T20 Women’s World Cup 2024: Five players from women’s world cricket who could be best performer the next ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in 2024.: After some stellar performances in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 edition, we take a look at five players who could set the tone for next year’s edition of the T20 Women’s WC tournament in Bangladesh.
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Tahlia McGrath – Australia
One of the Australian Women’s Cracker Tahlia McGrath who has top-ranked batsman in the MRF Tires ICC Women’s T20I rankings, needed to bat just three times during her six outings. However, it was enough for McGrath to make her mark, as she scored 66 runs at a strike-rate of 160.97, later bettered only by teammate Ellyse Perry among batsmen with at least 50 runs in the competition.
McGrath was best in the Group A game against hosts South Africa, where she scored a 33-ball 57 to guide Australia to a six-wicket win. her numbers with the ball may not have been inspiring, but that aspect of her game can only be expected to get better, along with her free-flowing batting, by the next edition.
Richa Ghosh – India
After playing her part in India’s U-19 team’s victory ICC Women’s U-19 T20 World Cup campaign in January, Richa Ghosh lived up to expectations at the senior event. The wicketkeeper batsman scored a blistering 31* off 20 balls for India in their tournament opener against Pakistan, sharing an unbroken 58-run partnership with Jemimah Rodrigues to seal a seven-wicket win.
She put up a lone fight in the closing stages of the Group B game against England, scoring an unbeaten 47* off 34 balls, leaving India 11 runs behind. Overall, Ghosh scored 136 runs at a strike-rate of 130.76, her number was exceeded only by Smriti Mandhana among India batsmen.
Orla Prendergast – Ireland
Orla Prendergast was perhaps one of the breakout stars in the competition, with her exploits earning her the 12th spot in the Upstox Most Valuable Team for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023. A genuine all-rounder, Prendergast contributed 26 runs from 15 balls with the bat before dismissing Beth Mooney and Meg Lanning in an economical four-over spell in Ireland’s three-run win in their second warm-up game against Australia.
She continued that form into the tournament proper, dismissing Mandhana, Deepti Sharma, and Sophie Dunkley in her three outings, while maintaining an economy of 6. She scored 109 runs at a strike rate of 125.28, and scored Ireland’s only half-century in the competition—a stunning 61 from 47 balls against the West Indies that sparked expectations for their first victory in the tournament’s history.
Ellis Capsey – England
With Sophia Dunkley and Danni Wyatt at the top, Ellyse Capse completed a combative England top-order that took opposition new-ball attacks to the cleaners on a consistent basis. Yet for being 19 years old, Capsy has already represented England in four ODIs and 15 T20Is, scoring 307 runs at a strike-rate of 132.90, with two fifties to her name.
Capsy scored the fastest England women’s T20I fifty—the fifth fastest overall—in the team’s second Group B game against Ireland, scoring a 22-ball 51. Of those, 46 came in boundaries—10 fours and a six—highlighting her aggressive playing style.
Nadine de Klerk – South Africa
Another promising all-rounder, Nadine de Klerk is an effective middle-order batsman and highly resourceful with her useful medium pace. She made an early impression with a flamboyant 27-ball 50* against England in South Africa’s first warm-up match, and later scored a valuable 28* against New Zealand in a crucial group game. However, she could not do much with the bat thereafter, scoring 57 runs at a strike-rate of 91.93 as the team reached the final.
De Klerk’s most important hour in the competition came with the ball in the semi-final against England, in which she took 1/17 from four overs, dismissing a well-set net off Sciver Brunt to turn the game into a turning point. Overall, the 23-year-old has scored 362 runs at 25.85 and taken 29 wickets at an economy rate of 7 in 39 T20Is.