Big news for Smriti Mandhana, shortlist for this ICC award; There is competition with these players
Indian female cricketer Smriti Mandhana
Smriti Mandhana: Smriti Mandhana is counted among the best players of India and she has been performing well for Team India for some time. Recently he has performed strongly against West Indies and Australia. Now this stylish opening batsman has been nominated by ICC for ‘Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Year’. Laura Wolvaardt (South Africa), Chamari Atapattu (Sri Lanka) and Annabel Sutherland (Australia) are other experienced cricketers, these players have also received nominations.
Smriti Mandhana is in great form
Opener batsman Mandhana scored 747 runs in 13 innings this year at an excellent average of 57.46 and strike rate of 95.15 and also took one wicket. Mandhana, 28, started her brilliant campaign in 2024 by scoring two centuries against South Africa in Bengaluru in June. After this, she remained in good form till December by scoring two more centuries at the end of the year. Mandhana scored a total of 343 runs in three innings against South Africa in June and was the ‘Player of the Series’.
Winners may be announced by the end of January
Smriti Mandhana scored her third century by scoring 100 in the final match of India’s home series against New Zealand just after the completion of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup. He scored another century in the final match of the three-match series against Australia in December. However, this century did not work for the team and the Australian team won the series 3-0. Mandhana’s best all-round performance came in the second match of India’s home series against South Africa, when she scored a century and took a vital wicket to help her team win by four wickets. The winners of the ICC Awards 2024 will be announced in late January 2025.
Has scored 9 centuries in ODI cricket
Smriti Mandhana made her ODI debut for the Indian team in 2013. After this, he has scored a total of 3960 runs in 94 ODI matches, which includes 9 centuries. He has also scored 29 half-centuries in his ODI career. Apart from this, he has 3761 runs in his name in T20 International.
(Input: PTI)
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