The Iran national women's cricket team is the team that represents the country of Iran in international women's cricket matches. The team made its international debut in 2009 and is organised by the Islamic Republic of Iran Cricket Association, which is an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC).
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| Association | Islamic Republic of Iran Cricket Association | ||||||
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| Personnel | |||||||
| Captain | Nasimeh Rahshetaei | ||||||
| International Cricket Council | |||||||
| ICC status | Associate member[1] (2017) Affiliate member (2003) | ||||||
| ICC region | Asia | ||||||
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| Women's international cricket | |||||||
| First international | v.  Nepal at Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur; 3 July 2009 | ||||||
| As of 10 January 2023 | |||||||
History edit
Iran made its international debut when they played at the 2009 ACC Women's Twenty20 Championship, losing to Nepal on debut in July 2009.[3] In 2012, the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack reported that women's cricket teams existed in eight of Iran's 31 provinces.[4] The team later took part in the 2013 ACC Women's Championship,[5] followed by the 2014 ACC Women's Premier.[6]
In April 2018, the International Cricket Council (ICC) granted full Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Iran women and another international side after 1 July 2018 will be a full WT20I.[7]
Nine women's teams competed in the 2022 National Women's Championship, with a national women's training camp held in the same year. The following year, it was reported that women's cricket in Iran faced a number of challenges, including a lack of suitable facilities and uncertainty around women's participation in sport following the Mahsa Amini protests.[4]
Tournament history edit
| Host/Year | Round/Rank |
|---|---|
 2009 ACC Women's Twenty20 Championship |
8th place |
 2013 ACC Women's Championship |
6th place |
| 2014 ACC Women's Premier |
6th place |
Head coaches edit
Shamsa Hashmi 2008-2009- Hajira Sarwar 2010-2013
Mozhdeh Bavandpour 2014
Captains edit
- Nahid Hakimian 2009
- Somayyeh Sahrapour 2013
- Nasimeh Rahshetaei 2014
Awards edit
- 2012 Monir Habibi, Volunteer of the Year, Pepsi ICC Development Programme Awards
- 2013 Winners, Spirit of Cricket Award ACC Women's Championship[8]
Limited-overs head-to-head edit
Updated until last match played: 17 February 2014
- The result percentage excludes no results and counts ties as half a win
| vs ICC Associate members | ||||||
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hong Kong |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
 Kuwait |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| Nepal |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
 Singapore |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| Thailand |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50% |
| vs ICC Affiliate members | ||||||
 Bhutan |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
 China |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
 Qatar |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| Total | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 36% |
Twenty20 head-to-head editUpdated until last match played: 10 July 2009
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