ICC Women Ranking: Known to be a sport dominated by men, take a look at the top 5 female cricketers in 2021 who have stood tall against all odds to stamp their authorityย
The sport of cricket had always been just like any other with more focus on menโs association than emphasizing the growth of female cricketers. However, given the plethora of female cricketers enhancing the scenario, there has been a major increase in viewership and improvement in the standard of cricket.
Having said that, here is the list of the top 5 female cricketers in 2021 who have been not just in sensational form but have led their respective countries.
ICC Women Ranking 2021
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Tammy Beaumont
The England Wicket-keeper batsman was only 18 years old when she made her debut for her country. Through her hardships and struggles, Tammy Beaumont was stamped her authority batting at the top of the order for England. She is currently the #1 Women ODI Batter and has earned her way up the ranks after playing winning a bunch of individual accolades.
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Jess Jonassen
The Australian left-arm spinner is the #1 T20 bowler and #5 bowler in ODI. She started gaining significant attention since an early age when she the Queensland under 15 girls team. Additionally, she gained recognition around the cricket world when she scored 99 on Test debut in the women’s Ashes in mid-2015 and was named player of the match.
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Shafali Verma
From paying in the park with boys to being the holding the numero uno spot in the Womenโs T20 Batting list. Not only has she matches shoulders with her teammate Smriti Mandhana but has also helped gone onto be the aggressor amongst the duo. In 22 T20 matches that she played for the country, Verma has scored 617 runs at an average of 29.
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Meg Lanning
The youngest Australian player to ever score a century, Meg Lanning has scored 3925 runs in 85 ODIs, including 14 centuries. Whereas her in T20Is she has scored 2914 runs in 110 matches and is currently in both the ICC Womenโs batting list (No. 5 in ODI and No. 3 in T20I). Talking about her records, she has the 3rd highest career batting average of 53.76. Also, she has scored the most runs by an female captain in a single series (1232).
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Smriti Mandhana
She has established herself as Indiaโs premier female cricketer. Having scored 2172 runs in ODIs and 1782 in T20s, Smriti Mandana is the only Indian female cricketer to be present in both T20 and ODI ICC Batting charts within the top 5.
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