Scoring a century in any format of the game is a significant milestone in a cricketer’s career. And there’s no better way of showcasing one’s skills and determination than by bringing up hundreds in all formats.
A handful of women cricketers have achieved this feat by smashing centuries in Tests, ODIs, and T20Is. Here we’ll list the women batters who have scored a century in all three formats.
1. Heather Knight | England
Heather Knight made her international debut for England in a women’s ODI against India in 2010.
A year later, she made her women’s Test debut and brought up her maiden Test century against Australia 2 years later, in 2013. She scored 157 runs off 338 deliveries, including 20 fours.
The right-hand batter took 7 years to get her maiden ODI hundred. Knight accumulated 106 runs in 109 balls against Pakistan in 2017.
She hammered her maiden T20I century during the 2020 Women’s T20 World Cup against Thailand. Coming to bat at No. 4, the England skipper rumbled her way to an unbeaten 108 off 66 balls.
With that, Heather Knight became the first woman batter to score a century in all three formats of women’s cricket.
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2. Tammy Beaumont | England
Tammy Beaumont followed her teammate, Heather Knight, becoming the second woman batter to score centuries in all formats.
The opening batter made her international debut via a women’s ODI game against the West Indies, followed by her T20I debut in November 2009.
Beaumont had to endure a long wait to score her maiden international century. In 2016, she brought up her first ODI hundred against Pakistan, scoring 104 runs off 116 deliveries.
Beaumont scored her maiden T20I century off 47 balls in 2018 against South Africa — the fastest century for England in women’s T20Is.
The right-hand batter notched up her first Test hundred in the 2023 Women’s Ashes against Australia, hammering 208 runs in 331 balls.
3. Laura Wolvaardt | South Africa
Laura Wolvaardt is the latest entrant to the list of woman batters with centuries in all three formats. The South African batter made her international debut in February 2016, before turning 17.
Wolvaardt didn’t waste too much time and got off to a wonderful start by slamming her maiden ODI hundred in her 7th match. She scored a brisk 105-run knock against Ireland in August 2016.
The opener notched up her maiden T20I century in March 2024 against Sri Lanka, scoring 102 runs off 63 balls.
3 months later, Wolvaadt brought up her first Test century against India, amassing a gritty 122-run knock in Chennai.
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