Fatima Sana named in ICC Women’s ODI Team for 2021

Fatima Sana, a Pakistani fast bowler, has been named to the ICC Women’s ODI Team for 2021.

Sana concluded the previous year as the joint-highest wicket-taker with 20 scalps. Her economy was 5.61, with a 26.6 strike rate. She also batted 132 times for a 14.66 average.

ICC Women’s Team of 2021

Lizelle Lee (South Africa)

With 632 runs, Lizelle Lee finished as the highest run-scorer in women’s ODIs in 2021. The South Africa wicketkeeper-batter played only 11 matches in the calendar year and recorded an outstanding batting average of 90.28, with one century and five half-centuries. She got her side off to rapid starts, which is summed up by her strike-rate of 79.00 – the third-highest among batters with a minimum of 300 runs in the calendar year.

Alyssa Healy (wk) (Australia)

Alyssa Healy, one of the best batters of all time in Women’s cricket, had a great year once again as she accumulated 267 runs in just six ODIs in 2021, at an excellent average of 44.50. She scored two fifties, including a best of 77 which came against India at home in September.

Tammy Beaumont (England) 

The England opener had one of the best years of her career as she amassed 503 runs at an average of 62.87, and thus finished as the second-highest run-scorer in the format in 2021. Beaumont scored one century and four fifties, thus playing a crucial role in England’s success as a team.

Mithali Raj (India)

Mithali Raj, the veteran India batter and captain, amassed the same number of runs as Beaumont and at exactly the same average. But her runs came when the Indian team struggled as a unit, thus making her contribution even more important. She didn’t score any century this year but made a total of six half-centuries.

Heather Knight (c) (England)

The England Women’s captain has been a vital cog of their middle-order for a number of years now and she was one of the top performers in that role once again in 2021. Knight accumulated a total of 423 runs this year, at an average of 42.30, including one century and three fifties. She also played a key role with the ball, chipping in with five wickets at an average of 19.80.

Marizanne Kapp (South Africa)

The South African all-rounder has been one of the best performers with both bat and ball in 2021. Kapp has played the role of an attacking middle-order batter brilliantly, scoring her runs at an outstanding strike-rate of 98.91. She amassed a total of 183 runs in 2021 at an average of 61, including a best of 68* which came against Pakistan in Durban in the month of January. The 32-year-old played an equally important role with her bowling, picking up 11 wickets at an average of 29.18.