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Three Indian women cricketers who can bag the Player of the tournament in the Women’s Asia Cup
The women’s Asia Cup 2022 is all set to begin on 1st October in Bangladesh. Featuring seven teams, the continental tournament will be played in a league format with the top four teams qualifying for the semi-final. India’s women’s team are coming on the back of registering a 3-0 ODI whitewash against England and are favourites to win the tournament.
With some fantastic players in the Indian side, many would also challenge for the Player of the tournament award. Here’s a look at three players who can win the Player of the tournament award.
1. Smriti Mandhana
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Smriti Mandhana has played 95 matches for the country in which she has scored 2303 runs. An average of 27 and a strike rate of 122 speak volumes about her capability in the shortest format. Although it was an ODI series, the Mumbai born was the top-scorer in the recently concluded England series with 181 runs as well. She was also the second-highest run-getter in the T20I series with 111 runs in three matches.
2. Renuka Singh
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India’s premium bowler, Renuka Singh has only played 14 WT20I matches for the country so far but in such a short time, she has become one of the first names on the team sheet. Having taken 15 wickets in the shortest format so far, the right arm medium fast bowler could end up as the highest wicket-taker in the tournament. The Shimla born took eight wickets in the recently concluded England ODI series to become the highest wicket-taker and is going into the Women’s Asia Cup 2022 in great form.
3. Deepti Sharma
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Deepti Sharma is one of the most important players for the Indian team right now. In 69 WT20I matches, she has taken 68 wickets and has also scored 643 runs with an average of 22.96. On top of that, the 25-year-old is a great fielder too, which boosts her chances of winning the Player of the tournament even more.
In the recently concluded series against England, she was the fifth-highest scorer in both T20Is as well as ODIs. She was also the third-highest wicket-taker in the ODI series.
