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10 Best Female Cricket Teams

November 4, 2014 by Khabir Uddin Mughal

Female Cricket Teams

Everyone says that cricket is the gentleman’s game. No one ever says that cricket is a lady’s game. This is because, just like most sports, cricket, too, has been made into something in which only the made are said to excel. But the truth is, cricket has always been quite popular among women. Be it because of the fact that it has a slow pace, or that it requires less running around the field may have been the reason for its popularity among the British women who could play it even if they wore the long and heavy dresses. Over the years as the game has picked speed, so have the women of the world, and they have shone in cricket. Let us look at 10 Best Female Cricket Teams in the world.

10 Best Female Cricket Teams

1. Australia

10 Best Female Cricket Teams
Best Female Cricket Teams

The Australian national women’s cricket team played their first Test match in 1935 against England. They won the ICC Women’s World Cup a record five times in 1978, 1982, 1989, 1998 and 2005. They made their highest One Day International team score of 412 runs on 16 December 1997 against Denmark at Mumbai, India in. The Australian Women’s national team started playing Women’s One Day International cricket in 1973 and till 2014 they played a total of 275 matches. They won 212 ODI matches out of 275 matches they played with a winning percentage of 78.99. The Australian Women’s team lost 56 matches till now with 1 draw, and 6 of their international ODI matches were finished with no result. Australian Women’s national team also played 71 International test matches from 1934 to 2014.

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2. England

10 Best Female Cricket Teams
Best Female Cricket Teams

The England women’s cricket team defeated Australia at 2–0 in a three-Test series in their debut in 1935. They won the ICC Women’s World Cup three times in 1973, 1993 and 2009. The current captain of the women’s side is Charlotte Edwards. The team represents both the England and Wales in women’s cricket. English Women’s national team started playing Women’s One Day International cricket in 1973 and till 2014 they played a total of 289 matches. They won 165 ODI matches out of 289 matches they played with a winning percentage of 59.49. The England Women’s team lost 112 matches till now with 2 draw and 10 of their international ODI matches finished with no result. English Women’s national team also played 91 International test matches from 1934 to 2014.

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3. India

10 Best Female Cricket Teams
Best Female Cricket Teams

The Indian women’s cricket team played their first Test match against the West Indies in 1977. They won the Women’s Asia Cup three times and also reached the finals of the 2005 ICC Women’s World Cup. The current captain of the women’s side is Mithali Raj. The first Indian women’s cricket club was the Parsi community in Bombay established in 1848. Indian Women’s National team started playing Women’s One Day International cricket in 1978 and till 2014 they played a total of 211 matches. They won 109 ODI matches out of 211 matches they played with a winning percentage of 52.89. The Indian Women’s team lost 97 matches till now with 1 draw and 4 of their international ODI matches finished with no result. Indian Women’s national team also played 34 International test matches from 1976 to 2006.

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4. West Indies

10 Best Female Cricket Teams
Best Female Cricket Teams

The West Indies women’s cricket team played their first test series in their own country against Australia in 1976. They made their ICC Women’s World Cup appearances 5 times starting from 1993. The current captain of the women’s national team is Stephanie Power. West Indian Women’s national team started playing Women’s One Day International cricket in 1979 and till 2014 they played a total of 126 matches. They won 62 ODI matches out of 126 matches they played with a winning percentage of 51.22. The West Indies Women’s team lost 59 matches till now with 1 draw and 4 of their International ODI matches finished with no result. West Indian Women’s National Team also played 12 international test matches from 1976 to 2004.

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5. New Zealand

10 Best Female Cricket Teams
Best Female Cricket Teams

The New Zealand women’s national cricket team played their first Test match against England in 1935. The team is also known as the White Ferns. They won the Women’s Asia Cup in 2000. The current captain of the women’s national team is Aimee Watkins. The New Zealand Women’s national team started playing Women’s One Day International cricket in 1973 and till 2014 they played a total of 278 matches. They won 136 ODI matches out of 278 matches they played with a winning percentage of 50.36. The New Zealand Women’s team lost 134 matches till now with 2 draw and 6 of their international ODI matches finished with no result. New Zealand Women’s national team also played 45 International test matches from 1935 to 2004.

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6. South Africa

10 Best Female Cricket Teams
Best Female Cricket Teams

The South African national women’s cricket team played their first Test match against England in 1960 and became the fourth women’s Test cricket playing country. As the sporting boycott against the system of racial segregation in South Africa, they played no international cricket matches from 1972 to 1997. South African Women’s national team started playing Women’s One Day International cricket in 1997 and till 2014 they played a total of 115 matches. They won 54 ODI matches out of 115 matches they played with a winning percentage of 50.00. The South Africa Women’s team lost 54 matches till now with 1 draw and 6 of their international ODI matches finished with no result. South African Women’s national team also played 11 International test matches from 1960 to 2007.

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7. Sri Lanka

10 Best Female Cricket Teams
Best Female Cricket Teams

The Sri Lanka national women’s cricket team played their first One Day International match against The Netherlands in 1997. The current captain of the women’s national team is Shashikala Siriwardana. The team made their ICC Women’s World Cup appearances three times till date. The also reached the finals of Asia Cup two times in 2004 and 2006. Sri Lankan Women’s national team started playing Women’s One Day International cricket in 1997 and till 2014, they played a total of 110 matches. They won 49 ODI matches out of 110 matches they played with a winning percentage of 46.22. The Sri Lanka Women’s team lost 57 matches till now with no draws but 4 of their international ODI matches finished with no result. Sri Lankan Women’s National Team also played an international test match in 1998.

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8. Ireland

10 Best Female Cricket Teams
Best Female Cricket Teams

The Ireland women’s national cricket team played their first Test match against Australia in 1987. The current captain of the women’s national team is Heather Whelan. The team made their ICC Women’s World Cup appearances five times and reached the semi-final at 1988 ICC Women’s World Cup. Irish Women’s national team started playing Women’s One Day International cricket in 1987 and till 2014 they played a total of 130 matches. They won 38 ODI matches out of 130 matches they played with a winning percentage of 30.40. The Irish Women’s team lost 87 matches till now with no draws but 5 of their international ODI matches finished with no result. Irish Women’s national team also played an international test match in 2000.

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9. Pakistan

10 Best Female Cricket Teams
Best Female Cricket Teams

The Pakistan national women’s cricket team played their first One Day International match against New Zealand in 1997. The current captain of the women’s national team is Sana Mir. The team made their ICC Women’s World Cup appearances three times till date. They won the gold medals in Asian Games twice consecutively in 2010 and 2014. Pakistani Women’s national team started playing Women’s One Day International cricket in 1997 and till 2014 they played a total of 112 matches. They won 31 ODI matches out of 112 matches they played with a winning percentage of 28.18. The Pakistan Women’s Team lost 79 matches till now with no draws but 2 of their international ODI matches finished with no result. Pakistani Women’s national team also played 3 International test matches from 1998 to 2004.

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10. Bangladesh

10 Best Female Cricket Teams
Best Female Cricket Teams

The Bangladesh national women’s cricket team played their first Test match against Thailand in 2007. They won the ACC Women’s Tournament in 2007. The current captain of the Bangladeshi women’s national team is Salma Khatun. They won the silver medals in the Asian Games twice
consecutively in 2010 and 2014. The team secured the 5th place in the 2011 Women’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier. Bangladeshi Women’s national team started playing Women’s One Day International cricket in 2011 and till 2014 they played a total of 16 matches. They won 4 ODI matches out of 16 matches they played with a winning percentage of 26.66. The Bangladesh Women’s team lost 11 matches till now with no draws but one of their international ODI matches finished with no result.

All the cricket-playing nations have a women’s team, and they deserve equal respect and adulation as the men’s teams do. It is often seen that the women’s cricket teams are ignored. In fact, it is quite safe to say that most of the women cricket teams do not receive half the praise and popularity as the men’s teams. It’s high time for the nations and the cricket fans to take notice of the women, and recognize the girl power that these teams highlight on the fields.

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Top 10 Most Popular Sports in the World

September 20, 2014 by Khabir Uddin Mughal

Most Popular Sports

Starting from the ancient civilization till the era of the technology, sports have always played a major role in the history of mankind. Various forms of gymnastics and acrobatics were probably the pioneer and the most popular sports of the pre-dynastic era, as it was recorded around 2000 BC. In those days, it was more of a skill development technique rather than for entertainment. Eventually, sports started to get used for recreational purposes. By looking at the Greek-Roman period, anyone can assume the wide popularity and the vital importance of the coliseum, and that of the gladiators as the main entertainment of the masses. At that time, ancient games are strangely crucial, violent or even deadly, and had their own ritualistic connections with the society. Today, the world enjoys mostly the non-morbid type of recreational, as well as traditional sports. And here is the list of 10 Most Popular Sports in the world.

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Top 10 Most Popular Sports in the World

1. Soccer

Top 10 Most Popular Sports in the World
Top 10 Most Popular Sports in the World

Soccer, also referred to as Association football, is a game between two teams with a spherical ball, consisting of eleven players on each side. The game is played on a rectangular field having goalposts at each end. The objective of the game is to score by placing the ball into the opposite goalpost. The goalkeepers are the only players on the ground that can touch the ball in their penalty area with their hands. Soccer is the world’s most popular sport as it is played in over 200 countries by 250 million players. It is widely considered to be derived from Ancient Greek sport “Episkyros” and the Roman version of the game “Harpastum”. The Laws of the Game were originally developed in England in 1863 by The Football Association and later governed internationally by the International Federation of Association Football or FIFA.

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2. Cricket

Top 10 Most Popular Sports in the World
Top 10 Most Popular Sports in the World

Cricket is a team game played between two teams with 11 players on each side mainly on round or oval shaped grounds while concentrating to the rectangular 22-yard long pitch for two main events called bowling and batting. The objective of the game is to score runs while batting turns while the other team bowls and fields. Each of that turn is known as an inning. It is widely believed that in 1301, Prince Edward, the son of Edward I, played this game at Newenden, England. The game had developed to be the national sport of England by the end of the 18th century. It was being played abroad by the mid-19th century due to the expansion of the British Empire. A team of England cricketers went on the first overseas tour to North America in 1859. This sport is often referred as the “Gentleman’s game” for the sportsmanship of the cricketers.

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3. American Football

Top 10 Most Popular Sports in the World
Top 10 Most Popular Sports in the World

American football, often referred as Gridiron in various countries and football in the United States, is a sport played by two teams consisting eleven players each on a rectangular field with goalposts on each end. The dimension of a typical football ground is 120 yards long and 53.33 yards wide. Most points are scored by placing the ball into the opposing team’s goalpost which is called touchdown. It is the most popular sport in the United States where the most popular forms of the game are professional football and college football. The most famous American football league, NFL, has the highest average attendance of any sports league in the world in its final match called the “Super Bowl”. NFL is also one of the richest leagues with around $10 billion of annual revenue. The first American football game was played between Rutgers and Princeton on November 6, 1869.

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4. Basketball

Top 10 Most Popular Sports in the World
Top 10 Most Popular Sports in the World

Basketball is a sport played on a rectangular court by two teams of five players on each side. The objective of the game is to place the ball in the hoop, a hollow bottom net of 18 inches diameter placed 10 feet above the ground at each end of the court. Two points are given to the shooting team if the players shoot the ball in the net ahead of the three-point line. It is illegal to carry the ball without dribbling, or resume the dribble while holding the ball with both hands. The game was invented by Dr. James Naismith, at the International Young Men’s Christian Association Training School, while creating a game to achieve maximum fitness in December 1891. The first balls specifically for basketball which were brown in color were developed by Tony Hinkle in the late 1950s. The first official game was played by two teams of nine players each in the YMCA gymnasium in Albany on January 20, 1892.

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5. Baseball

Top 10 Most Popular Sports in the World
Top 10 Most Popular Sports in the World

Baseball is a team game played between two teams of nine players each in turns of batting and fielding. The objective of the game is to hit the ball with a bat thrown by the pitcher. The scoring runs come by running counter-clockwise around a series of four bases after hitting the ball. When a player advances around the bases and returns to the home plate, a run is scored. Each baseball game is played in nine innings where two teams switch between batting and pitching whenever the fielding team makes three outs. This sport is believed to be derived from “la soule” which was described in a French manuscript from 1344. The early modern version of baseball was being played by the mid-18th century in England. Baseball was recognized as the national sport of the United States by the late 19th century.

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6. Tennis

Top 10 Most Popular Sports in the World
Top 10 Most Popular Sports in the World

Tennis is a sport that can be played using a racquet, individually against a single opponent called singles, or between two teams of two players on each side. The grounds are rectangular with distinctive markings, and the racquets are knitted with chord or string. The objective of the game is to strike a hollow felt-over rubber ball into the opponent’s court around the net. The modern version of this sport originated in Birmingham, England and by the late 19th century it was widely played as lawn tennis” which was a combination of lawn games mainly between bowls and croquet. According to the 1845 novel Sybil by Disraeli, Lord Eugene De Vere once stated that he would “go down to Hampton Court and play tennis.” Now, four major tournaments or the Grand Slams are hugely popular which are Australian Open, French Open and the US Open.

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7. Boxing

Top 10 Most Popular Sports in the World
Top 10 Most Popular Sports in the World

Boxing is a combat game between two players which was often called the sweet science and also the prize fighting in the past. The objective of this game is to throw punches for scoring a point against each other with gloved hands over a series of three-minute intervals called rounds. It is also included in two of the most popular event of the modern earth, the Olympic and the Commonwealth sports. It was recorded back as far as the 3rd millennium BC in a Sumerian relief and by the time of 688 BC, it was introduced in Olympic by the Greeks. The current version of this sport originated in Great Britain around 16th to 18th-century. The first bare-knuckle fight in England was documented in 1681 and in 1719 the first recorded bare-knuckle champion was James Figg in England. Three main styles used in modern boxing are fighter, brawler, and In-fighter.

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8. Golf

Top 10 Most Popular Sports in the World
Top 10 Most Popular Sports in the World

Golf is a club sport where competing players called golfers try to hit a ball into a series of holes on a course using the fewest strokes possible, with various bent sticks called the clubs or the golf bats. According to the modern Rules of Golf, the objective of the game is “playing a ball with a club from the teeing ground into the hole by a stroke or successive strokes in accordance with the Rules.” This sport does not require a standardized playing area and played in the courses with either nine or 18 holes arranged in progressive order. It is widely believed to be derived from the Roman game of paganica, where participants used to hit a stuffed leather ball with bent sticks. The current record of this game was first documented when James II banned this game in 1457 because it was a visual distraction while learning archery. The most popular event of this game is the PGA Tour.

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9. Hockey

Top 10 Most Popular Sports in the World
Top 10 Most Popular Sports in the World

Hockey is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players each in a rectangular hockey ground with a goal post on each end. The objective of this game is to maneuver a hockey ball called the Puck into the opponent’s goal using hockey sticks. The name of this game was first recorded in the book Juvenile Sports and Pastimes by Richard Johnson in 1773. But it was also widely believed that it was first recorded by King Edward III of England in 1363. A stone work belongs of 2000BC Egypt was also scripted with teams playing with sticks and a projectile. In 600 BC, this game was called kerētízein or kerhtízein by the Greeks. There are two main types of hockey, Field Hockey and Ice Hockey. Field hockey is played on natural grass with a hard ball approximately 73 mm in diameter, whereas, the ice hockey is played on a rectangular field of ice with a three-inch-diameter vulcanized rubber disc.

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10. Volleyball

Top 10 Most Popular Sports in the World
Top 10 Most Popular Sports in the World

Volleyball is a team game which is played between two teams of six players on a rectangular court separated by a net. The objective of the game is to hit the volleyball with hands over the net and score points by grounding the volleyball on the opponent’s court. The defending team can touch the ball up to 3 times, but individual participants of the same team cannot consecutively touch the ball twice. The typical size of the volleyball ground is 50 feet long and 25 feet wide, and the topmost end of the net should be placed 6 feet 6 inches above the ground. This game was introduced in the Summer Olympic Games in 1964. It was invented by YMCA director, William G. Morgan as an indoor game on February, 1895 and named Mintonette, which can be played by any number of players. This game also has various other types such as Beach volleyball, Buka ball and Footvolley.

Various other sports are also very popular throughout the world such as Table Tennis or Track and Field. An important fact is that, around 13,000 athletes participate in one of the biggest event of the earth, the Olympic, in 400 events of 33 different sports.

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