Womens T20 World Cup 2020: Numbers game before the bash Down Under
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Updated: February 18, 2020 9:48:24 pm
Women's T20 World Cup 2020 begins in Australia. (Source: @T20WorldCup/Twitter)
The seventh version of Women's T20 World Cup 2020 will start on February 21, Friday at Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney as defending champions Australia tackle India. Australia have dominated the shortest format of the game lifting the trophy on 4 events whereas England and West Indies have lifted the trophy as soon as. For India, the greatest consequence to this point has been making it to the semi-final stage thrice.
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This time as the 10 groups take part in the mega occasion, right here's a take a look at the a few of the most fascinating numbers from the event over the years:
Most runs:
New Zealand batswoman Suzie Bates is the main run-scorer in the event's historical past. Bates has scored 881 runs from 28 matches at a median of 33.88 together with six half-centuries. For India, Mithali Raj has scored 726 runs from 24 video games. However, Raj has retired from the T20 format. From the present lot, Indian skipper Harmanpreet Kaur has scored 428 runs from 25 video games at a median of 23.77 together with one century and one half-century.
Highest particular person rating:
Meg Lanning has a formidable strike fee of 115.42 in Women T20 World Cup occasions (Source: Reuters)
Only three batters have crossed the three-figure mark in Women T20 World Cup. Australia's Meg Lanning performed a 126-run knock in opposition to Ireland in 2014 version. Lanning is adopted by West Indies' Deandra Dottin who scored an unbeaten 112 in opposition to South Africa in 2010. Harmanpreet is the third Indian batter to attain a century in the event. The 30-year-old scored 103 in opposition to New Zealand in the earlier version.
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Most fifties:
England's former wicketkeeper-batswoman Sarah Taylor and White Ferns' Suzie Bates have scored six half-centuries every in the event over the years.
Most sixes and fours:
Caribbean batter Deandra Dottin has hit 22 sixes. Her six proportion is 20.68. She is adopted by India's massive hitter Harmanpreet who has hit 16 sixes with a six proportion of 22.43. In the boundary division, Suzie Bates has hit 102 fours adopted by Lanning with 91 fours.
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Most runs in a single version:
Australia's Meg Lanning scored 257 runs from six video games in 2014 version. For India, Mithali Raj scored 204 runs from 5 video games in the identical version as Lanning's. The former T20 cricketer is adopted by Harmanpreet Kaur (183 runs) and Smriti Mandhana (178).
Most wickets:
Australia's star all-rounder Ellyse Perry with 36 wickets from 33 video games at a median of 16.47 and an financial system fee of 5.81. For India, leg spinner Poonam Yadav has taken 18 wickets from 13 video games at a median of 14.88 and an financial system fee of 5.46.
Best bowling figures in an innings:
There have been solely 4 five-wicket hauls in six editions of Women T20 World Cup. West Indies all-rounder Deandra Dottin tops the charts right here as nicely with 5 wickets for simply 5 runs in opposition to Bangladesh Women in the earlier version. Her greatest bowling figures included one maiden over as nicely. South Africa's Sune Luus, India's Priyanka Roy and Australia's Julie Hunter are different three bowlers with five-wicket hauls in the mega occasion.
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Most wickets in a single version:
England's Anya Shrubsole took 13 wickets in six video games in the 2014 version. Shrubsole bowled three maiden overs in the 24 overs she bowled. Her common was 7.53 and financial system fee was a stellar 4.08. For India, Diana David is the highest wicket-taker in a single event with six wickets from 9 video games in the inaugural version.
Most dismissals (wicketkeeping):
New Zealand's Rachel Priest has the most variety of dismissals (20) behind the stumps together with 14 catches and 6 stumpings. England's Sarah Taylor has 20 dismissals too however it contains 12 catches and eight stumpings. India's Sulakshana Naik is in sixth place with 16 dismissals (5 catches and 11 stumpings). The variety of stumpings recorded by Naik are solely second to Taylor.
Highest innings rating:
The 200-run mark is but to be crossed in Women T20 World Cup occasions. India Women maintain the document of highest innings whole. India scored 194/5 in opposition to New Zealand in the earlier version. Skipper Harmanpreet scored a century whereas teen Jemimah Rodrigues scored his maiden World Cup half-century.
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Lowest innings rating:
The lowest innings rating by a staff in the Women T20 World Cup belongs to Bangladesh Women. The Asian facet had been bundled out for 46 by West Indies Women in the earlier version which featured Dottin's five-wicket haul. The second-lowest T20I rating additionally belongs to Bangladesh, 58/9 in opposition to England Women. India Women's lowest innings whole of 90/eight was in opposition to England in 2014.
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