ICC unveils nominees for Women’s T20I Cricketer of the Year award

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The list features New Zealand’s Women’s T20 World Cup-winning all-rounder Kerr

New Zealand's all-rounder Kerr make it to the ICC nominations. -ICC

DUBAI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Sunday, announced the nominees for the ICC Women's T20I Cricketer of the Year award on Sunday.

The nominees include Sri Lanka’s Chamari Athapaththu, South Africa’s Laura Wolvaardt, Ireland’s Orla Prendergast, and New Zealand’s Melie Kerr, all recognised for their exceptional performances throughout the year in the T20I format.

Notably, the list does not include any players from Pakistan, reflecting a challenging year for Pakistan’s women’s cricket team in 2024.

Athapaththu has been nominated for the prestigious award, thanks to her outstanding performances for Sri Lanka throughout the year.

Despite facing a surprising dip in form during the Women’s T20 World Cup, Chamari ended the year as the second highest scorer in the tournament.

The 34-year-old scored 720 runs in 21 matches in the outgoing year at an average of 40, including two centuries and four fifties, while hitting an impressive 86 fours and 32 sixes.

She was equally impressive with the ball, picking up 21 wickets at an average of 16.8 and the best bowling figures of 4/24.

Meanwhile, New Zealand’s Kerr, who played a pivotal role in New Zealand’s first-ever Women’s T20 World Cup glory, set the national record for the most wickets taken in a single year.

Her standout performance came during the T20 World Cup, where she scored 135 runs and took 15 wickets.

The all-rounder scored 387 runs in 18 matches at an average of 24.18 overall in 2024.

On the bowling front, she claimed 29 wickets at an average of 15.55 and the best bowling figures of 4/20.

South Africa’s Wolvaardt scored 673 runs in 19 matches at an average of 39.58, including a maiden T20I ton that guided her team to a win against the Island Nation in Benoni.

Ireland’s Orla, on the other hand, smashed 544 runs in 18 matches at a decent average of 36.26.

She was equally impressive with the ball, taking 21 wickets at an average of 12.9 and the best bowling figures of 4/22.

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