All-rounders have great importance in any team and in any match. They have the dual responsibility of performing with both bat and ball. It is a hectic task to bat in one inning and then walk out to bowl in the other.
With the rise of women's cricket, we have seen a lot of great all-rounders representing their respective country. Here is a list of top 10 female all-rounders in ODI cricket.
Ellyse Perry (Australia):
She is one of the most celebrated player in women's cricket. Perry is a right-handed batter and right-arm pacer. She made her ODI debut in 2007 against New Zealand in the 2nd ODI of the Rose Bowl series. The then 16-year old took 2 wickets while giving away 37 runs. In the same match, she scored 19 off 20 balls.
Batting: Matches Innings Runs High Score Average Strike-rate
112 89 3022 112 52.1 77.15
Bowling: Matches Innings Wickets Best figures Economy
112 110 152 7/22 4.33
Marizanne Kapp (South Africa):
She is a right-handed batter and right-arm pacer. She made her ODI debut back in 2009 against Australia in ICC Women's World Cup. Her debut match was not an exciting one as she got no wicket and score just 7 off 6 balls.
Batting: Matches Innings Runs High Score Average Strike-rate
105 91 1818 102 27.13 67.86
Bowling: Matches Innings Wickets Best figures Economy
105 100 118 4/14 3.67
Deepti Sharma (India):
She is a left-handed batter and right-arm off-break bowler. She made her ODI debut against South Africa in 2014's ICC Women's Championship, which was held in India. With the bat, she could only score 1 off 18 balls while she took 2 wickets giving 35 runs.
Batting: Matches Innings Runs High Score Average Strike-rate
51 45 1389 188 39.68 63.07
Bowling: Matches Innings Wickets Best figures Economy
51 51 59 6/20 3.87
Stafanie Taylor (West Indies):
She is captain of her team and a handy all-rounder. She is a right-handed batter and right-arm off-break bowler. She made her ODI debut back in 2008 against Ireland. She scored 14 off 22 balls but didn't get to bowl in that match.
Batting: Matches Innings Runs High Score Average Strike-rate
123 120 4561 171 43.43 68.61
Bowling: Matches Innings Wickets Best figures Economy
123 113 140 4/17 3.42
Dane van Niekerk (South Africa):
She is a right-handed batter and a leg-break bowler. She debuted in ODI's during ICC Women's Championship 2009. Her first match was against the West Indies, where she scored only 1 off 5 balls and took 1 wicket while giving away 24 runs.
Batting: Matches Innings Runs High Score Average Strike-rate
99 78 2048 102 36.57 66.19
Bowling: Matches Innings Wickets Best figures Economy
99 95 128 5/17 3.52
Sofie Devine (New Zealand):
She is a right-handed batter and a right-arm pacer. She made her debut against Australia in 2006. While she scored 6 off 29 balls, she took 1 wicket giving 34 runs.
Batting: Matches Innings Runs High Score Average Strike-rate
102 89 2510 145 32.17 83.55
Bowling: Matches Innings Wickets Best figures Economy
102 89 69 3/24 4.33
Jess Jonassen (Australia):
She is a left-handed batter and slow left-arm orthodox bowler. She made her ODI debut against New Zealand in 2012. Unfortunately, the match ended with no result.
Batting: Matches Innings Runs High Score Average Strike-rate
68 41 540 39 18.62 82.19
Bowling: Matches Innings Wickets Best figures Economy
68 68 101 5/27 3.99
Sana Mir (Pakistan):
This former Pakistani captain is a right-handed batter and right-arm off-break bowler. She made her ODI debut back in 2005 against Sri Lanka in Women's Asia Cup. In that match, she scored 23 off 55 balls and went without taking any wicket.
Batting: Matches Innings Runs High Score Average Strike-rate
118 108 1615 52 18.14 43.11
Bowling: Matches Innings Wickets Best figures Economy
118 116 147 5/32 3.68
Natalie Sciver (England):
She is a right-handed batter and right-arm pacer. She made her ODI debut against Pakistan in 2013. She scored 3 off 5 balls and took 1 wicket.
Batting: Matches Innings Runs High Score Average Strike-rate
64 56 1781 137 37.89 96.32
Bowling: Matches Innings Wickets Best figures Economy
64 55 43 3/3 4.46
Shikha Pandey (India):
She is a right-handed batter and a right-arm pacer. She made her ODI debut in 2014, ICC Women's Championship. Her first match was against England, where she scored 21 off 14 balls but went wicketless.
Batting: Matches Innings Runs High Score Average Strike-rate
49 31 505 59 21.82 91.27
Bowling: Matches Innings Wickets Best figures Economy
49 49 69 4/18 3.92
