Women’s cricket is becoming more and more popular every day. Through live broadcasts of international matches, the sport has gained a number of new fans and female athletes. Women’s cricket has devoted followers in several of the best-known cricketing countries.
In terms of men’s cricket, everyone knows the greats. However, the best women cricketers are not widely known. Learn more about some of the best bowlers in women’s cricket by scrolling down.
Top 10 fastest female bowlers
As the game continues to grow, statistical information is lacking. But we’ve rounded up four of the fastest bowlers in the sport. To learn more about them, scroll down!
1. Cathryn Lorraine Fitzpatrick (132 km/h)
Australian cricketer Cathryn Lorraine Fitzpatrick, born March 4, 1968, played in the past. She was known as the world’s fastest bowler throughout her career and she was the first woman to record 100 wickets in a one-day international match. The Australian Cricket Hall of Fame and the International Cricket Council (ICC) Cricket Hall of Fame inducted Fitzpatrick in 2019.
2. Jhulan Goswami (128 km/h)
Regardless, India’s Jhulan Goswami is currently considered the fastest bowler in the world following Cathryn’s retirement. The fastest player in the history of women’s cricket is still Cathryn. Goswami leads all women cricketers in wickets taken.
3. Léa Tahuhu (122 km/h)
New Zealand’s Lea Tahuhu is the fastest bowler in women’s cricket, with a delivery speed of 126 kmph. She is a fast right-handed player. She has 48 wickets in ODIs and 27 wickets in T20s. In November 2018, she was chosen to join the Melbourne Renegades squad for the 2018–19 Women’s Big Bash League season.
4. Jahanara Alam (118 km/h)
Alam was part of the cricket team that defeated the China women’s cricket team to win a silver medal at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China. Jahananra Alam made her ODI debut on 26 November 2011 against the Ireland women’s cricket team.
Alam played her first T20I against the Indian women’s cricket team on 28 August 2012. She played a crucial role in the Bangladesh team that won the 2018 Women’s Twenty20 Asian Cup in June 2018, being the first nation to do it.
5. Lisa Sthalekar
Indian-born former Australian cricketer Lisa Carprini Sthalekar was widely regarded as the sport’s best all-rounder. She is the first woman to score 1,000 runs and take 100 wickets in limited-overs cricket. Sthalekar has amassed 23 wickets in 16 innings in his eight international Test matches.
She played 5/30, which was her best round overall. With a score of 6/114, Lisa had her best Test match performance between 2003 and 2011. She has already taken five wickets and has a Test bowling average of 20.95 with an economy rate of 1.65 .
6. Neetu David
Neetu David, a former Indian women’s national cricket team player, has the best bowling performance in women’s test matches. It was her skill as a left-arm spinner that made her best known. Neetu appeared in 10 international test matches and took 41 wickets in 16 innings.
She bowled 8/53, which was her best innings bowling. With a score of 9/90, David had her best Test match result between 1995 and 2006. She bowls 18.90 in Tests and has an economy rate of 1.74. Moreover, she took five wickets once and four wickets three times.
7. Anisa Mohammed
Currently playing for the West Indies women’s cricket team, Anisa Mohammed holds the record for most T20 international wickets taken. In addition to her international performances, she participated in first-class cricket for the Trinidad and Tobago women’s team.
Anisa played 111 limited-overs internationals between 2003 and 2019, taking 145 wickets in 111 one-day internationals (ODIs), with a best bowling effort of 7/14 in an ODI match. She has six four-wicket hauls, five five-wicket hauls, an economy rate of 3.27 and an ODI bowling average of 19.07.
8. Jenny Gunn
Now a member of the England women’s national team. In the lower middle order, Jennifer Louise Gunn excels as a batsman and medium pace bowler. She was awarded the designation of Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 2014 Birthday Honors.
Between 2004 and 2014, Jenny took 29 wickets in 21 innings in 11 international test matches. She also achieved her best bowling figures of 5/19 in an innings and 5/59 in a single Test match. She has already taken five wickets and has a Test bowling average of 22.24 and an economy rate of 1.76.
9. Stafanie Taylor
The 2011 ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Year was Stafanie Roxann Taylor, a player for the current West Indies women’s cricket team. She set a new benchmark for the highest Twenty20 total on debut.
Out of 111 limited-overs international matches she played in between 2008 and 2019, Stafanie took 130 wickets in 111 one-day internationals (ODIs), with her best bowling effort of 4/17 in a single ODI match. She has five four-wicket performances, an ODI average of 19.44 and an economy rate of 3.05.
10. Claire Taylor
The first woman to play in both a cricket team and a World Cup team was former England cricketer Clare Elizabeth Taylor. She competed for the World Cup cricket team in 1993 and the World Cup football team in 1995. Taylor took 25 wickets in 24 innings in 16 international test matches between 1995 and 2003, with his best bowling figures of 4/38 in an innings and 5/95 in a single Test match.