ICC unveils Top women's T20I cricket performers of 2024

The apex cricket governing body, the International Cricket Council (ICC) recently unearthed the nominations for the Women's Cricketer of the Year in the T20I format. Notably, the list will feature top performers in the current year. Talking about the stiff race for the coveted award, Sri Lanka Captain Chamari Athapaththu leads the batting chart. The Lankan batter scored a Stupendous 720 runs with a decent average of 40 after 21 appearances.

During these games, she made a scintillating unbeaten century (119*) as well. She finished with two centuries and four fifties, respectively. Besides she also made notable contributions with the ball as well. Athapaththu picked up 21 wickets for Sri Lanka Women.

Apart from her, Mellie Ker made the cut into the coveted list of players. The New Zealander made a great impact in the Women's T20 World Cup 2024 edition. She bagged most wickets in the T20I format along with lifting the maiden World Cup title. Not just that, she also impressed with the bat by scoring in excess of 40 runs on five occasions while batting at the top order for the Kiwi nation. The prolific all rounder eventually ended up 135 runs and took 15 wickets during the mega event.

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Next in line in nominations is none other than South Africa Skipper Laura Wolvaardt. She led her team from the front with consistent scores against the likes of Sri Lanka and Australia women. Wolvaardt continued her sublime batting form even during the T20 World Cup, where she ended up as the leading run-getter as an opener for South Africa. As a result, the Rainbow Nation ended up breaking into their maiden T20 World Cup final appearance.

Prendergast rose to the occassion

The last nomination came in the form of Ireland Women pacer, Orla Prendergast. The Irish bowler made an impressive bowling performance against England Women, back in September when she played in the second T20I game. She claimed two wickets by conceding 31 runs in her four-over quota. Following that, Prendergast arrived at number 3 slot and produced a career-best score of 80 to anchor the run chase. In the end, Ireland successfully chased down the 170-run target in the last over.