While the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2023 is less than a month to go, the International Cricket Council (ICC) proudly announced the Women's T20I Team of the Year 2022.
A total of 11 players have been selected in this special list, who not only performed impressively in the entire 2022 but also played influential roles in their respective teams’ successes.
ICC Women’s T20I Team of the Year 2022
Smriti Mandhana (India Women)
(Batting)
Status | Matches (Innings) | Runs | Average | Strike-rate | 100s/50s
| Highest Score |
WT20I | 23 (21) | 594 | 33.00 | 133.48 | 0/5 | 79* |
Leading WT20I run-scorer in 2022 among the ICC Full Members.
Fourth most WT20I run-scorer in 2022.
Smriti Mandhana becomes the first Indian cricketer to represent India in 50 consecutive T20s
Beth Mooney (Australia Women)
(Batting)
Status | Matches (Innings) | Runs | Average | Strike-rate | 100s/50s
| Highest Score |
WT20I | 14 (13) | 449 | 56.12 | 134.43 | 0/4 | 89* |
Leading WT20I run-scorer for Australia Women in 2022.
Sixth most WT20I run-scorer in 2022 among the ICC Full Members.
Sophie Devine (C) (New Zealand Women)
(Batting)
Status | Matches (Innings) | Runs | Average | Strike-rate | 100s/50s
| Highest Score |
WT20I | 14 (14) | 389 | 29.92 | 112.42 | 0/2 | 53 |
Leading WT20I run-scorer for New Zealand Women in 2022.
(Bowling)
Status | Matches (Innings) | Wickets | Average | Economy Rate | 4wk/5wk
| Best Bowling Figures |
WT20I | 14 (14) | 13 | 16.00 | 6.40 | 0/0 | 3/29 |
Second most WT20I wicket-taker for New Zealand Women in 2022
Among the four all-rounders from the ICC Full Members (only New Zealand Women all-rounder) to score 350+ runs and take 10+ wickets in 2022 WT20Is.
Ash Gardner (Australia Women)
(Batting)
Status | Matches (Innings) | Runs | Average | Strike-rate | 100s/50s
| Highest Score |
WT20I | 16 (7) | 216 | 72.00 | 152.11 | 0/2 | 66* |
(Bowling)
Status | Matches (Innings) | Wickets | Average | Economy Rate | 4wk/5wk
| Best Bowling Figures |
WT20I | 16 (15) | 15 | 17.06 | 5.56 | 0/0 | 3/16 |
Second most WT20I wicket-taker for Australia Women in 2022
Among the four all-rounders from the ICC Full Members (only Australia Women all-rounder) to score 200+ runs and collect at least 15 wickets in 2022 WT20Is.
Tahila McGrath (Australia Women)
(Batting)
Status | Matches (Innings) | Runs | Average | Strike-rate | 100s/50s
| Highest Score |
WT20I | 16 (11) | 435 | 62.14 | 145.00 | 0/4 | 91* |
Second most WT20I run-scorer for Australia Women in 2022.
(Bowling)
Status | Matches (Innings) | Wickets | Average | Economy Rate | 4wk/5wk
| Best Bowling Figures |
WT20I | 16 (10) | 13 | 12.84 | 6.95 | 0/0 | 3/13 |
Only cricketer from the ICC Full Members to score at least 400 WT20I runs and claim at least 10 WT20I wickets in 2022.
Among three overall cricketers to manage 400+ WT20I runs and 10+ WT20I wickets in 2022.
Nida Dar (Pakistan Women)
(Batting)
Status | Matches (Innings) | Runs | Average | Strike-rate | 100s/50s
| Highest Score |
WT20I | 16 (13) | 396 | 56.57 | 122.60 | 0/3 | 61 |
Leading WT20I run-scorer for Pakistan Women in 2022.
(Bowling)
Status | Matches (Innings) | Wickets | Average | Economy Rate | 4wk/5wk
| Best Bowling Figures |
WT20I | 16 (14) | 15 | 18.33 | 5.50 | 0/0 | 2/19 |
Leading WT20I wicket-taker for Pakistan Women in 2022.
Among two all-rounders from the ICC Full Members to record 350+ WT20I runs and at least 15 WT20I wickets in 2022.
Deepti Sharma (India Women)
(Batting)
Status | Matches (Innings) | Runs | Average | Strike-rate | 100s/50s
| Highest Score |
WT20I | 25 (19) | 370 | 37.00 | 136.02 | 0/2 | 64 |
Fifth most WT20I run-scorer for India Women in 2022.
(Bowling)
Status | Matches (Innings) | Wickets | Average | Economy Rate | 4wk/5wk
| Best Bowling Figures |
WT20I | 25 (25) | 29 | 18.55 | 6.07 | 0/0 | 3/7 |
Leading WT20I wicket-taker from the ICC Full Members in 2022.
Joint third most WT20I wicket-taker in 2022 (overall).
Only all-rounder among the ICC Full Members to score at least 200 WT20I runs and pick up at least 20 WT20I wickets in 2022.
Only second overall cricketer to score 350+ WT20I runs and take 25+ WT20I wickets in 2022.
Richa Ghosh (wk) (India Women)
(Batting + wicket keeping)
Status | Matches (Innings) | Runs | Average | Strike-rate | 100s/50s
| Highest Score | Catches/ Stumpings |
T20I | 18 (15) | 259 | 21.58 | 150.58 | 0/0 | 40* | 3/12 |
Second most WT20I stumpings in 2022.
Second most involvement in WT20I dismissals among the ICC Full Members wicketkeepers in 2022.
Third most involvement in WT20I dismissals as a wicketkeeper in 2022 (overall).
Sophie Ecclestone (England Women)
(Bowling)
Status | Matches (Innings) | Wickets | Average | Economy Rate | 4wk/5wk
| Best Bowling Figures |
WT20I | 17 (16) | 19 | 17.89 | 5.86 | 0/0 | 3/25 |
Leading WT20I wicket-taker for England Women in 2022.
Inoka Ranaweera (Sri Lanka Women)
(Bowling)
Status | Matches (Innings) | Wickets | Average | Economy Rate | 4wk/5wk
| Best Bowling Figures |
WT20I | 19 (19) | 27 | 13.85 | 5.75 | 1/0 | 4/7 |
Leading WT20I wicket-taker for Sri Lanka Women in 2022.
Second most WT20I wicket-taker among the ICC Full Members in 2022.
Sixth most WT20I wicket-taker in 2022 (overall).
Renuka Singh (India Women)
(Bowling)
Status | Matches (Innings) | Wickets | Average | Economy Rate | 4wk/5wk
| Best Bowling Figures |
WT20I | 22 (22) | 22 | 23.95 | 6.50 | 2/0 | 4/10 |
Second most WT20I wicket-taker for India Women in 2022.
Among the only two bowlers in the ICC Full Members to claim two four-wicket hauls in 2022 WT20Is.
Check out here ICC Men's T20I Team of the Year 2022
