Explore the top five batters with the most runs in ICC Women's T20 World Cup history, featuring legends like Suzie Bates and Meg Lanning.
In 2009, the T20 World Competition for women organized by the ICC has given rise to many greats. In all those enthralling times, there have been some batters who have consistently risen above the rest due to their prowess. These ladies have gone ahead to make not only vital runs for their teams but also made significant contributions towards bringing victory to their teams.
Looking at the next ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, the excitement is already in the air, and so we can look at the top five batters who have scored the most runs in the history of the tournament. It could either be slogs or class; these legends have raised this art of batting at the highest pedestal.
These top five batters have not only gone on to make runs but also altered the course of their teams in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup. Everybody has contributed, and therefore turns out to be history, slams a player’s record to make their team win. Still these legends have a long way to go as the next generation rooks have their eyes on them and looked up in admiration.
As the intensity of the Women’s T20 World Cup increases every year, a great prospect lies in seeing who of the future stars may attempt to surpass these exemplary feats.
5. Charlotte Edwards (England) - 768 Runs
Besides being a great pioneer of women’s cricket, Charlotte Edwards is a legendary figure whose contribution cannot be minimized in any way. Edwards was a class player for England with more than 10000 international runs in all formats combined, and in this, her performance in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup cannot be overlooked. She scored 768 runs in the 24 matches at an impressive average of 36.57 becoming the only English batter to appear on this elite list of players.
She is famously calm under pressure and is known to take responsibility and build the innings whenever required, Edwards hit five fifties in the tournament. Also contributing as a batsman, Edwards proved important in the T20 World Cup of England when she was actively playing. It’s a well known fact that Edwards will always be remembered as one of the forerunners in the history of women’s cricket and as someone who created a massive presence on the World Cup stage.
4. Stafanie Taylor (West Indies) – 926 Runs
Stafanie Taylor, the West Indian legend, has been known to deliver when it matters the most. This elegant right hand batswoman has been a trump card for her country in general and for the West Indies in particular in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup where she is the all-time leading scorer with 926 runs in 31 matches at an average of 37.04.
Partnership building is one of the strong traits of Taylor and she is known to be an effective player for her team because of her calm batting style. Always capable of rising to the occasion, Taylor boasts six fifties in international competition. Thanks to her immeasurable achievements, the West Indies gained success in the Women’s T20 World Cup for the first time ever back in 2016.
3. Alyssa Healy (Australia) – 941 Runs
Few can contend with the big-match temperament of Alyssa Healy. The Australian wicketkeeper-batter is known for her exceptional performance, particularly when it comes to T20 World Cups. Healy has scored overall of 941 runs in her twenty entries back at the average of 28.51, thus she occupies the third position in the all-time run-scoring list.
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Healy also plays a key role in the Australian side due to her ability to open the innings in an aggressive manner as well as outstanding wicket-keeping skills. Having scored seven scores, each of fifty runs and above, in T20 World Cups, does an incredible colored performance in the final stage of the 2020 World cup. In that match how Healy’s 75-run cameos powered Australia to win the title once again. Because of Healy’s insightful mindset, she features for most of the great batter’s the competition has seen.
2. Meg Lanning (Australia) – 992 Runs
A winning portrait comes out when thinking about Meg Lanning. Lanning, the most respected and recognized captain in contemporary women’s cricket, has taken the Australian team to five ICC Women’s T20 World Cup victories. She recorded 992 runs in 35 games with a high score of almost 40, making her the second perception owner of the tournament.
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Pragmatic, Lanning has played shrewd strategies and led the team in very difficult conditions. It however does help that she also has a reliable scoring ability even in high pressure situations. This has seen her up stage the other strikers and score 4 fifty’s in the completion. The sum of Lanning’s spirit as a captain and as a batter, has aided in the sculpting of Australia’s supremacy in the Women’s T20 World Cup.
1. Suzie Bates (New Zealand) – 1066 Runs
The best batter the tournament has seen and maybe will ever see is the cricketer from New Zealand, Suzie Bates, who happens to be the first and only woman in the entire ICC women’s T20 world cup history to score more than a thousand runs. Bates who has a total of 1066 runs in 36 matches at an average of 32.30 has already.
Bates’ eight half-centuries showcase her consistency and ability to perform in high-pressure situations. Her aggressive stroke play and leadership qualities have made her a central figure in New Zealand’s T20 campaigns. As a player who has consistently delivered on the world stage, Bates remains one of the most influential batters in the history of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup.
