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Bhutan women's national cricket team
Cricket team
The Bhutan women's national cricket team, nicknamed The Lady Dragons, represents Bhutan in international women's cricket. The team is organised by the Bhutan Cricket Council Board, which has been a member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) since 2001. The team made its international debut against Qatar in 2009.
| Nickname(s) | Lady Dragons | |||||||||
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| Association | Bhutan Cricket Council Board | |||||||||
| International Cricket Council | ||||||||||
| ICC status | Associate member[1] (2017) Affiliate member (2001) | |||||||||
| ICC region | Asia | |||||||||
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| Women's international cricket | ||||||||||
| First international | v  Qatar at Kuala Lumpur; 3 July 2009 | |||||||||
| Women's Twenty20 Internationals | ||||||||||
| First WT20I | v  Hong Kong at Bangkok; 13 January 2019 | |||||||||
| Last WT20I | v Hong Kong at UKM-YSD Cricket Oval, Bangi; 13 February 2024 | |||||||||
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| As of 13 February 2024 | ||||||||||
Bhutan made its international debut at the 2009 ACC Women's Twenty20 Championship in Malaysia.[5] The team won its first match against Qatar (another international debutant) by 42 runs,[6] but lost its four other group-stage games.[7] However, in the ninth-place play-off against Oman, Bhutan won by 101 runs, and consequently finished the tournament ranked ninth out of twelve teams.[8] At the tournament's 2011 edition, Bhutan again won only a single group-stage game, against Oman, and were defeated by Kuwait in the seventh-place play-off.[9] The team returned to international competition at the 2013 ACC Women's Championship, where matches were played over 25 overs. In the group stage, Bhutan defeated both Malaysia and the United Arab Emirates, finished third.[10] They went on to narrowly defeat Iran in the fifth-place play-off.[11] Both Bhutan and Iran qualified for the 2014 ACC Women's Premier competition as a result of finishing in the top six teams.[12]
In April 2018, the ICC granted full Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Bhutan women and another international side after 1 July 2018 will be a full WT20I.[13] Bhutan made her Twenty20 International debut in Bangkok on 12 January 2019 against Hong Kong at the 2019 Thailand Women's T20 Smash.[14]
In December 2020, the ICC announced the qualification pathway for the 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.[15] The Bhutan women's team made their debut at an ICC women's event when they played in the 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier group.[16]
Women's World Cup
Women's World T20
ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier
ICC Women's World Twenty20 Asia Qualifier
| ICC Women's World Twenty20 Asia Qualifier record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR |
 2017 | Did not participate | ||||||
| 2019 | |||||||
 2021 | Group stages | – | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
 2023 | Group stages | – | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 2/4 | 0 Titles | 10 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
Women's Asia Cup
ACC Women's Premier Cup
| ACC Women's Premier Cup record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR |
| 2024 | Group stages | – | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 1/1 | 0 Titles | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
ACC Women's T20 Championship
| ACC Women's T20 Championship record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR |
| 2009 | Group stages | 9/12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
 2011 | Group stages | 8/10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Group stages | 5/11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Group stages | – | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 4/4 | 0 Titles | 20 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
International Match Summary — Bhutan Women[17]
Last updated 13 February 2024
| Playing Record | ||||||
| Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twenty20 Internationals | 20 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 26 April 2019 |
Twenty20 International
- Highest team total: 126/2 v. Bahrain on 22 June 2022 at UKM-YSD Cricket Oval, Bangi.[18]
- Highest individual score: 64*, Dechen Wangmo v. Bahrain on 22 June 2022 at UKM-YSD Cricket Oval, Bangi.[19]
- Best innings bowling: 4/8, Dechen Wangmo v. Qatar on 1 September 2023 at Bayuemas Oval, Pandamaran.[20]
T20I record versus other nations[17]
Records complete to T20I #1773. Last updated 13 February 2024.
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICC Associate members | |||||||
 Bahrain |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 June 2022 | 22 June 2022 |
| Hong Kong |
4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 January 2019 | |
 Indonesia |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 January 2019 | |
| Kuwait |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 November 2021 | 22 November 2021 |
| Malaysia |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28 November 2021 | |
 Maldives |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 February 2024 | 10 February 2024 |
 Myanmar |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 January 2019 | |
 Nepal |
4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 23 November 2021 | |
| Qatar |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 September 2023 | 1 September 2023 |
| Thailand |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 January 2019 | |
| United Arab Emirates |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25 November 2021 | |
- "Ireland and Afghanistan ICC newest full members amid wide-ranging governance reform". International Cricket Council. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- "ICC Rankings". International Cricket Council.
- "WT20I matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
- "WT20I matches - 2024 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
- Other women's matches played by Kuwait Archived 20 December 2016 at the Wayback Machine – CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
- Bhutan Women v Qatar Women, Asian Cricket Council Women's Twenty20 Championship 2009 (Group A) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
- Table: Asian Cricket Council Women's Twenty20 Championship 2009 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
- Bhutan Women v Oman Women, Asian Cricket Council Women's Twenty20 Championship 2009 (9th Place Play-off) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
- Kuwait Women v Bhutan Women, Asian Cricket Council Women's Twenty20 Championship 2010/11 (7th Place Play-off)] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
- Table: Asian Cricket Council Women's Championship 2012/13 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
- Bhutan Women v Iran Women, Asian Cricket Council Women's Championship 2012/13 (5th Place Play-off) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
- Table: Asian Cricket Council Women's Premier 2013/14 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
- "All T20I matches to get international status". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- "Qualification for ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2023 announced". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
- "ICC announce qualification process for 2023 Women's T20 World Cup". The Cricketer. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
- "Bhutan Women / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Highest Totals". Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- "Bhutan Women / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / High Scores". Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- "Bhutan Women / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Best Bowling Figures in an Innings". Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 June 2022.