The highest individual score in women’s T20I cricket belongs to Argentina’s Lucia Taylor — 169 off just 84 balls against Chile in Buenos Aires on 13 October 2023. It broke a record that had stood for barely 19 months, and it came in the most extraordinary T20I ever played: Argentina piled up 427 for 1, the highest team total in any T20I, men’s or women’s. Here is the definitive all-time top 10 as of October 2026.
Highest Individual Score in Women’s T20I – All-Time Top 10
1. Lucia Taylor (Argentina) – 169 vs Chile, 2023
Taylor walked out at the St Albans Club in Buenos Aires with a previous T20I best of 29 — and walked off with the world record. Her 169 came off 84 balls with 27 fours and, remarkably, zero sixes. She shared a record 350-run opening stand with Albertina Galan (145*). Argentina’s 427 for 1 and the 364-run winning margin are both all-time T20I records.
2. Deepika Rasangika (Bahrain) – 161* vs Saudi Arabia, 2022
Rasangika’s 161 not out off 66 balls at Al Amerat on 22 March 2022 held the world record for 19 months — 31 fours at a strike rate of 243.93, the first WT20I score past 150. In December 2025, aged 41, she became the oldest WT20I centurion with 107 not out against the same opposition.
3. Esha Oza (UAE) – 158* vs Bahrain, 2022
Four days after Rasangika’s record, on the same Al Amerat ground, Oza answered with 158 not out off 71 balls (22 fours, 6 sixes). The UAE captain owns five WT20I centuries — more than any player, male or female, in T20 internationals.
4. Maria Castiñeiras (Argentina) – 155* vs Chile, 2023
Two days after Taylor’s 169, in the same series, Castiñeiras smashed 155 not out off 77 balls. It completed back-to-back centuries (105 on 14 October, 155* on 15 October) — she remains the only woman with consecutive WT20I hundreds.
5. Alyssa Healy (Australia) – 148* vs Sri Lanka, 2019
Healy’s 148 not out off 61 balls at North Sydney on 2 October 2019 — with 7 sixes at a strike rate of 242.62 — held the world record for two and a half years. It remains the highest T20I score by a player from a Full Member nation.
6. Natthakan Chantham (Thailand) – 148* vs Singapore, 2025
The newest entry in the top 10: Chantham’s 148 not out off 69 balls at the Terdthai Cricket Ground in Bangkok on 16 December 2025, with 23 fours and 4 sixes, headlined Thailand’s 259 for 4 against Singapore at the SEA Games. Thailand’s opener has been her country’s batting mainstay since 2018.
7. Albertina Galan (Argentina) – 145* vs Chile, 2023
The quiet half of history’s biggest partnership. Galan’s unbeaten 145 off 84 balls — 23 fours, no sixes — came in the same innings as Taylor’s 169, the only WT20I innings with two 140-plus scores.
8. Laura Agatha (Brazil) – 144* vs Mexico, 2024
Agatha’s 144 not out off 71 balls at Poços de Caldas on 26 September 2024 stands out for its six-hitting: 11 sixes, the most in any top-10 innings, alongside 11 fours.
9. Rebecca Blake (Romania) – 135* vs Malta, 2023
Blake’s 135 not out off 76 balls (24 fours) in Ilfov County on 5 August 2023 was her second of three WT20I centuries — a tally matched by only a handful of players in history.
10. Meg Lanning (Australia) – 133* vs England, 2019
Lanning’s 133 not out off 63 balls at Chelmsford on 26 July 2019, with 7 sixes, sealed an Ashes T20I. The former Australian captain retired from internationals in 2023 with two WT20I centuries.
How the Record Fell: Healy to Rasangika to Taylor
The record has changed hands three times in the modern era: Alyssa Healy’s 148* (October 2019) stood for 29 months until Deepika Rasangika’s 161* (March 2022), and nineteen months later Lucia Taylor’s 169 took it beyond 165. Three of the top seven — Taylor, Castiñeiras and Galan — came in a single three-match Argentina-Chile series.
Fastest Tons and the Other Landmarks
Raw size isn’t the only measure of a T20I innings. Deandra Dottin’s 112 not out off 45 balls against South Africa at the 2010 World T20 remains the fastest WT20I century — raised off just 38 balls, batting at No. 6. For career weight rather than single innings, see our most runs in women’s T20I all-time list, and the highest individual score in women’s ODI cricket for the format comparison.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the highest individual score in women’s T20I cricket?
Lucia Taylor’s 169 for Argentina against Chile at the St Albans Club, Buenos Aires, on 13 October 2023 — scored off 84 balls with 27 fours and no sixes.
Who held the record before Lucia Taylor?
Deepika Rasangika’s 161 not out for Bahrain against Saudi Arabia in March 2022. Before her, Alyssa Healy’s 148 not out for Australia against Sri Lanka (October 2019) was the record.
What is the highest team total in women’s T20I cricket?
Argentina’s 427 for 1 against Chile on 13 October 2023 — the same match as Taylor’s 169. It is the highest team total in any T20I, men’s or women’s, and the 364-run margin is also a T20I record.
Which Full Member player has the highest women’s T20I score?
Alyssa Healy’s 148 not out for Australia against Sri Lanka at North Sydney in October 2019 — fifth on the all-time list.
Who has scored the most centuries in women’s T20I cricket?
Esha Oza of the UAE, with five — the most by any player, male or female, in T20 internationals. Chamari Athapaththu and Laura Wolvaardt have four each.
What is the fastest century in women’s T20I cricket?
Deandra Dottin’s 112 not out off 45 balls for West Indies against South Africa at the 2010 World T20 — the hundred came off 38 balls, still the fastest ever, struck from No. 6.
Final Thoughts
The highest individual score in women’s T20I cricket now stands at 169 — and it took one of the strangest matches ever played to get there. With associate nations playing more T20Is every year and hitters like Oza and Chantham still active, 170 is no longer unthinkable. Bookmark this page — we update the top 10 after every major series.