new Delhi . India vice-captain Smriti Mandhana was on Wednesday nominated for the ICC Women’s T20 Cricketer of the Year 2022 award for the second time in a row. Apart from them, Pakistan off-spin all-rounder Nida Dar, New Zealand captain Sophie Devine and Australian pace all-rounder Tahlia McGrath have also been nominated for the honour.
Smriti did well in T20s this year, scoring 594 runs in 23 matches including five half-centuries in 2022 to cross the 2500-run mark in T20s, the fastest half-century by an Indian woman (off just 23 balls).
The left-handed opener starred in the Commonwealth Games 2022, the Women’s T20 Asia Cup in Bangladesh and a memorable five-match T20 home series against Australia.
His most exciting innings of 2022 came in the second T20 of the bilateral series against Australia in December. In a women’s cricket match in India at the DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai, in front of over 47,000 spectators, Smriti scored a 49-ball 79 as Australia chased down 187/1.
She was India’s top scorer in the match, taking the match to the very end as India scored 187/5 to set up a Super Over clash. In the Super Over, India posted a competitive 20/1, with Smriti scoring 13 runs off the last three balls. India then restricted Australia to 16/1 and registered a memorable victory in front of the spectators.
Pakistan’s veteran all-rounder Nida impressed more with the bat this year. He scored three fifty-plus scores this year. An unbeaten half-century in the Commonwealth Games, similar feats against India in the Asia Cup, and 61 at home against Ireland in November followed.
She was exceptional in the Women’s Asia Cup, in which she scored 145 runs in six matches at an impressive average of 72.50, and also took eight wickets at 14.87.
Sophie ends the year at the top of the all-rounder rankings as 2022 was a year where she proved time and time again why she is one of the best all-rounders in the game. Under his leadership, New Zealand won 11 out of 14 matches this year, including a Super Over win over West Indies in the 4th T20I in Antigua.
In the Super Over, West Indies made 15/0. It was up to the experienced pair of Suzy Bates and Sophie to win the match and the series. Devine had batted brilliantly.
Since making her T20 debut in October 2021, Tahlia has rocked the shortest format this year. He scored 128 runs in five matches for Australia at an average of 42.66 and is currently the top-ranked T20 batsman.
Tahlia started 2022 with a bang against England in the first match of the Women’s Ashes series in Adelaide. He scored an unbeaten 91 off only 49 balls, which is his highest T20 score. His explosive innings included 13 fours and a six.
–IANS
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