Delhi: It is difficult to say which team will win the Women’s T20 World Cup, but it is certain that the performance of some players can increase the chances of their team winning the World Cup. These are those players who have the talent to take their team’s game to new heights and the most important thing is that they have the temperament to play better on the big stage. Let’s see such top 5 players:
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Nate Sciver-Brunt (England): The world number 10 all-rounder in T20 whose specialty is saving her best performance for global tournaments. A reliable all-rounder who is particularly known for his powerful hitting and useful medium pace bowling. T20I record – 122 matches, 2513 runs at 27.02 average, 13 fifties and 86 wickets with economy rate less than 7. Who will forget the previous (2023) T20 World Cup in which the record was – 216 runs at an average of 72.00 and 1 wicket in 6 matches. She would like to play the same cricket once again.
Beth Mooney (Australia): The opening batsman who is currently on top in the ICC T20 batsman rankings with 761 points. Mooney earned his place in the team after a stellar 12 months for his country across all formats and is a vital cog in Australia’s batting lineup. The capped batsman has scored 1008 runs in Tests (269 at 53.8), ODIs (260 at 42.53) and T20Is (479 at 43.54) since the beginning of 2023, which shows his talent in the top and middle order. The 74* she scored in the 2023 final (against South Africa) is the third highest individual score in a Women’s T20 World Cup final. Scored 78* against India in the 2020 T20 World Cup.
Deepti Sharma (India): Despite having players like Harmanpreet and Smriti Mandhana in Team India, if Deepti is considered special for the team, then it can be automatically estimated about her talent. Currently India’s top and overall No. 3 all-rounder in the ICC T20 rankings, he is generally economical with the ball and a useful batsman in the middle order. T20 International Record – 117 matches, 1020 runs, average: 23.72 and 131 wickets at an economy rate less than 6. Just a few days ago, in The Hundred tournament of the English season, Deepti, in the last moments of the final, hit a 6 off Shabnam Ismail to win and made her team London Spirit the champion.
Chamari Athapaththu (Sri Lanka): At present, she is one of the star players of women’s cricket and it can be said that right now she is single-handedly fulfilling all the responsibilities of the Sri Lankan team. At present he is a top global cricketer and a top batsman in the franchise circuit. In the Women’s T20I in 2024, she has the most runs for the top team – 675 runs in 17 matches at an average of 48.21 and a strike rate of 134.19. Last year, she had the highest number of runs in the Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier – 226 runs. Therefore, all eyes will be on Athapaththu in the T20 World Cup.
Tazmin Brits (South Africa) : One of the most experienced players from this team, a reliable opener who is known for his excellent performance under pressure. T20 International record so far: 57 matches, 1385 runs, average: 31.47, 12 fifties. Performance in last T20 World Cup: 186 runs in 6 matches. These days she is going through a family crisis. Mother has cancer but mother is not stopping her from playing in the World Cup. The craze to play well in the T20 World Cup is such that she has vowed that if South Africa wins the title, she will get a tattoo of the World Cup trophy and if they play the semi-finals, then she will get a tattoo of half of the trophy. She is confident that she will get the tattoo done completely, not half. The Proteas were very close to the title in 2023 and she was one of the leading run-scorers with her opening partner Laura Wolvaardt.