ICC names Tahlia McGrath Women’s T20I Cricketer of the Year 2022

The International Cricket Council (ICC) named Australia’s all-round sensation Tahlia McGrath as the Women’s T20I Cricketer of the Year 2022 on Wednesday, January 25. In 16 T20I matches played during 2022, the 27-year-old smashed 435 runs and picked up 13 wickets at an economy rate of 6.95. Thus, even though players like Smriti Mandhana, Nida Dar and Sophie Devine were competing for the same title, McGrath emerged victorious in the race.

Notably, the cricketer made her T20I debut in October 2021 and it took her a little more than a year to win the prestigious award. She also is the number one ranked T20I batter at the moment and played a crucial part during Australia's successful campaign in the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

In the tournament, the Australia international amassed 128 runs in five matches, averaging 42.66. She was a pillar in the middle order for the Meg Lanning-led side and because of the same, she was voted as ICC’s Women's Player of the Month in August 2022.

Gerhard Erasmus, Esha Oza named ICC's Associate Cricketers of the Year 2022

ICC announced Namibia’s captain Gerhard Erasmus as the Men's Associate Cricketer of the Year 2022 while Esha Oza of the United Arab Emirates has bagged the Women's Associate Cricketer of the Year 2022 title. 

Erasmus was the leading run-scorer from associate nations in ODIs in 2022. The 27-year-old scored 956 runs in just 20 innings at an average of 56.23. When it comes to T20I cricket, he was the leading run-scorer of Namibia, scoring 306 runs in 11 innings. 

Meanwhile, Esha Oza was the second-highest run-scorer in Women’s T20Is in 2022, scoring 675 runs from just 23 innings at an average of 35.52. She was also impressive with the ball in T20Is, picking up 15 wickets in 16 matches at a brilliant economy of 4.84. The 24-year-old was also the only female cricketer to hit two double centuries in T20Is last year and thus, she was rewarded for her heroics.

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