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Women Redefining the Standards of International Women’s Cricket

Women’s cricket has been on a constant rise from the past few years, all credits to the players who put in lots of efforts to make the game interesting and entertaining. There has always been a popularity difference between men’s cricket and women’s cricket. However, off-late things seem to have taken a U-turn and the latter attracting its fair share of popularity. 

People in India have started following the Women’s cricket recently, and as they say, “it is because of the players who play.” Thus, today we take out a moment to acknowledge the efforts of female players who have been redefining the standards of international women’ cricket since long.

Shafali Verma

One of the prominent players from the recently concluded T20 women’s world cup, this 16-year-old champ from Haryana has contributed big time to the popularity of women’s cricket. Her fearless gameplay is one of the key reasons behind her big liking across the nation. She has brilliant timing and is known for hitting big shots easily. She ended her T20 Women’s world cup campaign as the player with the best batting strike rate. Her performance in the forthcoming matches of team India will definitely attract a lot of attention. 

Game Format

Matches

Innings

Runs

HS

Average

SR

100s

50s

4s

6s

T20Is

19

19

487

73

27.05

146.24

0

2

58

21




Poonam Yadav

Just like Shafali Verma, there was another player who was praised for her brilliant bowling skills during & before the T20 world cup. Yes, you guessed it right, we are talking about Poonam Yadav. The 28-year-old leg spinner has found her way amongst the top-bowlers of the international women’s cricket. Her amazing courage and temperament are enough to induce mishit from batters. She has been one of the most relied upon wicket-takers for India women’s team.

Game Format

Matches

Innings

Balls

Runs

Wickets 

Average

Economy

SR

4W

5W

T20Is

67

67

1452

1367

95

14.38

5.64

15.2

3

0

ODIs

46

46

2394

1501

72

20.84

3.76

33.2

4

0

Tests

1

2

246

68

3

22.26

1.65

82.0

0

0






Smriti Mandhana 

Giving up her career in the medical field, Mandhana found solace in cricket. At the age of 20-year-old, the player has achieved a lot including a world cup century, an opportunity to feature in foreign T20, a double-ton etc. She has been one of the key players for the Indian cricket team, courtesy to her hard-hitting batting skills. 

Game Format

Matches

Innings

Runs

HS

Average

SR

100s

50s

4s

6s

T20Is

75

73

1716

86

25.23

119.41

0

12

221

32

ODIs

51

51

2025

135

43.08

84.41

4

17

247

25

Tests

2

3

81

51

27.00

43.54

0

1

14

0






Shikha Pandey

The next on the list is another ace-bowler from the Indian team. She is well-known for being the only Indian Air Force officer to have played cricket for India. The 30-year-old all-rounder seeks perfection in everything she does. She can handle both the roles of a batter and bowler very well depending upon the need of the situation. Her consistent form & magnificent skills are enough to keep the spectators hooked to their tv screens. 

Batting Stats

Game Format

Matches

Innings

Runs

HS

Average

SR

100s

50s

4s

6s

T20Is

50

26

206

26*

13.73

79.53

0

0

15

2

ODIs

52

32

506

59

21.12

91.51

0

2

66

4

Tests

2

3

37

28*

37.00

24.66

0

0

3

0






Bowling Stats

Game Format

Matches

Innings

Balls

Runs

Wickets 

Average

Economy

SR

4W

5W

T20Is

50

46

842

897

36

24.91

6.39

23.3

0

0

ODIs

52

52

2340

1538

73

21.06

3.94

32.0

2

0

Tests

2

4

159

80

4

20.00

3.01

39.7

0

0






Harmanpreet Kaur

With the presence of Jhulan Goswami and Amita Sharma in the team, Harmapreet Kaur had a tough time making a place for herself in the team as well in the heart of the spectators. However, the year 2016-17 changed things for the players after she was handed over the captaincy reign & she led the team to is consecutively sixth Asia Cup trophy. Since then, Kaur has been one of the most important players in the team.

Batting Stats

Game Format

Matches

Innings

Runs

HS

Average

SR

100s

50s

4s

6s

T20Is

114

102

2186

17

26.98


1

6



ODIs

99

82

2372

171*

34.88

68.93

3

11

233

32

Tests

2

3

26

101

8.66

40.06

0

0

4

0






Bowling Stats

Game Format

Matches

Innings

Balls

Runs

Wickets 

Average

Economy

SR

4W

5W

T20Is

114

53

664

679

29

23.41

6.13

22.8

1

0

ODIs

99

56

1286

1106

23

48.08

5.16

55.9

0

0

Tests

2

3

266

97

9

10.77

2.18

29.5

1

1


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