The first women's Twenty20 international match took place between England and New Zealand in August 2004. Interestingly, it was another 6 months before the first T20 international was played between two men's teams. As of May 2025, Megan Schutt was the all-time leading wicket-taker in women's international T20 matches, having taken 151 wickets for Australia between 2013 and 2025.Â
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