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Top 5 Leading Scorers of 2018 Women’s T20 World Cup

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Today we discuss the batters with the most runs in Womens World T20 2018. Over time, the Women’s T20 World Cup assumed the same amount of importance and live coverage as the Men’s event as well. Sponsorship deals, Advertisement campaigns, and Promotion activities we’re the prime reason behind the amazing popularity of the format all around the world.

The 2018 edition of the T20 Women’s World Cup was the sixth edition of the tournament and was held in the island country of West Indies. It was held in November. This was the first time in the history of Women’s T20 World Cup that the Umpire Decision Review System was used. Each side was allotted a single opportunity to review decisions. Australia won their fourth T20 World Championship Title defeating England in the final. Here are the cricketers who scored the most runs in Womens World T20 2018.

5. Javeria Khan (Pakistan)

A consistent performer for Pakistan Cricket for almost a decade now, Javeria has been a vital cog in the wheel of the Pakistan Women’s Cricket Team. In the campaign, she scored 136 runs from 4 matches with the highest score of 74*. Among the top cricketers with the most runs in Womens World T20 2018.

4. Suzie Bates (New Zealand)

An iconic figure in New Zealand Women’s cricket, Suzie has been a pillar of New Zealand batting for a considerable period now. Her incredible performances have helped wriggle the team out of trouble under difficult circumstances. In the campaign, she scored 161 runs from 4 matches with the highest score of 67. Among the top cricketers with the most runs in Womens World T20 2018.

3. Smriti Mandhana (India)

When Smriti Mandhana arrived in the scene, there was a buzz around the cricket field which termed this woman as greatness in the making. Her shot-making prowess, her beautiful footwork, and technically sound way to negotiate the positions in the field made her an incredible asset to the Indian team.

Smriti started churning out centuries with ease, as her legend began expanding with time. Mandhana replicated some of that incredible form in the 2018 Women’s World T20 as well. In 5 matches, she scored 178 runs with the highest score of a beautiful and elegant 83. Among the top cricketers with the most runs in Womens World T20 2018.

2. Harmanpreet Kaur (India)

Indian Women’s Cricket has evolved over the last 5 years in a massively positive direction. After the departure of seniors like Jhulan Goswami and Mithali Raj, the young Indian women brigade have tried to fill up some very big shoes and have done that incredible success. One of the finest drivers of this change has been their captain Harmanpreet Kaur.

One of the most explosive and hard-hitting batswomen in the history of women’s cricket, Kaur on her day can single-handedly destroy an opposition without even blinking an eyelid. During the tournament, Kaur scored 183 runs in five matches at an impressive average of 45.75. Her highest score of 103 remains one of the finest T20 innings ever played in the history of women’s world cup. Among the top cricketers with the most runs in Womens World T20 2018.

1. Alyssa Healy (Australia)

Australia has always been a team that has had a knack of producing the finest of the Women cricketers in the history of the sports. Alyssa Healy with her rich family heritage in the world of cricket was a prospect that would become a legend in the folklore of Australian Women’s Cricket. An explosive wicket-keeper batswomen, she could maneuver the field like no other despite her diminutive height.

A pure striker of the cricket ball, Healy is extremely quick behind the stumps and has a brilliant sense of the direction in which the ball would be going. In the 2018 Tournament, Alyssa Healy scored 225 runs from 6 matches and emerged as the Player of the Tournament for her run-scoring spree. The incredible consistency she showed throughout the tournament was instrumental behind Australia’s success in the campaign. Led the top cricketers with the most runs in Womens World T20 2018.