topic, and learn the names of the highest scorers for New Zealand in the Women’s T20I World Cups.
1. Suzie Bates Vs Pakistan
To kick off the list, we have Suzie Bates’ unbeaten knock of 94 runs. Suzie’s inning comprised of eight fours and two sixes, ensuring an astonishing strike rate of 154.09. While playing against Pakistan in the Group Stage match in 2014, Suzie’s knock ensured victory for the team by a big margin of 59 runs.
2. Aimee Watkins Vs India
On number two, we have Aimee Watkins’ knock of 89* against India in the inaugural Women’s T20I world Cup of 2009. While playing with a healthy strike rate of 153.44, Aimee hit ten fours and two sixes in 58 balls to reach the score. Thanks to this knock, followed by a brilliant bowling performance, India was restricted to only 93 runs and thus faced defeat by 52 runs.
3. Sara Mcglashan Vs West Indies
Next up is the 84-run knock by Sara McGlashan against West Indies in 2010. In her 58-ball innings, Sara hit six fours and two sixes and maintained a strike rate of 152.72. While batting first, Sara guided New Zealand to a total of 180 runs. West Indies failed to chase down the target and were handed a defeat by 56 runs.
4. Suzie Bates Vs Ireland
On the fourth spot, we have Suzie Bates’ knock against Ireland. During the group match in 2016, she hit seven fours and two sixes, to add up 82 runs in 60 balls, thus registering a strike rate of 136.66. After batting first, the Kiwis gave a target of 178 runs to the Ireland team, which they failed to chase down and faced a massive defeat by 93 runs.
5. Suzie Bates Vs Bangladesh
Standing on number five, we again have Suzie Bates. While playing against Bangladesh in the recent encounter of 2023, Bates hit seven fours a one maximum in her 61-ball knock to score an unbeaten 81 runs. Her strike rate during the inning was of 132.78. New Zealand defeated Bangladesh by 71 runs in this match.
6. Sophie Devine Vs Sri Lanka
Making it to the sixth place on this list, we have Sophie Devine’s unbeaten knock of 75 runs against Sri Lanka in the 2020 Women’s T20I World Cup. While playing with a strike rate of 136.36, Sophie hit six fours and two sixes in her innings. The knock ensured that New Zealand was able to chase down Sri Lanka’s total of 127 runs successfully.
7. Aimee Watkins Vs Australia
On number seven, we have an unbeaten 73-run knock from the bat of Aimee Watkins. Her 51-ball inning comprised of twelve fours and one maximum and her strike rate was as high as 143.13. New Zealand successfully chased down Australia’s total of 123 runs in the group-stage match of the inaugural 2009 Women’s T20I World Cup.
8. Suzie Bates Vs Ireland
Suzie Bates’ knock of 68 runs stands on the eighth position of this list. In took Suzie 51 balls to reach this score as she played with a strike rate of 133.33, hitting ten fours. The knock came against Ireland in the group-match of 2014. New Zealand won by 42 runs while defending a total of 171 runs.
9. Suzie Bates Vs India
In the ninth spot, we have Suzie Bates’ 67-run knock against India in the Women’s T20I World Cup of 2018. Suzie hit eight fours in her 50-ball innings and maintained a strike rate of 134.00. Despite this batting performance, New Zealand could not chase down the 194-run target set by the Indian batters.
10. Amelia Kerr Vs Sri Lanka
Last but not least, we have Amelia Kerr making it to this list of top knocks. In a recent encounter, in 2023, against Sri Lanka, Kerr scored 66 runs off 48 balls with the help of six fours. Her strike rate in the innings was of 137.50. With the help of a brilliant bowling performance, Sri Lanka was restricted to only 60 runs.
