India's star batter Smriti Mandhana and off-spinner Deepti Sharma have found their name embedded in the ICC Women's ODI Team of the Year 2024, the ICC said in an official statement on January 24.
These two players are the only Indians to have inked their names in the list of 11 players who left a lasting impact on the ODI format in the past year.
Earlier, Mandhana climbed to the second spot in the latest ICC women's ODI batting rankings, following an impressive series against Ireland. She scored 135 in the third ODI and 41 and 73 in the first and second matches of the series against Ireland.
Looking at Mandhana's stats, she finished the year as the highest run-scorer in Women’s ODIs, amassing an impressive total of 747 runs in 13 matches.
Until now, Smriti has played 97 ODIs in which she scored 4,209 runs at an average of 46.2 and smashed 10 centuries. She also has 30 half centuries to her name, and her highest score is 136.
In seven Tests, Smriti Mandhana scored 629 runs with the help of two centuries and three half-centuries. Her highest in Test matches is 149.
In 148 T20Is, Mandhana scored 3,761 runs at a strike rate of 123.3 and had 30 half-centuries to her name.
She is also in the running for the ICC Women's ODI Cricketer of the Year 2024 award.
Another Indian named in the ICC Women's ODI Team of the Year 2024 is all-rounder Deepti Sharma who has taken 24 wickets and 186 runs in 13 matches.
She began the year with a gritty all-round performance in the lone ODI against Australia at Wankhede in January and closed the year with a sensational performance against the West Indies in December.
Stats-wise, Deepti Sharma has played 101 ODIs, in which she scored 2,154 runs, including one century. Her highest score is 188. She has also taken 130 wickets, and her best bowling figure is 6/20.
In 5 Tests, Deepti scored 319 runs and took 20 wickets. While in 124 T20Is, Deepti smashed 1086 runs and took 138 wickets.
Other names on the list include Laura Wolvaardt (c) (South Africa), Chamari Athapaththu (Sri Lanka), Hayley Matthews (West Indies), Marizanne Kapp (South Africa), Ashleigh Gardner (Australia), Annabel Sutherland (Australia), Amy Jones (WK) (England), Sophie Ecclestone (England) and Kate Cross (England).
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