ICC Announces Women’s T20I Team of the Year 2024; Smriti Mandhana and two other Indian players were featured in the prestigious XI
AND International Cricket Council (ICC) he announced Women’s T20I Team of the Year 2024 Highlighting star players who have exceeded expectations and delivered back-to-back performances for their national side.
Laura Wolvaardt to lead the 2024 ICC team
The South African skipper was also named the leader of the ICC Women’s T20I team for her impeccable performance in the shortest format of the game. Laura Wolvaardt He had an outstanding year in the T20I format with the bat scoring 673 runs in 19 matches.
Her stunning 58-run knock off 53 balls in Canberra vs Australia and a brilliant century against Sri Lanka Benona was the highlight of her many standout performances for the Proteas women. Additionally, she boasts an outstanding average of 39.58 and a strike rate of close to 125 in the T20I format during the calendar year.
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3 Indians have in Women’s T20I Team of the Year 2024
Indian players had a dominant display in the ICC Women’s T20I Team of the Year 2024. India secured the maximum berths with three players in the squad. Opener SMRITI MANDHANA she was given a place in the T20I side following her appearance in the ODI Team of the Year. The Indian opener had a stellar year with the bat where she scored 763 runs in 23 matches with 8 half-centuries to her name.
The other big Indian performance in the much-coveted ICC team is Star Wicket-keeper batter Richa Ghosh. The right-handed batter is known for his aggressive style of play. The 21-year-old earned the spot on the back of his touted strike rate of 156.65 in the T20I format and an outstanding 365 runs in the calendar year with two half-century storms against UAE and West Indies respectively.
Deepti Sharma is another Indian player who has earned a place in the ICC Women’s T20I Team of the Year 2024 for her reliable all-round ability. Sharma took 30 wickets for her national side and scored 115 runs, proving to be a match for the team in adverse situations. The 27-year-old has consistently taken the strings in almost every match, with notable performances such as 3/13 from 4 overs against Nepal in Dambulla and 3/20 from 4 overs against Pakistan in Women’s Asian Cupcementing his place in the team.
ICC Women’s T20I Team of the Year 2024
Laura Wolvaardt (South Africa) (C), Smriti Mandhana (India), Chamari Athapaththu (Sri Lanka), Hayley Matthews (West Indies), Nat-Sciver-Brunt (England), Melie Kerr (New Zealand), India (India ) (WK), Marisanne Kappe (South Africa), Orla Prendergast (Ireland), Deepti Sharma (India), Sadia Iqbal (Pakistan).
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This article was first published on Womencricket.comand Times of Cricket Society.
