Suzannah Wilson Bates is a New Zealand cricketer and former captain of national women cricket team. Born at Dunedin,she plays domestic cricket for the Otago Sparks,as well as playing for the White Ferns. She currently holds the highest score and highest batting average in the New Zealand Women's Twenty20 cricket team. She won the ICC Women's ODI Cricketer of the Year 2013. Bates again won ICC Women's ODI and T20I Cricketer of the Year 2016.
Stafanie Roxann Taylor is a Jamaican cricketer who is a former captain of the West Indies women's cricket team. She has represented them over 250 times since her debut in 2008. A right-handed batter and off break bowler,Taylor was selected as the 2011 ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year –the first West Indian to receive the accolade. She was also the first woman to score 1,000 runs in ODIs for the West Indies. She plays domestic cricket for Jamaica and Guyana Amazon Warriors and has previously played for Auckland,Sydney Thunder,Adelaide Strikers,Western Storm,Southern Vipers,Southern Brave and Trailblazers.
Harmanpreet Kaur is an Indian cricketer who serves as the captain of the India women's national cricket team in all formats. She plays for and captains Mumbai Indians in the Women's Premier League. She plays as an all-rounder for the Indian women's cricket team;and was awarded the Arjuna Award for Cricket in the year 2017 by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
Danielle Nicole Wyatt is an English cricketer who plays for Sussex,Southern Vipers,Southern Brave and England. She plays as an all-rounder,batting right-handed and bowling right-arm off break. She made her England debut against India in Mumbai on 1 March 2010.
Nida Rashid Dar is a Pakistani cricketer who plays as a right-handed batter and right-arm off break bowler. She is the current captain of the Pakistan women's national cricket team since April 2023.
The 2016 ICC Women's World Twenty20 was the fifth edition of the ICC Women's World Twenty20,the world championship of women's Twenty20 International cricket. India hosted the event for the first time,with matches played from 15 March to 3 April 2016. The tournament was run simultaneously with the men's World Twenty20,with the final of each tournament played on the same day at the same venue. In the tournament final,the West Indies defeated defending champions Australia by eight wickets,claiming their first title. West Indian captain Stafanie Taylor was named Player of the Tournament,having scored more runs than any other player.
Shakera Casandra Selman is a Barbadian cricketer who plays as a right-arm medium bowler. In October 2018,Cricket West Indies (CWI) awarded her a women's contract for the 2018–19 season. Later the same month,she was named in the West Indies' squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies. In January 2020,she was named in West Indies' squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia. In May 2021,Selman was awarded with a central contract from Cricket West Indies. She plays domestic cricket for Barbados and Barbados Royals,and has previously played for Surrey,Trailblazers and Supernovas.
Anam Amin is a Pakistani cricketer who currently plays for Pakistan as a slow left-arm orthodox bowler. She has also played domestic cricket for Punjab,Higher Education Commission,Lahore,Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited and State Bank of Pakistan.
The 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 was the sixth edition of the ICC Women's World Twenty20,hosted in the West Indies from 9 to 24 November 2018. It the second World Twenty20 hosted by the West Indies,and the West Indies were the defending champions.
Hayley Kristen Matthews is a Barbadian sportswoman. She plays international cricket for the West Indies as an all-rounder,batting right-handed and bowling right-arm off break. She plays domestic cricket for Barbados,Barbados Royals and Melbourne Renegades,and has previously played for Tasmania,Lancashire Thunder,Southern Vipers,Loughborough Lightning,Velocity and Hobart Hurricanes. She has also represented Barbados in the javelin throw at several international track and field competitions. In June 2022,Matthews was named as the captain of the West Indies women's cricket team,taking over from Stafanie Taylor.
Afy Samantha Sharlyn Fletcher is a Grenadian cricketer who represents the West Indies internationally. A right-arm leg-spin bowler,she made her international debut in 2008. She plays domestic cricket for Windward Islands and Barbados Royals.
Shamilia Shontell Connell is a Barbadian cricketer who represents the West Indies internationally. A right-arm fast bowler,she made her international debut in 2014. She plays domestic cricket for Barbados and Guyana Amazon Warriors.
Laura Wolvaardt is a South African cricketer who currently plays for Western Province,Adelaide Strikers,Gujarat Giants,Manchester Originals and South Africa. She plays as a right-handed opening batter. She has previously played for Northern Superchargers and Brisbane Heat.
The Barbados women's national cricket team is the women's representative cricket team of the country of Barbados. They compete in the Women's Super50 Cup and the Twenty20 Blaze. They have won five Super50 Cup titles and three Twenty20 Blaze titles.
Hannah Rainey is a Scottish cricketer. In July 2018,she was named in Scotland's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament. She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) for Scotland against Uganda in the World Twenty20 Qualifier on 7 July 2018.
Fatima Sana is a Pakistani cricketer who plays primarily as a right-arm medium-fast bowler for Pakistan. She has played domestic cricket for Karachi,Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited,Barbados Royals and Canterbury Magicians. In April 2019,she was named in Pakistan's squad for their series against South Africa. She made her Women's One Day International (WODI) debut for Pakistan against South Africa on 6 May 2019. She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut for Pakistan against South Africa on 15 May 2019. In January 2020,she was named in Pakistan's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia. In December 2020,she was shortlisted as one of the Women's Emerging Cricketer of the Year for the 2020 PCB Awards.
A cricket tournament was held at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham,England,during July and August 2022. It was cricket's first inclusion in the Commonwealth Games since a List A men's tournament was held at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia. The matches were played as Women's Twenty20 Internationals (WT20Is),with only a women's tournament being part of the Games.
Seren Anna Smale is a Welsh cricketer who currently plays for Lancashire,North West Thunder and Southern Brave. She plays as a right-handed batter and wicket-keeper. She has previously played for Cheshire,as well as making appearances for North Representative XI and Cumbria in 2021.
Trishan Holder is a Barbadian cricketer who currently plays for Barbados and the West Indies. She plays as a right-handed batter.
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