Thailand women's national cricket team

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Thailand
AssociationCricket Association of Thailand
Personnel
CaptainNaruemol Chaiwai[1][note 1]
CoachNitish Salekar[2][4]
International Cricket Council
ICC statusAssociate member (2005)
Affiliate member (1995)
ICC regionAsia
ICC Rankings Current[5] Best-ever
ODI 11th 7th (4 May 2023)
T20I 11th 10th (4 Jan 2022)
One Day Internationals
First ODIv.  Netherlands at Royal Chiangmai Golf Club, Chiang Mai; 20 November 2022
Last ODIv.  West Indies at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore; 19 April 2025
ODIs Played Won/Lost
Total[6] 14 8/6
(0 ties, 0 no results)
This year[7] 5 0/5
(0 ties, 0 no results)
Women's World Cup Qualifier appearances2 (first in 2017)
Best result9th (2017)[note 2]
T20 Internationals
First T20Iv.  Pakistan at Kinrara Academy Oval, Bandar Kinrara; 3 June 2018
Last T20Iv.    Nepal at Terdthai Cricket Ground, Bangkok; 20 May 2025
T20Is Played Won/Lost
Total[9] 109 72/35
(0 ties, 2 no results)
This year[10] 13 12/1
(0 ties, 0 no results)
T20 World Cup appearances1 (first in 2020)
Best resultGroup stage (2020)
T20 World Cup Qualifier appearances5 (first in 2013)
Best result2nd (2019)

T20I kit

As of 20 May 2025

The Thailand women's national cricket team represents Thailand in international women's cricket matches. Thailand is one of the strongest associate teams in women's international cricket and has been ranked as high as tenth in the ICC Women's T20I rankings.

A member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) since 1995, Thailand's women team made their international debut when they played, and lost, two matches against Bangladesh in July 2007.[11] The team hosted and won the 2013 ACC Women's Championship to qualify for its first ICC global tournament, the 2013 World Twenty20 Qualifier. Thailand was runner-up at the 2019 edition of the tournament and qualified for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia, the first appearance by Thailand in any cricket world championship. The team was awarded women's One Day International (ODI) status in 2022 and received their first ODI Ranking in November 2022.[12]

History

The team's first international tournament outside of Asian Cricket Council regional events was the 2013 World Twenty20 Qualifier, in which they placed fifth out of eight teams. The team was less successful at the 2015 edition of the tournament, which it hosted, winning only one match (against the Netherlands) to finish seventh.

In May 2016, Sri Lankan fast bowler Janak Gamage was named as a head coach of the team.[13] In February 2017, Thailand played their first 50-over match, when they faced India in the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier in Sri Lanka.[14] India won the match by 9 wickets.[15] In August 2017, Thailand won the gold medal in the women's tournament at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games, going undefeated in all four of their matches.

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 Thailand women and other international sides since 1 July 2018 have had the full WT20I status.[16]

On 9 June 2018, during the 2018 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup, Thailand beat Sri Lanka by four wickets to register their first ever win against a Full Member side.[17] In February 2019, they won the 2019 ICC Women's Qualifier Asia, therefore progressing to both the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier and the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournaments.[18] In August 2019, during the 2019 Netherlands Women's Quadrangular Series, they won their 17th win in a row, breaking the previous record of 16 consecutive wins in WT20I cricket set by Australia.[19] Thailand qualified to 2020 T20 World Cup in Australia after finished in top two in 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier.

On 3 March 2020 at the Sydney Showground Stadium, Thailand reached 150 runs for three wickets against Pakistan, the highest total for the team in Women's T20 World Cup and at that ground, before the match was abandoned due to rain.[20] Natthakan Chantam scored 56 to register Thailand's first Women's T20 World Cup half-century; she and Nattaya Boochatham, who scored 44, combined for an opening partnership of 93.[21][22] Ironically, this would be Thailand's highest WT20 score until the following year, and was Thailand's only no-result until 2023.[23]

In 2021, the Thai team embarked on a 15-match tour of Zimbabwe and South Africa to prepare for the Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier, held November 2021 in Harare, Zimbabwe.[24] At the qualifier, the team was leading Group B with three wins from four matches, when the tournament was called off, due to concerns about a new COVID variant and travel restrictions.[25][26] As a consequence, the three remaining places in the World Cup were handed to Bangladesh, Pakistan and the West Indies on the basis of their Women's One Day International rankings, and Thailand, which had beaten Bangladesh but did not have such a ranking, missed out, not only on the World Cup, but also on the next round of the ICC Women's Championship.[26] Prior to this, no team had ever won at least 3 of their first 4 matches of a qualifier without ultimately qualifying for the World Cup, and at the point the qualifiers were abandoned, Thailand would have had at least two points carried forward to the unplayed Super Six round from the aforementioned win over Bangladesh, and would only have needed to not finish last in that round to qualify for the Women's Championship.[27] According to women's cricket historian Raf Nicholson, of Bournemouth University in England, that outcome set back women's cricket in Thailand by three years.[26] As the use of ODI rankings meant that Thailand (and other associate member nations) would never have been able to qualify for either event, regardless of their results, in light of the cancellation, this decision has been criticized as "utterly disgraceful (and) utterly farcical".[28]

As a result of the controversial circumstances of Thailand's failure to qualify for either event, Cricket Association of Thailand president Ravi Sehgal was reported in April 2022 as saying "We should have been given a fair chance to qualify", and it was also reported that he had petitioned the ICC and board directors in December with an impassioned plea for Thailand to be granted ODI status.[29] In May 2022, the ICC announced Thailand as one of five women's sides to gain Women's One Day International (ODI) status.[30] Netherlands, Papua New Guinea, Scotland and the United States are the other four teams.[31]

In October 2022, Thailand qualified for the semifinals of the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup, aided by their first-ever win over Pakistan, in their first encounter since the abandoned match in Sydney. In November, it was announced that the Netherlands would play 8 matches against the Thai team in Chiang Mai that month, 4 each of ODIs (Thailand's first since earning status) and WT20Is. [32] Thailand won all four of the ODIs, and three of the four WT20Is, with the Netherlands earning their first-ever win over Thailand in the 2nd WT20I.

In February 2023, it was reported that the Thai women's team were set for their first tour of Ireland, to play three 50-over ODI matches and two T20Is in June;[33] however, it would later be reported that the series "was cancelled due to date clashes with the Asia Cup", as Thailand was scheduled to complete in the 2023 ACC Women's T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup in June;[34] however, just days before the Emerging Teams Asia Cup, Thailand withdrew from the event, citing visa issues.[35] In March, it was reported that Thailand was to host Zimbabwe for 3 ODIs in April, later amended to 3 ODIs and 4 WT20Is.[36] In May, it was announced that Thailand would tour the Netherlands in July for a second ODI series with the Netherlands, and a trilateral T20 series with both teams and Scotland.[37]

In February 2024, the team participated in the 2024 ACC Premier Cup,[38] which served as a qualification pathway for the 2024 Women's Asia Cup. According to the ACC pathway structure and calendar, revised in 2022, the two finalists of the ACC Premier Cup would qualify for the Women's Asia Cup.[39] As a result, upon their loss to the United Arab Emirates in the Premier Cup semi-final,[40] it was reported that Thailand would not qualify for the 2024 Asia Cup.[41] However, at the end of March 2024, the ACC retroactively awarded the semi-finalists of the 2024 Premier Cup qualification to the expanded eight-team 2024 Women's Asia Cup. This confirmed Nepal and Thailand as additional participants, and will mark Thailand's fifth appearance in the tournament.

Tournament history

ICC Women's World Cup

World Cup record
Year Round Position GP W L T NR
England 1973Did not qualify
India 1978
New Zealand 1982
Australia 1988
England 1993
India 1997
New Zealand 2000
South Africa 2005
Australia 2009
India 2013
England 2017
New Zealand 2022
India 2025|
Total0/120 Titles00000

ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier

ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier records
Host
Year		 Round Position GP W L T NR
Netherlands 2003Did not participate
South Africa 2008
Bangladesh 2011
Sri Lanka 2017Did not qualify–40400
Zimbabwe 2021Tournament postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic–43100
Pakistan 2025Did not qualify5/650500
Total4/60 Title1331000

ICC Women's T20 World Cup

Twenty20 World Cup Record
Year Round Position GP W L T NR
England 2009Did not qualify
Cricket West Indies 2010
Sri Lanka 2012
Bangladesh 2014
India 2016
Cricket West Indies 2018
Australia 2020Group stages–40301
South Africa 2023Did not qualify
United Arab Emirates 2024Did not qualify
Total1/8Group stage40301

ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier

ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier record
Year Round Position GP W L T NR
Republic of Ireland 2013Did not qualify
Thailand 2015DNQ7th40400
Netherlands 2018DNQ5th30300
Scotland 2019Qualified2nd54100
United Arab Emirates 2022DNQ4th52300
United Arab Emirates 2024DNQ5th42200
Nepal 2026To be determined
Total5/60 Titles1761100

ICC Women's World Twenty20 Asia Qualifier

ICC Women's World Twenty20 Asia Qualifier record
Year Round Position GP W L T NR
Thailand 2017Qualified to the Global Qualifiers1/654001
Thailand 2019Qualified to the Global Qualifiers1/766000
United Arab Emirates 2021Did not participate
Malaysia 2023DNQ2/1164101
Thailand 2025Qualified to the Global Qualifier s1/964002
Total4/43 Titles2318104

Women's Asia Cup (T20I format)

Women's Asia Cup Record
Year Round Position GP W L T NR
Sri Lanka 2004 Did not participate (ODI format)
Pakistan 2005–06
India 2006
Sri Lanka 2008
China 2012 Group stage 6/8 3 1 2 0 0
Thailand 2016 Group stage 5/6 5 1 4 0 0
Malaysia 2018 Group stage 4/6 5 2 3 0 0
Bangladesh 2022 Semi-finals 4/7 7 3 4 0 0
Sri Lanka 2024 Group stage 5/8 3 1 2 0 0
Total 5/9 20 7 13 0 0

Asian Games (T20I format)

Asian Games record
Year Round Position GP W L T NR
China 2010First Round5/831200
South Korea 2014Quarter-finals5/1032100
China 2022Quarter-finals5/910100
Total73400

Southeast Asian Games (T20I format)

Southeast Asian Games record
Year Round Position GP W L T NR
Malaysia 2017Gold Medal1/444000
Cambodia 2023Gold Medal1/744000
Total88000

Records and statistics

International Match Summary — Thailand Women[42][43]

Last updated 20 May 2025

Playing Record
FormatMWLTNRInaugural Match
One Day Internationals14860020 November 2022
Twenty20 Internationals1097235023 June 2018

One-Day International

ODI record versus other nations[42]

Records complete to WODI #1456. Last updated 19 April 2025.

OpponentMatchesWonLostTiedN/RFirst matchFirst win
ICC Full members
 Bangladesh1010010 April 2025
 Ireland1010015 April 2025
 Pakistan1010017 April 2025
 West Indies1010019 April 2025
 Zimbabwe3300019 April 202319 April 2023
ICC Associate members
 Netherlands6510020 November 202220 November 2022
 Scotland1010013 April 2025

Twenty20 International

T20I record versus other nations[43]

Records complete to WT20I #2301. Last updated 20 May 2025.

OpponentMWLTNRFirst matchFirst win
ICC Full members
 Bangladesh 707007 June 2018
 England 1010026 February 2020
 India 303004 June 2018
 Ireland 532007 July 20189 August 2019
 Pakistan 311013 June 20186 October 2022
 South Africa 1010028 February 2020
 Sri Lanka 514009 June 20189 June 2018
 West Indies 1010022 February 2020
 Zimbabwe 9450027 August 202128 August 2021
ICC Associate members
 Bhutan 2200016 January 201916 January 2019
 China 3300018 February 201918 February 2019
 Hong Kong 6600014 January 201914 January 2019
 Indonesia 2200015 January 201915 January 2019
 Kuwait 5400124 February 201924 February 2019
 Malaysia 550006 June 20186 June 2018
 Myanmar 4400012 January 201912 January 2019
 Namibia 330001 September 20191 September 2019
   Nepal 7700019 January 201919 January 2019
 Netherlands 12930010 August 201910 August 2019
 Papua New Guinea 220005 September 20195 September 2019
 Philippines 110001 May 20231 May 2023
 Scotland 6240010 July 20188 August 2019
 Singapore 1100013 February 202413 February 2024
 Uganda 321008 July 201814 July 2018
 United Arab Emirates 10820012 July 201812 July 2018
 United States 2200012 September 202212 September 2022

Current squad

This lists all players who played for Thailand or were picked in the latest One-day or T20I squad.

Name Age Batting style Bowling style Forms Notes
Batters
Naruemol Chaiwai35Right-handedRight-arm mediumODI & T20ICaptain
Natthakan Chantam29Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastODI & T20I
All-rounders
Chanida Sutthiruang32Right-handedRight-arm mediumODI & T20I
Sornnarin Tippoch39Left-handedRight-arm off breakODI & T20I
Rosenanee Kanoh26Right-handedRight-arm off breakODI & T20I
Wicket-keeper
Nannapat Koncharoenkai25Right-handed-ODI & T20IVice-captain
Banthida Leephatthana19Right-handed-ODI
Suwanan Khiato21Right-handed-ODI & T20I
Spin Bowlers
Thipatcha Putthawong21Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxODI & T20I
Nattaya Boochatham38Left-handedRight-arm off breakODI & T20I
Onnicha Kamchomphu27Right-handedRight-arm off breakODI & T20I
Suleeporn Laomi27Right-handedRight-arm leg breakODI
Nanthita Boonsukham27Right-handedRight-arm leg breakODI & T20I
Sunida Chaturongrattana21Right-handedRight-arm off breakODI & T20I
Pace Bowlers
Phannita Maya21Right-handedRight-arm mediumODI & T20I
Kanyaorn Bunthansen22Right-handedRight-arm mediumT20I

Last updated as on 9 September 2023.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Thipatcha Putthawong replaced Chaiwai as captain of the T20 team prior to the 2024 ACC Women's Premier Cup in July,[2] and has captained 4 WT20I matches including one in the team's most recent WT20I series in December 2024. However, Chaiwai captained the side in the remaining 3 matches of the series and their most recent game.[3]
  2. ↑ The team were placed first in the 2021 qualifying tournament when it was suspended on 27 November 2021, prior to its planned conclusion.[8]

References

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  8. ↑ Moonda, Firdose; Balasuriya, Madushka (27 November 2021). "Women's World Cup qualifier in Zimbabwe called off following concerns over new Covid-19 variant". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
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  10. ↑ "WT20I matches - 2025 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
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  13. ↑ Janak Gamage quits as Bangladesh Women coach
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  34. ↑ "Ireland to play Australia, West Indies and Netherlands". CricEurope. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  35. ↑ "Nepal to compete in ACC Women's Emerging Asia Cup after Thailand's withdrawal". CricNepal. 8 June 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
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  37. ↑ "Thailand Women and Scotland Women to tour Netherlands in July 2023". Czarsportz Global. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
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  39. ↑ "Asian Cricket Council announces new pathway structure and calendar for 2023 & 2024". Asian Cricket Council. 29 December 2022. Archived from the original on 6 January 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
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  43. 1 2 "Records / Thailand Women / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo.
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