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South Africa Women T20I records
Latest Beat Zimbabwe Women 5–0 in the T20I series · September 2026
South Africa Women have played 164 T20I matches since 2009, winning 78 (48%). Laura Wolvaardt has scored the most T20I runs for South Africa Women (2,984) and Shabnim Ismail has taken the most wickets (96).
48%T20I wins78 of 164 · since 2009
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Updated to 19 September 2026
South Africa Women T20I records
T20I records here start in 2009, when ball-by-ball data begins; earlier matches are not included.
Highest T20I totals
- 220/2 (20 ov) v Ireland, 2025
- 208/1 (20 ov) v Netherlands, 2026
- 205/4 (20 ov) v Zimbabwe, 2026
Lowest completed T20I totals
- 64/8 (20 ov) v Pakistan, 2014
- 68/9 (20 ov) v Pakistan, 2014
- 70/8 (20 ov) v West Indies, 2012
Biggest wins by runs
- 113 runs v Thailand, 2020
- 105 runs v Ireland, 2025
- 105 runs v India, 2019
Biggest wins by wickets
- 10 wickets v West Indies, 2024
- 10 wickets v Bangladesh, 2023
- 10 wickets v West Indies, 2023
Highest individual scores
- 126* Laura Wolvaardt (62 b) v Zimbabwe, 2026
- 115 Laura Wolvaardt (53 b) v India, 2026
- 115* Laura Wolvaardt (56 b) v Ireland, 2025
Best bowling figures
- 5/8 Suné Luus v Ireland, 2016
- 5/12 Shabnim Ismail v Pakistan, 2021
- 5/13 Nondumiso Shangase v Tanzania, 2024
Most T20I runs for South Africa Women
Top 25, every match in our records
| # | Batter | Inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laura Wolvaardt | 99 | 2984 | 126 | 39.26 | 123.7 | 16/4 | 351 | 44 |
| 2 | Tazmin Brits | 80 | 2133 | 114 | 32.82 | 108.2 | 16/1 | 235 | 32 |
| 3 | Suné Luus | 104 | 1799 | 81 | 22.77 | 112.4 | 8/0 | 194 | 24 |
| 4 | Lizelle Lee | 71 | 1658 | 101 | 25.51 | 115.0 | 11/1 | 205 | 44 |
| 5 | Dane van Niekerk | 64 | 1633 | 72 | 29.69 | 96.7 | 8/0 | 167 | 29 |
| 6 | Marizanne Kapp | 84 | 1498 | 81 | 20.81 | 107.7 | 6/0 | 137 | 19 |
| 7 | Chloe Tryon | 93 | 1266 | 57 | 18.62 | 131.9 | 1/0 | 115 | 46 |
| 8 | Mignon du Preez | 72 | 1218 | 59 | 20.30 | 98.5 | 3/0 | 115 | 15 |
| 9 | Anne Bosch | 47 | 1149 | 83 | 28.02 | 117.2 | 7/0 | 136 | 18 |
| 10 | Nadine de Klerk | 62 | 837 | 44 | 23.91 | 105.9 | 0/0 | 81 | 10 |
| 11 | Annerie Dercksen | 39 | 654 | 55 | 25.15 | 125.8 | 2/0 | 71 | 20 |
| 12 | Trisha Chetty | 38 | 525 | 51 | 14.58 | 84.7 | 1/0 | 45 | 1 |
| 13 | Miané Smit | 9 | 284 | 102 | 47.33 | 136.5 | 1/1 | 33 | 3 |
| 14 | Lara Goodall | 15 | 270 | 52 | 22.50 | 111.1 | 1/0 | 31 | 2 |
| 15 | Faye Tunnicliffe | 16 | 241 | 52 | 18.54 | 100.4 | 2/0 | 28 | 4 |
| 16 | Kayla Reyneke | 13 | 236 | 34 | 33.71 | 142.2 | 0/0 | 20 | 12 |
| 17 | Sinalo Jafta | 27 | 172 | 17 | 11.47 | 126.5 | 0/0 | 20 | 2 |
| 18 | Nondumiso Shangase | 13 | 153 | 38 | 15.30 | 80.1 | 0/0 | 14 | 0 |
| 19 | Shabnim Ismail | 34 | 146 | 20 | 6.95 | 79.8 | 0/0 | 12 | 1 |
| 20 | Karabo Meso | 12 | 102 | 50 | 20.40 | 75.0 | 1/0 | 6 | 1 |
| 21 | Cri-Zelda Brits | 3 | 72 | 36 | 24.00 | 104.3 | 0/0 | 7 | 1 |
| 22 | Sunette Loubser | 8 | 58 | 37 | 14.50 | 85.3 | 0/0 | 2 | 2 |
| 23 | Ayabonga Khaka | 21 | 56 | 12 | 9.33 | 62.2 | 0/0 | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | Delmi Tucker | 10 | 50 | 15 | 8.33 | 73.5 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | Masabata Klaas | 16 | 47 | 12 | 3.92 | 71.2 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 |
Most T20I wickets for South Africa Women
Top 25, every match in our records
| # | Bowler | Inns | Overs | Wkts | Econ | Avg | Best | Dot % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shabnim Ismail | 91 | 319.2 | 96 | 5.97 | 19.84 | 5/12 | 52% |
| 2 | Marizanne Kapp | 94 | 318.1 | 87 | 5.59 | 20.45 | 4/6 | 54% |
| 3 | Nonkululeko Mlaba | 81 | 279.1 | 79 | 6.39 | 22.59 | 4/29 | 45% |
| 4 | Ayabonga Khaka | 80 | 275.5 | 70 | 7.08 | 27.90 | 4/27 | 40% |
| 5 | Nadine de Klerk | 76 | 225.3 | 64 | 7.70 | 27.14 | 3/7 | 37% |
| 6 | Dane van Niekerk | 58 | 176.3 | 51 | 5.46 | 18.90 | 4/17 | 42% |
| 7 | Tumi Sekhukhune | 40 | 122 | 45 | 7.65 | 20.73 | 3/20 | 43% |
| 8 | Masabata Klaas | 59 | 176.2 | 43 | 7.93 | 32.51 | 4/21 | 39% |
| 9 | Chloe Tryon | 85 | 220 | 41 | 6.98 | 37.44 | 4/15 | 39% |
| 10 | Suné Luus | 73 | 163.2 | 39 | 6.89 | 28.87 | 5/8 | 36% |
| 11 | Moseline Daniels | 31 | 104.3 | 21 | 5.09 | 25.33 | 3/13 | 58% |
| 12 | Nondumiso Shangase | 20 | 39 | 19 | 7.05 | 14.47 | 5/13 | 42% |
| 13 | Annerie Dercksen | 30 | 56.2 | 17 | 7.54 | 25.00 | 5/15 | 46% |
| 14 | Ayanda Hlubi | 12 | 37.3 | 13 | 8.19 | 23.62 | 3/24 | 48% |
| 15 | Kayla Reyneke | 17 | 37.1 | 12 | 6.08 | 18.83 | 3/13 | 50% |
| 16 | Eliz-Mari Marx | 14 | 44.2 | 12 | 7.24 | 26.75 | 3/19 | 52% |
| 17 | Anne Bosch | 14 | 28 | 10 | 7.11 | 19.90 | 2/5 | 37% |
| 18 | Marcia Letsoalo | 23 | 50.2 | 10 | 6.66 | 33.50 | 2/15 | 40% |
| 19 | N Nini | 3 | 10.3 | 7 | 6.86 | 10.29 | 3/17 | 49% |
| 20 | Sunette Loubser | 16 | 44.4 | 7 | 6.16 | 39.29 | 1/13 | 39% |
| 21 | Seshnie Naidu | 10 | 30 | 6 | 7.17 | 35.83 | 3/26 | 47% |
| 22 | J Winster | 4 | 14.4 | 5 | 4.02 | 11.80 | 2/12 | 59% |
| 23 | Leah Jones | 4 | 12 | 4 | 3.75 | 11.25 | 2/5 | 69% |
| 24 | Susan Benade | 4 | 15 | 4 | 5.07 | 19.00 | 2/7 | 64% |
| 25 | Zintle Mali | 7 | 22.3 | 4 | 8.27 | 46.50 | 2/39 | 33% |
South Africa Women T20I win percentage by year
Share of T20Is won each year
2009: won 0 of 1 (0%)
2011: won 0 of 1 (0%)
2012: won 1 of 3 (33%)
2013: won 4 of 7 (57%)
2014: won 5 of 12 (42%)
2015: won 1 of 3 (33%)
2016: won 3 of 8 (38%)
2018: won 8 of 18 (44%)
2019: won 6 of 11 (55%)
2020: won 4 of 8 (50%)
2021: won 5 of 9 (56%)
2022: won 3 of 9 (33%)
2023: won 8 of 20 (40%)
2024: won 11 of 25 (44%)
2025: won 3 of 5 (60%)
67%2026: won 16 of 24 (67%)
20092026
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| Year | P | W | L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 67% |
| 2025 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% |
| 2024 | 25 | 11 | 13 | 44% |
| 2023 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 40% |
| 2022 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33% |
| 2021 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 56% |
| 2020 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50% |
| 2019 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 55% |
| 2018 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 44% |
| 2016 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% |
| 2015 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 2014 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 42% |
| 2013 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% |
| 2012 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
South Africa Women best death over bowlers
Overs 16–20 · ranked by wickets, then economy · minimum 10 overs
| # | Bowler | Inns | Overs | Wkts | Econ | Dot % | Balls per boundary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nadine de Klerk | 56 | 76 | 33 | 8.26 | 26% | 6.6 |
| 2 | Shabnim Ismail | 67 | 90.2 | 31 | 7.36 | 31% | 6.6 |
| 3 | Marizanne Kapp | 56 | 70.5 | 30 | 7.58 | 36% | 7.1 |
| 4 | Ayabonga Khaka | 63 | 93.5 | 30 | 8.44 | 25% | 6.5 |
| 5 | Tumi Sekhukhune | 26 | 32 | 20 | 8.81 | 31% | 5.3 |
| 6 | Nonkululeko Mlaba | 36 | 44.1 | 19 | 7.11 | 38% | 7.6 |
| 7 | Masabata Klaas | 33 | 44.4 | 19 | 8.82 | 25% | 6.0 |
| 8 | Suné Luus | 18 | 21.2 | 14 | 5.91 | 38% | 11.6 |
| 9 | Chloe Tryon | 31 | 35.5 | 10 | 7.59 | 31% | 6.9 |
| 10 | Dane van Niekerk | 12 | 14.3 | 8 | 6.76 | 39% | 8.7 |
South Africa Women best powerplay bowlers
Overs 1–6 · ranked by wickets, then economy · minimum 10 overs
| # | Bowler | Inns | Overs | Wkts | Econ | Dot % | Balls per boundary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shabnim Ismail | 91 | 179 | 51 | 5.53 | 60% | 7.0 |
| 2 | Marizanne Kapp | 94 | 195.5 | 42 | 4.84 | 60% | 9.6 |
| 3 | Ayabonga Khaka | 69 | 116 | 26 | 6.41 | 49% | 6.8 |
| 4 | Nonkululeko Mlaba | 54 | 73 | 14 | 6.45 | 57% | 5.6 |
| 5 | Masabata Klaas | 48 | 62.2 | 11 | 7.56 | 49% | 5.3 |
| 6 | Chloe Tryon | 35 | 45.2 | 10 | 7.24 | 47% | 5.6 |
| 7 | Ayanda Hlubi | 12 | 23 | 9 | 7.04 | 54% | 4.9 |
| 8 | Tumi Sekhukhune | 24 | 30 | 8 | 7.97 | 53% | 4.4 |
| 9 | Moseline Daniels | 29 | 55 | 7 | 4.20 | 66% | 10.6 |
| 10 | Eliz-Mari Marx | 13 | 27 | 7 | 6.30 | 57% | 6.8 |
South Africa Women best powerplay batters
Overs 1–6 · ranked by runs · minimum 60 balls
| # | Batter | Runs | Balls | SR | 4s | 6s | Outs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laura Wolvaardt | 1274 | 1075 | 118.5 | 184 | 13 | 30 |
| 2 | Tazmin Brits | 905 | 980 | 92.3 | 120 | 4 | 30 |
| 3 | Lizelle Lee | 821 | 768 | 106.9 | 126 | 14 | 31 |
| 4 | Dane van Niekerk | 591 | 679 | 87.0 | 75 | 12 | 12 |
| 5 | Suné Luus | 466 | 436 | 106.9 | 66 | 5 | 16 |
| 6 | Anne Bosch | 382 | 349 | 109.5 | 55 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | Marizanne Kapp | 265 | 284 | 93.3 | 38 | 2 | 12 |
| 8 | Trisha Chetty | 253 | 282 | 89.7 | 32 | 1 | 18 |
| 9 | Mignon du Preez | 172 | 236 | 72.9 | 22 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Annerie Dercksen | 113 | 122 | 92.6 | 14 | 4 | 7 |
South Africa Women best death over batters
Overs 16–20 · ranked by runs · minimum 60 balls
| # | Batter | Runs | Balls | SR | 4s | 6s | Outs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chloe Tryon | 778 | 510 | 152.5 | 61 | 39 | 44 |
| 2 | Suné Luus | 536 | 388 | 138.1 | 58 | 10 | 27 |
| 3 | Laura Wolvaardt | 481 | 277 | 173.6 | 55 | 15 | 10 |
| 4 | Nadine de Klerk | 409 | 322 | 127.0 | 38 | 7 | 16 |
| 5 | Marizanne Kapp | 370 | 285 | 129.8 | 32 | 5 | 27 |
| 6 | Mignon du Preez | 304 | 235 | 129.4 | 28 | 7 | 23 |
| 7 | Dane van Niekerk | 300 | 236 | 127.1 | 25 | 7 | 14 |
| 8 | Tazmin Brits | 277 | 200 | 138.5 | 22 | 9 | 8 |
| 9 | Annerie Dercksen | 248 | 147 | 168.7 | 29 | 8 | 4 |
| 10 | Lizelle Lee | 202 | 138 | 146.4 | 20 | 7 | 12 |
South Africa Women T20I squad
Players who played for South Africa Women T20I in the last 12 months (since 19 Sept 2025), by role
Batters 12
- Laura Wolvaardt26 matches · 961 runs, SR 144.3Right-hand bat
- Annerie Dercksen23 matches · 438 runs, SR 129.6Right-hand bat
- Suné Luus17 matches · 464 runs, SR 132.2Right-hand bat
- Kayla Reyneke16 matches · 213 runs, SR 142.0
- Tazmin Brits16 matches · 424 runs, SR 112.8Right-hand bat
- Anne Bosch8 matches · 239 runs, SR 159.3Right-hand bat
- Dane van Niekerk8 matches · 85 runs, SR 154.5Right-hand bat
- Faye Tunnicliffe6 matches · 130 runs, SR 134.0Right-hand bat
- Nondumiso Shangase6 matches · 51 runs, SR 94.4Right-hand bat
- Miané Smit3 matches · 140 runs, SR 159.1Right-hand bat
- Lara Goodall2 matches · 22 runs, SR 146.7Left-hand bat
- Jae-Leigh Filander1 match · 0 runs, SR —
Wicketkeepers 2
- Sinalo Jafta18 matches · 34 runs, SR 109.7Right-hand bat
- Karabo Meso7 matches · 59 runs, SR 83.1Right-hand bat
All-rounders 2
- Nadine de Klerk19 matches · 192 runs, SR 101.1 · 13 wkts, econ 8.79Right-hand bat · Right-arm medium
- Marizanne Kapp10 matches · 149 runs, SR 144.7 · 9 wkts, econ 5.03Right-hand bat · Right-arm medium
Bowlers 12
- Nonkululeko Mlaba20 matches · 26 wkts, econ 6.77Right-hand bat · Slow left-arm orthodox
- Ayabonga Khaka18 matches · 24 wkts, econ 7.98Right-hand bat · Right-arm medium
- Chloe Tryon18 matches · 12 wkts, econ 7.46Right-hand bat · Slow left-arm orthodox
- Ayanda Hlubi7 matches · 8 wkts, econ 7.83Right-hand bat · Right-arm medium
- Masabata Klaas7 matches · 5 wkts, econ 8.98Right-hand bat · Right-arm medium
- Eliz-Mari Marx6 matches · 7 wkts, econ 5.75Right-hand bat · Right-arm medium
- Shabnim Ismail6 matches · 8 wkts, econ 6.95Left-hand bat · Right-arm fast
- Tumi Sekhukhune5 matches · 9 wkts, econ 9.79Left-hand bat · Right-arm medium
- C Wyngaard4 matches · 3 wkts, econ 5.58
- Seshnie Naidu4 matches · 4 wkts, econ 7.50Right-hand bat · Right-arm leg-break
- N Nini3 matches · 7 wkts, econ 6.86
- LE Nzuza2 matches · 2 wkts, econ 5.57
South Africa Women T20I bowling attack
Share of overs by type of bowler since 19 Sept 2025, T20Is only
- Right-arm pace58% of overs · 95 wkts · econ 7.68Ayabonga Khaka, Nadine de Klerk, Annerie Dercksen, Marizanne Kapp, Tumi Sekhukhune, Ayanda Hlubi, Shabnim Ismail, Eliz-Mari Marx, Masabata Klaas, Anne Bosch
- Off-spin2% of overs · 1 wkts · econ 6.60Nondumiso Shangase, Miané Smit
- Leg-spin6% of overs · 8 wkts · econ 7.61Suné Luus, Seshnie Naidu
- Left-arm orthodox24% of overs · 38 wkts · econ 7.03Nonkululeko Mlaba, Chloe Tryon
Bowling style unknown for 11% of overs.
T20I: every match since 2009
| Type | Overs | Wkts | Econ | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Right-arm pace | 58% | 477 | 6.82 | 24.49 |
| Left-arm pace | 4% | 24 | 5.12 | 23.00 |
| Off-spin | 6% | 38 | 7.20 | 31.58 |
| Leg-spin | 12% | 96 | 6.23 | 24.01 |
| Left-arm orthodox | 17% | 121 | 6.62 | 27.54 |
South Africa Women recent T20I results
- South Africa164/6 (20)Zimbabwe150/8 (20.1)South Africa won by 14 runs
- South Africa205/4 (20)Zimbabwe125/5 (20)South Africa won by 80 runs
- South Africa200/1 (20)Zimbabwe120 (19.3)South Africa won by 80 runs
- South Africa193/3 (20)Zimbabwe129/7 (20)South Africa won by 64 runs
- Zimbabwe116 (19.3)South Africa117/4 (13)South Africa won by 6 wickets
- England169/5 (20)South Africa129/8 (20)England won by 40 runs
- Bangladesh117/5 (20)South Africa118/6 (19.2)South Africa won by 4 wickets
- South Africa208/1 (20)Netherlands120/8 (20)South Africa won by 88 runs
- India158/7 (20)South Africa161/4 (19.1)South Africa won by 6 wickets
- Pakistan126/9 (20)South Africa127/8 (16.5)South Africa won by 2 wickets
South Africa Women head to head records
Record against every opponent, most played first
South Africa Women vs India Women11–10 24 played · 46%
South Africa Women vs Pakistan Women12–12 24 played · 50%
South Africa Women vs England Women3–17 21 played · 14%
South Africa Women vs New Zealand Women5–14 20 played · 25%- South Africa Women vs West Indies Women9–9 19 played · 47%
South Africa Women vs Sri Lanka Women10–6 16 played · 63%
South Africa Women vs Bangladesh Women9–1 11 played · 82%
South Africa Women vs Australia Women2–7 9 played · 22%- South Africa Women vs Ireland Women7–1 8 played · 88%
South Africa Women vs Zimbabwe Women5–1 6 played · 83%- South Africa Women vs Namibia Women0–1 1 played · 0%
South Africa Women vs Netherlands Women1–0 1 played · 100%- South Africa Women vs Scotland Women1–0 1 played · 100%
- South Africa Women vs Tanzania Women1–0 1 played · 100%
- South Africa Women vs Thailand Women1–0 1 played · 100%
- South Africa Women vs Uganda Women1–0 1 played · 100%
South Africa Women grounds
Where they have played most often
| Ground | P | W | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willowmoore ParkBenoni | 10 | 6 | 60% |
| Buffalo ParkEast London | 9 | 3 | 33% |
| Senwes ParkPotchefstroom | 9 | 5 | 56% |
| NewlandsCape Town | 8 | 5 | 63% |
| Daren Sammy National Cricket StadiumGros Islet | 6 | 2 | 33% |
| KingsmeadDurban | 6 | 5 | 83% |
| Dubai International Cricket Stadium | 5 | 4 | 80% |
| EdgbastonBirmingham | 5 | 2 | 40% |
| Queens Sports ClubBulawayo | 5 | 5 | 100% |
| Achimota Senior Secondary School A FieldAccra | 4 | 2 | 50% |
| Boland ParkPaarl | 4 | 2 | 50% |
| Lalabhai Contractor StadiumSurat | 4 | 1 | 25% |
| MA Chidambaram StadiumChennai | 4 | 2 | 50% |
| Sharjah Cricket StadiumSharjah | 4 | 1 | 25% |
| Wanderers StadiumJohannesburg | 4 | 2 | 50% |
South Africa Women season by season (16)
Each season links to its squad, best batsmen, best bowlers and death bowling
| Season | P | W | L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's T20I 2026 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 67% |
| Women's T20I 2025 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% |
| Women's T20I 2024 | 25 | 11 | 13 | 44% |
| Women's T20I 2023 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 40% |
| Women's T20I 2022 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33% |
| Women's T20I 2021 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 56% |
| Women's T20I 2020 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50% |
| Women's T20I 2019 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 55% |
| Women's T20I 2018 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 44% |
| Women's T20I 2016 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% |
| Women's T20I 2015 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| Women's T20I 2014 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 42% |
| Women's T20I 2013 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% |
| Women's T20I 2012 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| Women's T20I 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Women's T20I 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
South Africa Women T20I: quick answers
Who has scored the most T20I runs for South Africa Women?
Laura Wolvaardt, with 2,984 runs in 99 innings at a strike rate of 123.7.
Who has taken the most T20I wickets for South Africa Women?
Shabnim Ismail, with 96 wickets at an economy of 5.97.
What is South Africa Women's highest T20I total?
220/2 against Ireland in 2025.
What is South Africa Women's lowest T20I total?
64/8 against Pakistan in 2014.
What is the highest T20I score for South Africa Women?
126* by Laura Wolvaardt against Zimbabwe in 2026.
What are the best T20I bowling figures for South Africa Women?
5/8 by Suné Luus against Ireland in 2016.
What is South Africa Women's biggest T20I win?
By 113 runs against Thailand in 2020.