ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2020: Best XI from the tournament
In the end, Australia showed their dominance and defended their title yet again.
10. Megan Schutt
Megan Schutt was the leader of the Australian attack and she was simply brilliant throughout this tournament. She didn’t have the best of starts as she returned with figures of 0/35 against India but the way she came back and delivered was remarkable. She led the bowling attack beautifully.
Despite a disappointing first game, Schutt finished as the leading wicket-taker of this T20 World Cup. She had figures of 1/15, 3/21, 3/28, 2/17 and 4/18 since that game against India. Overall, the ace Australian women’s pacer took 13 wickets at an average of 10.30 and struck once every 10 deliveries. Hence, she was at the forefront of all the Australian wins and was a big reason for their success.
11. Poonam Yadav
If it was Shafali Verma with the bat, it was Poonam Yadav with the ball for India. The leg-spinner was one of the big shining lights from this T20 World Cup for the ‘Women in Blue’. Barring the final, she bamboozled almost every opposition she faced.
Yadav was out with an injury in the lead up to the World Cup but she returned with a bang as she picked up 4/19 in the opening game against Australia. The premier Indian spinner picked up 10 wickets at an average of 11.90. She had a strike-rate of 12.0 with the ball and an economy of 5.95. She was one of the standouts for India in this World Cup.
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