10 Most Influential Women's Cricket Captains Who Changed the Game Forever?

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By Aniket Kuila | August 11,2025

Charlotte Edwards (England)

As a batsman and captain of England, Edwards won the World Cup and the T20 World Cup for England.

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Mithali Raj (India)

For India, she has captained for 20 years, and she is the only Indian captain to take the team to the final 2 times.

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Meg Lanning (Australia)

Lanning has led the Australian team for 9 years, where she has won 5 T20 World Cup titles for Australia.

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Belinda Clark (Australia)

As a captain of Australia, Clark has won 3 ICC World Cups and was the only player to score a double hundred in Women's ODI.

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Suzie Bates (New Zealand)

She has led the New Zealand team for 7 years, and she was the top run scorer in the T20I.

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Anisa Mohammed (West Indies)

Anisa was the first woman captain of the West Indies to win the T20 World Cup title for the West Indies.

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Sana Mir (Pakistan)

She has captained Pakistan's women's team for about 8 years, and she has helped the team to grow.

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Jhulan Goswami (India)

Goswami has captained the Indian team for 3 years from 2008 to 2011, where she has won 12 ODI matches for India in 25 matches.

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Stafanie Taylor (West Indies)

As a captain of the West Indies, Taylor has scored 5000 runs and also won the T20 World Cup 2016.

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Alyssa Healy (Australia)

For Australia, Healy has captained for 1.8 years, where she has won 22 matches in 25 matches for Australia.

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