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Top five most followed cricketers in women’s Asia Cup 2022
The Most Followed Women’s Cricketers in Asia Cup 2022
The Women’s Asia Cup has enthralled the fans with exciting cricketing action in the tournament so far. The race for the semi-final spot is on as four teams are in contention for the three spots left to grab. Several women stars have lit up the tournament with their majestic display of cricketing skills in the continental event. These stars also have a massive fan following on social media platforms. On that note, let’s take a look at the top five most followed cricketers in the Women’s Asia Cup.
1 Smriti Mandhana
Smriti Mandhana (Source: Twitter)
The swashbuckling opener has launched several bowlers for towering sixes into the stands which has earned her a massive following on social media platforms. The southpaw has 6.6 million followers on Instagram. The 26-year-old has scored 2373 runs at an average of 26.26 and a strike rate of 122.19.
2 Harmanpreet Kaur
Harmanpreet Kaur (Source: Twitter)
The Indian skipper also has one of the largest fanbases in women’s cricket with 1.1 million followers on her Instagram account. The 33-year-old has had a quiet tournament with the bat as she has managed only managed 45 runs in two innings at an average of 22.
3 Harleen Deol
Harleen Deol (Source: Twitter)
The middle-order batter has a large fan following of one million on her Instagram account. Deol hogged the limelight for taking a scintillating catch against England in the first T20I at Northampton.
She was positioned at long-off as the ball reached her. Deol timed her jump perfectly and caught it safely, but the momentum took her over the ropes. An alert Deol realised it and threw the ball back in, but before it could touch the ground, she jumped back in the nick of time and dove full stretched to complete the incredible catch.
4 Jemimah Rodrigues
Jemimah Rodrigues (Source: Twitter)
Jemimah Rodrigues is one of the rising stars of Indian cricket. The 22-year-old is having a great time with the bat in the ongoing tournament having 188 runs to her name at an average of 94 and a strike rate of 144. She has two half-centuries to her name. Rodrigues has 663k followers on her Instagram handle.
5 Shafali Verma
Shafali Verma (Source: Twitter)
The dashing opener has a following of 282k on her Instagram handle. Moreover, She has amassed 111 runs in three innings in the tournament so far at an average of 37 and a strike rate of 118. In 43 T20is, furthermore,Verma has scored 1036 runs at an average of 24 and a strike rate of 134.
