|alt=Bates batting for New Zealand during the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup On 8 June 2018, she scored her
tenth century in WODIs, with 151 runs
against Ireland. In the same match, she also became the leading run-scorer for New Zealand Women in WODIs, passing
Debbie Hockley's total of 4,064 runs. On 20 June 2018, during the match against South Africa Women in the
2018 England women's Tri-Nation Series, Bates scored her
first century in WT20I cricket. In the same match, she also became the leading run-scorer in the format, passing
Charlotte Edwards' total of 2,605 runs. In the sixth match of the tri-series, Bates became the second woman, after
Jenny Gunn, to play in 100 WT20I matches. In August 2018, she was awarded a central contract by
New Zealand Cricket, following the tours of
Ireland and
England in the previous months. In September 2018, she stepped down as captain of New Zealand and was replaced by
Amy Satterthwaite. In October 2018, she was named in New Zealand's squad for the
2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies. Ahead of the tournament, she was named as one of the players to watch. During the tournament, she became the first cricketer, male or female, to score 3,000 runs in Twenty20 International matches. She was the leading run-scorer for New Zealand in the tournament, with 161 runs in four matches. Following the conclusion of the tournament, she was named the standout player in the team by the
International Cricket Council (ICC). In November 2018, she was named in the
Adelaide Strikers' squad for the
2018–19 Women's Big Bash League season. In January 2020, she was named in New Zealand's squad for the
2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia. In September 2020, in the first match
against Australia, Bates took her 50th wicket in WT20I cricket. In November 2020, Bates was nominated for the Rachael Heyhoe-Flint Award for ICC Female Cricketer of the Decade, and the award for women's ODI cricketer of the decade. In February 2022, she was named in New Zealand's team for the
2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand. In April 2022, Bates was named the Super Smash Player of the Year at the annual Otago Cricket Awards. In June 2022, Bates was named in New Zealand's team for the
cricket tournament at the
2022 Commonwealth Games in
Birmingham, England. In September 2024 she was named in the New Zealand squad for the
2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup. Bates was named in the New Zealand squad for their
ODI tour to India in October 2024. == International centuries ==