# Bhutan women's national cricket team

The Bhutan women's national cricket team, nicknamed The Lady Dragons, represents Bhutan in international women's cricket. The team is organised by the Bhutan Cricket Council Board, which has been a member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) since 2001. The team made its international debut against Qatar in 2009.

## History

Bhutan made its international debut at the 2009 ACC Women's Twenty20 Championship in Malaysia. The team won its first match against Qatar (another international debutant) by 42 runs, but lost its four other group-stage games. However, in the ninth-place play-off against Oman, Bhutan won by 101 runs, and consequently finished the tournament ranked ninth out of twelve teams. At the tournament's 2011 edition, Bhutan again won only a single group-stage game, against Oman, and were defeated by Kuwait in the seventh-place play-off. The team returned to international competition at the 2013 ACC Women's Championship, where matches were played over 25 overs. In the group stage, Bhutan defeated both Malaysia and the United Arab Emirates, finished third. They went on to narrowly defeat Iran in the fifth-place play-off. Both Bhutan and Iran qualified for the 2014 ACC Women's Premier competition as a result of finishing in the top six teams.
In April 2018, the ICC granted full Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Bhutan women and another international side after 1 July 2018 will be a full WT20I. Bhutan made her Twenty20 International debut in Bangkok on 12 January 2019 against Hong Kong at the 2019 Thailand Women's T20 Smash.
In December 2020, the ICC announced the qualification pathway for the 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup. The Bhutan women's team made their debut at an ICC women's event when they played in the 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier group.

## Tournament history
### Women's World Cup

World Cup record :
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR |
| 1973 | Did not qualify/No women's ODI status | Did not qualify/No women's ODI status | Did not qualify/No women's ODI status | Did not qualify/No women's ODI status | Did not qualify/No women's ODI status | Did not qualify/No women's ODI status | Did not qualify/No women's ODI status |
| 1978 | Did not qualify/No women's ODI status | Did not qualify/No women's ODI status | Did not qualify/No women's ODI status | Did not qualify/No women's ODI status | Did not qualify/No women's ODI status | Did not qualify/No women's ODI status | Did not qualify/No women's ODI status |
| 1982 | Did not qualify/No women's ODI status | Did not qualify/No women's ODI status | Did not qualify/No women's ODI status | Did not qualify/No women's ODI status | Did not qualify/No women's ODI status | Did not qualify/No women's ODI status | Did not qualify/No women's ODI status |
| 1988 | Did not qualify/No women's ODI status | Did not qualify/No women's ODI status | Did not qualify/No women's ODI status | Did not qualify/No women's ODI status | Did not qualify/No women's ODI status | Did not qualify/No women's ODI status | Did not qualify/No women's ODI status |
| 1993 | Did not qualify/No women's ODI status | Did not qualify/No women's ODI status | Did not qualify/No women's ODI status | Did not qualify/No women's ODI status | Did not qualify/No women's ODI status | Did not qualify/No women's ODI status | Did not qualify/No women's ODI status |
| 1997 | Did not qualify/No women's ODI status | Did not qualify/No women's ODI status | Did not qualify/No women's ODI status | Did not qualify/No women's ODI status | Did not qualify/No women's ODI status | Did not qualify/No women's ODI status | Did not qualify/No women's ODI status |
| 2000 | Did not qualify/No women's ODI status | Did not qualify/No women's ODI status | Did not qualify/No women's ODI status | Did not qualify/No women's ODI status | Did not qualify/No women's ODI status | Did not qualify/No women's ODI status | Did not qualify/No women's ODI status |
| 2005 | Did not qualify/No women's ODI status | Did not qualify/No women's ODI status | Did not qualify/No women's ODI status | Did not qualify/No women's ODI status | Did not qualify/No women's ODI status | Did not qualify/No women's ODI status | Did not qualify/No women's ODI status |
| 2009 | Did not qualify/No women's ODI status | Did not qualify/No women's ODI status | Did not qualify/No women's ODI status | Did not qualify/No women's ODI status | Did not qualify/No women's ODI status | Did not qualify/No women's ODI status | Did not qualify/No women's ODI status |
| 2013 | Did not qualify/No women's ODI status | Did not qualify/No women's ODI status | Did not qualify/No women's ODI status | Did not qualify/No women's ODI status | Did not qualify/No women's ODI status | Did not qualify/No women's ODI status | Did not qualify/No women's ODI status |
| 2017 | Did not qualify/No women's ODI status | Did not qualify/No women's ODI status | Did not qualify/No women's ODI status | Did not qualify/No women's ODI status | Did not qualify/No women's ODI status | Did not qualify/No women's ODI status | Did not qualify/No women's ODI status |
| 2022 | Did not qualify/No women's ODI status | Did not qualify/No women's ODI status | Did not qualify/No women's ODI status | Did not qualify/No women's ODI status | Did not qualify/No women's ODI status | Did not qualify/No women's ODI status | Did not qualify/No women's ODI status |
| 2025 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| Total | 0/12 | 0 Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Women's World T20

Twenty20 World Cup Record :
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR |
| 2009 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2010 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2012 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2014 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2016 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2018 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2020 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2023 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2024 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| Total | 0/8 | 0 Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier

ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier record :
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR |
| 2013 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2015 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2018 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2019 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2022 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2024 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| Total | 0/6 | 0 Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### ICC Women's World Twenty20 Asia Qualifier

ICC Women's World Twenty20 Asia Qualifier record :
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR |
| 2017 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 2019 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 2021 | Group stages | – | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Group stages | – | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 2/4 | 0 Titles | 10 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 |

### Women's Asia Cup

Women's Asia Cup Record :
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR |
| 2004 | Did not enter (ODI format) | Did not enter (ODI format) | Did not enter (ODI format) | Did not enter (ODI format) | Did not enter (ODI format) | Did not enter (ODI format) | Did not enter (ODI format) |
| 2005-06 | Did not enter (ODI format) | Did not enter (ODI format) | Did not enter (ODI format) | Did not enter (ODI format) | Did not enter (ODI format) | Did not enter (ODI format) | Did not enter (ODI format) |
| 2006 | Did not enter (ODI format) | Did not enter (ODI format) | Did not enter (ODI format) | Did not enter (ODI format) | Did not enter (ODI format) | Did not enter (ODI format) | Did not enter (ODI format) |
| 2008 | Did not enter (ODI format) | Did not enter (ODI format) | Did not enter (ODI format) | Did not enter (ODI format) | Did not enter (ODI format) | Did not enter (ODI format) | Did not enter (ODI format) |
| 2012 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2016 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2018 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2022 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2024 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| Total | 0/9 | 0 Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### ACC Women's Premier Cup

ACC Women's Premier Cup record :
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR |
| 2024 | Group stages | – | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 1/1 | 0 Titles | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |

### ACC Women's T20 Championship

ACC Women's T20 Championship record :
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR |
| 2009 | Group stages | 9/12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | Group stages | 8/10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Group stages | 5/11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Group stages | – | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 4/4 | 0 Titles | 20 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 |

## Records and statistics

International Match Summary — Bhutan Women
Last updated 27 December 2024
Playing Record :
| Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match |
| Twenty20 Internationals | 31 | 7 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 26 April 2019 |

### Twenty20 International

* Highest team total: 126/2 v. Bahrain on 22 June 2022 at UKM-YSD Cricket Oval, Bangi.
* Highest individual score: 64*, Dechen Wangmo v. Bahrain on 22 June 2022 at UKM-YSD Cricket Oval, Bangi.
* Best innings bowling: 4/8, Dechen Wangmo v. Qatar on 1 September 2023 at Bayuemas Oval, Pandamaran.
T20I record versus other nations
Records complete to T20I #2168. Last updated 27 December 2024.
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
| ICC Associate members ||||||||
| Bahrain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 June 2022 | 22 June 2022 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 January 2019 | |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 January 2019 | 7 July 2024 |
| Kuwait | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 November 2021 | 22 November 2021 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28 November 2021 | |
| Maldives | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 February 2024 | 10 February 2024 |
| Myanmar | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 15 January 2019 | |
| Nepal | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 23 November 2021 | |
| Qatar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 September 2023 | 1 September 2023 |
| Singapore | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 July 2024 | 3 July 2024 |
| Thailand | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 January 2019 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25 November 2021 | |