Harmanpreet Kaur named ICC T20I team of the year captain

DUBAI: India's Harmanpreet Kaur used to be Monday named captain of the ICC Women's T20I Team of the Year, which additionally includes two of her compatriots Smriti Mandhana and Poonam Yadav.


Opening batswoman Mandhana and leg-spinner Yadav have been additionally integrated in the ICC Women's ODI Team of the Year, which has New Zealander Suzie Bates as captain.

The ODI and T20 facets have been selected by means of a voting academy, which has former gamers like Lisa Sthalekar, Charlotte Edwards, Anjum Chopra and members of the media, and took into account performances in the 2018 calendar yr.

Harmanpreet has been rewarded for spearheading India to the semifinals of the ICC Women's World T20 2018 in the West Indies in November.

"In that tournament, (Harmanpreet) Kaur scored 183 runs at a strike-rate of 160.5, while in the 25 matches in the calendar year, she accumulated 663 runs at a strike-rate of 126.2. Kaur is ranked third in the MRF Tyres ICC Women's Player Rankings for T20I Batters," the ICC stated in a observation.

The 29-year-old Harmanpreet stated she used to be shocked to have been named captain of the World T20 XI.

"To be honest, it was really surprising for me. The last two years we did not get enough T20I matches to play and it was really tough for me to build that confidence in the team and show that self-belief that we can do well in T20Is. Credit goes to all team members, the way they worked hard and show that self-belief," Kaur stated.

"This award means a lot to me to build my confidence, BCCI is showing confidence on me - that I can do well in the format and I am looking forward to do well in the future."

The T20I staff has gamers from five nations, together with 4 from the ICC Women's World T20 2018 champions Australia. Two gamers are from New Zealand and one player every from Bangladesh and England, but even so the 3 from India.

Rumana Ahmed is the primary Bangladesh player to have been selected in the ICC squad. The right-arm leg-spinner has been the second most a hit T20I bowler in the 2018 calendar yr with 30 wickets in 24 matches, together with 4 wickets in 4 matches in the ICC Women's World T20 2018.

The ODI staff, however, has gamers from seven nations, with two every from England, India, New Zealand and South Africa. Australia, Pakistan and West Indies has one player every.

Bates' appointment because the ODI captain used to be a reputation of her contribution in inspiring her side to 2nd place in the ICC Women's Championship after 3 rounds.

In the seven ODIs this calendar yr, Bates has scored 438 runs with two centuries and a half-century. Bates is at this time ranked 7th in the MRF Tyres ICC Women's Players Rankings for ODI Batters.

Besides India's Mandhana and Yadav, Australia's Alyssa Healy and Suzie Bates of New Zealand are the opposite gamers who characteristic in both the ODI and T20I squads.


Also, Mandhana used to be named the ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year award. The left-handed opener used to be additionally declared the ICC Women’s ODI Player of the Year.



ICC Women's ODI Team of the Year (in batting order): Smriti Mandhana (India), Tammy Beaumont (England), Suzie Bates (New Zealand; captain), Dane van Niekerk (South Africa), Sophie Devine (New Zealand), Alyssa Healy (Australia; wk), Marizanne Kapp (South Africa), Deandra Dottin (West Indies), Sana Mir (Pakistan), Sophie Ecclestone (England), Poonam Yadav (India).


ICC Women's T20I Team of the Year (in batting order): Smriti Mandhana (India), Alyssa Healy (Australia; wk), Suzie Bates (New Zealand), Harmanpreet Kaur (India; captain), Natalie Sciver (England), Ellyse Perry (Australia), Ashleigh Gardner (Australia), Leigh Kasperek (New Zealand), Megan Schutt (Australia), Rumana Ahmed (Bangladesh), Poonam Yadav (India).
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