Women's T20 World Cup 2026: One batter to watch for from each team
With the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 now expanded to 12 teams, there are even more opportunities for big hitters to make a big impact.
Ireland – Gaby Lewis
No player at this year’s World Cup has scored more runs since the previous edition finished than Ireland’s Gaby Lewis.
Across 21 innings, Lewis has scored 825 runs at an average of 43.42. She is comfortably her nation’s leading run-scorer in the format, having been the first Irish woman to pass both 2,000 and 3,000 T20I runs, and top-scored at the 2026 qualifier with 276 in seven innings.
The Netherlands – Sterre Kalis
A player deserving of a place on the big stage, Sterre Kalis top-scored for the Netherlands in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 Qualifier to earn her country a debut appearance at the tournament proper.
She is also her country’s leading run-scorer in the format, with 1,893 T20I runs, while she is well used to playing in England, having represented various county and regional teams since 2016. Currently with Yorkshire, Kalis will feel at home when her side takes on India at Headingley on 17 June.
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