Women's WC: 3 Indians in Team of the Tournament; Wolvaardt to lead

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 Three Indians named successful  the Team of the Tournament; Laura Wolvaardt to pb  side

India’s players observe with the trophy aft winning the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025 astatine the DY Patil Stadium successful Navi Mumbai. (AFP)

The International Cricket Council has unveiled the Women's Cricket World Cup Team of the Tournament, featuring 3 players each from champions India and runners-up South Africa.

India's victorious trio includes opener Smriti Mandhana, batter Jemimah Rodrigues, and Player of the Tournament Deepti Sharma, portion South Africa's practice includes skipper Laura Wolvaardt, who acceptable a grounds for astir runs successful a azygous World Cup variation with 571 runs astatine an mean of 71.37.The 11-player lineup besides includes 3 Australian players - Annabel Sutherland, Ash Gardner, and Alana King - who reached the semifinals. England's Sophie Ecclestone earned a spot for her bowling performance, portion Pakistan's Sidra Nawaz is the lone subordinate selected from a squad that didn't scope the last four.

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Smriti Mandhana finished arsenic the tournament's second-highest run-scorer, accumulating 434 runs astatine an mean of 54.25, including 1 period and 2 fifties. Her standout show included a period against New Zealand successful Navi Mumbai.Laura Wolvaardt, named skipper of the Team of the Tournament, demonstrated exceptional batting prowess passim the competition. She scored centuries successful some knockout matches, including 169 against England successful the semifinals and 101 successful the last against India.

Jemimah Rodrigues secured her spot with accordant performances, notably an unbeaten 127 against Australia successful the semifinals. She finished with 292 runs astatine an mean of 58.40, including 1 period and 1 fifty.South Africa's Marizanne Kapp showcased all-round excellence, scoring 208 runs and taking 12 wickets. Her outstanding show of 5/20 and 42 runs successful the semifinal highlighted her publication to South Africa's campaign.Australia's Ash Gardner impressed with some bat and ball, scoring 328 runs astatine an mean of 82, including 2 centuries and taking 7 wickets. Her fastest period of the tourney came against England, scored disconnected conscionable 69 balls.Deepti Sharma's all-round show earned her the Player of the Tournament award. She topped the wicket-takers database with 22 dismissals and contributed 215 runs, including a important 5/39 and 58 runs successful the last against South Africa.Annabel Sutherland emerged arsenic Australia's starring wicket-taker with 17 wickets astatine an mean of 15.82. She besides contributed with the bat, scoring 117 runs including an unbeaten 98 against England.South Africa's Nadine de Klerk proved invaluable with some bat and ball, scoring 208 runs astatine an mean of 52 and claiming 9 wickets. Her explosive 84 not retired against India successful the radical signifier was a highlight.Pakistan's wicketkeeper Sidra Nawaz led the tourney with 8 dismissals, including 4 catches and 4 stumpings, contempt her team's aboriginal exit.Alana King's leg-spin yielded 13 wickets astatine an mean of 17.38, including a record-breaking spell of 7/18 against South Africa.Sophie Ecclestone maintained her presumption arsenic the top-ranked ODI bowler with 16 wickets astatine an mean of 14.25, including 4/44 successful the semifinal against South Africa.England's Nat Sciver-Brunt was named arsenic the 12th player, having scored 262 runs and taken 9 wickets successful the tournament, including a period against Sri Lanka.

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