Star opener Smriti Mandhana, wicketkeeper-batter Richa Ghosh and all-rounder Deepti Sharma have been on Saturday named within the ICC Girls’s T20I Staff of 12 months 2024 which was dominated by the Indians.
Apart from the three Indians, the ICC workforce has two South Africans, and one participant every from Sri Lanka, England, West Indies, Australia, Eire and Pakistan.
Mandhana and Deepti have been additionally named within the ICC ODI Staff of the 12 months 2024 on Friday.
Mandhana had an impressive 2024, starting the yr with an excellent 54 towards Australia as she completed the yr with three consecutive half-centuries towards the West Indies at dwelling.
Her constant performances propelled her to the second spot within the ICC Girls’s T20I batting rankings, amassing 763 runs from 23 matches.
With eight half-centuries, together with a highest rating of 77, she maintained a powerful common of 42.38 and a strike fee of 126.53.
VADODARA, 24/12/2024 : Richa Ghosh in motion through the 2nd ODI between India and West Indies at Kotambi Stadium.
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VADODARA, 24/12/2024 : Richa Ghosh in motion through the 2nd ODI between India and West Indies at Kotambi Stadium.
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Richa’s explosive batting made her one of many standout performers for India final yr, establishing her as some of the thrilling younger skills in world cricket.
Having kicked off the yr with a blistering 64 not out off 29 balls towards UAE, she scored 365 runs with two fifites from 21 matches, at a mean of 33.18, sustaining a strike fee of 156.65.
Deepti’s all-round contributions have been key to India’s success in 2024.
Along with her off-spin, Deepti claimed 30 wickets at a mean of 17.80, sustaining a decent financial system fee of 6.01.
Her finest performances included figures of three/13 towards Nepal and three/20 towards Pakistan within the Girls’s Asia Cup, guaranteeing that she had a major influence with each bat and ball all year long.
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The ICC all-star workforce is captained by South Africa’s Laura Wolvaardt, who led her workforce to important victories, together with a standout win over Australia in Canberra, the place she scored 58 not out off 53 balls.
Wolvaardt’s exceptional performances earned her the No.5 spot within the ICC Girls’s T20I batting rankings.
Wolvaardt is joined by her teammate and all-rounder Marizanne Kapp within the Staff, having contributed each with the bat and ball.
She scored an excellent 75 towards Australia in January and a quickfire 57 towards India in Chennai.
Kapp additionally claimed 11 wickets together with her seam bowling.
Chamari Athapaththu led Sri Lanka to victory towards India within the ACC Girls’s T20 Asia Cup 2024.
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Chamari Athapaththu led Sri Lanka to victory towards India within the ACC Girls’s T20 Asia Cup 2024.
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Sri Lankan skipper Chamari Athapaththu additionally made the lower having led her workforce to victory within the Girls’s Asia Cup, scoring two centuries, together with a match-winning 119 not out within the last towards India.
The workforce additionally has West Indies all-rounder Hayley Matthews, England’s Nat Sciver-Brunt, Melie Kerr, the Participant of the Match of their T20 World Cup triumph.
Kerr claimed 29 wickets in 18 matches at a mean of 15.55. Her finest efficiency was a 4/26 towards Australia, which helped her workforce declare the title.
Irelish tempo bowling all-rounder Orla Prendergast and Pakistani left-arm spinner Sadia Iqbal full the XI.
ICC Girls’s T20I Staff of 2024:
Laura Wolvaardt (c), Marizanne Kapp (each SA); Smriti Mandhana, Richa Ghos (wk) and Deepti Sharma (all Indians); Chamari Athapaththu (SL); Hayley Matthews (WI); Nat Sciver-Brunt (England); Melie Kerr (Australia), Orla Prendergast (Eire) and Sadia Iqbal (Pakistan)