Australia’s star all-rounder Ashleigh Gardner and swashbuckling New Zealander Amelia Kerr had been among the many nominees for the ICC Ladies’s ODI Cricketer of the Yr award as no Indian featured within the listing.
Moreover Gardner and Kerr, additionally included within the listing are England’s seasoned all-rounder Nat Sciver-Brunt and Sri Lankan veteran Chamari Athapaththu.
4 of the perfect stars within the 50-over format have been shortlisted for the highest award. The ICC launched the listing on Thursday.
With 24 wickets, 188 runs and 6 catches in 13 matches, Gardner had an amazing all-round yr for Australia in 2023.
She was on prime of her sport all year long, particularly with the ball. In three of Australia’s 4 bilateral sequence in 2023, no participant had extra wickets than Gardner.
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Scoring 541 runs apart from selecting eight wickets and three catches in 9 matches, the 23-year-old Kerr continued her spectacular 50-over type from 2022 into 2023, incomes her a second consecutive nomination for the ODI Cricketer of the Yr award.
Kerr was one of many few shiny spots for New Zealand once they suffered a 2-1 defeat to Sri Lanka in June-July.
Regardless of enjoying simply six matches in 2023, Nat Sciver-Brunt compelled her approach into the player-of-the-year shortlist with a number of standout performances.
Sciver-Brunt performed an important function in England’s 2-1 sequence victory within the ODI leg of the Ladies’s Ashes. She smashed two centuries whereas additionally selecting up three wickets and was the undisputed selection for the Participant of the Collection.
The 31-year-old added one other century for the yr with a fiery 74-ball 120 in opposition to Sri Lanka that was laced with 18 fours and a six. She took house the Participant of the Match as England accomplished a 2-0 victory over the guests.
By scoring 415 runs in eight matches, Chamari showcased distinctive expertise and management all year long, excelling each as a captain and a participant within the ODI format.
Chamari began the yr as captain with a 1-0 win in a rain-truncated sequence over Bangladesh. With the primary two matches not producing a end result attributable to rain, the ultimate match was a decider.