India's Smriti Mandhana wins ICC women's cricketer and ODI player of the year
Smriti Mandhana, Indian Women Cricket team, South Africa,
India'svice-captain Smriti Mandhana has won the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Award for the ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year and also named as ICC Women's ODI Player of the Year.
Left-handedopener has been named in the women's ODI and T20teams of the yearas the list announced by ICC on Monday.Harmanpreet Kaur has been appointed as the captain of women T20I teamof the year.
The 22-year-old Mandhana, who played a crucial role in India's semi-final appearance at the women's T20 world cup in the West Indies, said, "The awards are pretty special because as a player when you score runs, you want the team to win, and then when you get acknowledged for your performances through these awards, it motivates you to work harder and do well for your team."
Also Read: Harmanpreet Kaur named captain of women T20I team of the year by ICC
During the voting period, which ran from January 1 to December 31, 2018, Mandhana scored 669 runs at an average of 66.90 in 12 ODIs and 622 runs at a strike-rate of 130.67 in 25 T20Is.
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She is currently ranked fourth in the ODI rankings and 10th in the rankings for T20Is, the ICC said in a statement.
Mandhana became only the second India woman player to win an ICC award after fast bowler Jhulan Goswami, who was named the ICC Player of the Year in 2007.
ICC chief David Richardson congratulated Mandhana, saying: "I congratulate [Smriti Mandhana] her on behalf of the ICC. Smriti enthralled fans with some wonderful performances in what was a memorable year for women's cricket, with the ICC Women's World T20 helping build on the momentum of last year's World Cup."
England’s Sophie Ecclestone named ICC Emerging Player of the Year.