Finally, the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup is over, and Australia have emerged the champions for the 7th time, beating hosts England by 7 wickets. Throughout the tournament, there were superb performances from across the teams, and Insidesport takes a look at the Women’s T20 World Cup XI.
ICC Women’s T20 World Cup team of the tournament
Danii Wyatt: M – 7, R – 302, Ave – 60.40, SR – 149.50, 100 – 1
After years of not living up to the expectations, the English opener Danii Wyatt finally showed the world, what she is capable of doing. She finished the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup as the highest run-getter, scored 105 vs SL, 65 vs WI and 89 vs NZ. She is one of the two openers.
Chamari Athapaththu: M – 5, R -172, Ave – 43.00, SR – 157.79, 100 – 1
Unpopular choice, but the Sri Lanka skipper happens to be the second opener in the side. She scored 172 runs in 5 innings, including a ton vs Ireland. Yes, Beth Mooney was more consistent across the tournament, but this side already has a keeper in Wyatt.
Tazmin Brits: M – 4, R – 225, Ave – 75.00, SR – 129.31, 100 – 1
The South African batter Brits had an excellent tournament, where she scored 225 runs in the 4 matches she played. Apart from that she had a fifty against England in the semis, and a 100 against the Netherlands. Her strike-rate was up at 129.31.
Ellse Perry: M – 7, R – 198, Ave – 49.50, W – 4, Eco – 6.00
Her World Cup performances have again started the debate, if she is the best all-rounder ever in the women’s game? She scored 198 runs in 7 matches at an average of close to 50, and scored two fifties as well. To go with that, she bagged 4 wickets as well, where he economy was 6.00.
Marizanne Kapp: M – 6, R – 124, Ave – 31.00, W – 8, Eco – 5.00
Another fast-bowling all-rounder finds a spot in the tournament XI. South African Kapp was brilliant throughout, more so with the ball. In 6 matches she picked up 8 wickets, shared the new ball responsibility, and her economy was only 5. She also scored 124 runs, including 81 vs India.
Orla Prendergast: M – 5, R – 181, SR – 125.7, W – 6, Eco – 6.10
Okay, we have an Irish player – Prendergast, making her way to the list. For a side that just won a single match, her performances were huge, where she scored 181 runs and bagged 6 wickets for her team. One of her more memorable performances came against NZ, where she scored 59 runs and returned with figures of 2/26.
Sophie Molineux: M – 7, W – 11, Ave – 14.72, Eco – 6.75
Molineux took over the captain of the Aussie side a couple of months back and is already a world champion. Her performances were impressive to say the least. In 7 matches she picked up 11 wickets.. Her economy was low at 6.75 only. Oh, she leads this side as well.
Charlie Dean: M – 7, W – 10, Avg- 18.80, Eco – 7.25
Another English player comes in — this time Charlie Dean. She had a good tournament, and went on to pick 10 wickets in 7 matches. Her economy was good at 7.25.
Fatima Sana: M – 5, W – 11, Avg – 11.27, Eco – 6.95
The only Pakistani to make the list is Fatima Sana. She is undoubtedly the best player from her nation, and her numbers speak so. In 5 matches she picked up 11 wickets, where economy was only 6.95. She had scored a fighting 55 against SA.
Shabnim Ismail: Just to add some extreme pace in the attack, Ismail is a must-have in the team. She came out of retirement just to be part of the tournament.. She bowled rapidly, and picked up 8 wickets in 6 matches.
N Shree Charani: Lastly, an Indian makes the cut. Shree Charani is the only player who comes in for the team of the tournament. She finished as the leading wicket-taker; 14 in just 5 matches. Her economy was only 5.85.
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