The Costa Rica women's national cricket team represents the country of
Costa Rica
Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central American region of North America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the no ...
in women's
cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...
matches. In April 2018, the
International Cricket Council
The International Cricket Council (ICC) is the world governing body of cricket. Headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, its members are List of International Cricket Council members, 108 national associations, with 12 List of Internation ...
(ICC) granted full
Women's Twenty20 International
Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) is the shortest form of women's international cricket. A women's Twenty20 International is a 20 overs-per-side cricket match between two of the International Cricket Council (ICC) members. The first Twent ...
(WT20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all
Twenty20
Twenty20 (T20) is a shortened game format of cricket. At the professional level, it was introduced by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) in 2003 for the inter-county competition. In a Twenty20 game, the two teams have a single innin ...
matches played between the Costa Rica women's team and another international side after 1 July 2018 had full WT20I status.
In 2014, the Women's Cricket Association of Costa Rica was founded. The team's first WT20I matches were against the
Mexico women's team, as part of the
2019 Central American Cricket Championship
The 2019 Central American Cricket Championship was a cricket tournament held in Mexico from 25 to 28 April 2019. It was the seventh edition of the Central American Championship and the first since the ICC granted Twenty20 International (T20I) s ...
in
Naucalpan, Mexico.
Records and statistics
International Match Summary — Costa Rica Women
''Last updated 15 December 2019''
Twenty20 International
* Highest team total: 113/2 v.
Belize
Belize (; bzj, Bileez) is a Caribbean and Central American country on the northeastern coast of Central America. It is bordered by Mexico to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and Guatemala to the west and south. It also shares a wate ...
on 14 December 2019 at Los Reyes Polo Club, Guácima District, Guácima.
* Highest individual score: 39, Wendy Morales v.
Belize
Belize (; bzj, Bileez) is a Caribbean and Central American country on the northeastern coast of Central America. It is bordered by Mexico to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and Guatemala to the west and south. It also shares a wate ...
on 15 December 2019 at Los Reyes Polo Club, Guácima District, Guácima.
* Best individual bowling figures: 4/15, Amanda Bolaños v.
Belize
Belize (; bzj, Bileez) is a Caribbean and Central American country on the northeastern coast of Central America. It is bordered by Mexico to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and Guatemala to the west and south. It also shares a wate ...
on 14 December 2019 at Los Reyes Polo Club, Guácima District, Guácima.
T20I record versus other nations
''Records complete to WT20I #816. Last updated 15 December 2019.''
See also
* List of Costa Rica women Twenty20 International cricketers
* Costa Rica national cricket team
References
{{National sports teams of Costa Rica
Costa Rica in international cricket, Women's
Women's national cricket teams
National sports teams of Costa Rica