The Maldives national women's cricket team is the team that represents

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in international

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. In April 2018, the

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(ICC) granted full

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(WT20I) status to all its members. Therefore, every

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match played between Maldives women and other ICC members since 1 July 2018 has the full WT20I status. The team played its first WT20I matches during the

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in December 2019. In the bronze medal play-off match, the Maldives were dismissed for just eight runs, to record the second lowest total in a WT20I match. Only one run came from the bat, with the other seven runs coming from wides. Nine cricketers were dismissed without scoring. Earlier in the tournament, the Maldives lost to Bangladesh by 249 runs, with the Maldives bowled out for just six runs in their innings.

Records and statistics

International Match Summary — Maldives Women ''Last updated 13 February 2024''

Twenty20 International

T20I record versus other nations ''Records complete to WT20I #1777. Last updated 13 February 2024.''

Tournament history

Women's World Cup

Women's World T20

ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier

ICC Women's World Twenty20 Asia Qualifier

Women's Asia Cup

ACC Women's Premier Cup

ACC Women's T20 Championship

References

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Women's national cricket teams

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2019 establishments in the Maldives National sports teams established in 2019