The Women's T20 World Cup 2024 has started and 10 teams are in the fray to claim the title. This time the Indian women's team is also a strong contender in the tournament. Many Indian players are looking for great form and rhythm, which can prove to be the X factor for India.
Indian all-rounder Deepti Sharma, who bats left-handed and also bowls right-arm off-break, is also among the big players in the tournament, as she recently performed brilliantly in the T20 format. She performed well in WPL and Women's Hundred. Her performance in the Women's Asia Cup was also commendable.
Deepti Sharma received the Most Valuable Player of the Tournament award in WPL 2024. She won this award after scoring 295 runs with the bat and taking 10 wickets. Deepti scored 295 runs in 8 matches in the entire tournament. Her unbeaten 88 runs were the best performance. At the same time, she took 10 wickets in 8 matches at an average of 21.
Deepti Sharma is the first Indian bowler to take a hat-trick in WPL. Playing for UP Warriors, she scored 59 runs in 48 balls against Delhi Capitals, which included 6 fours and 1 six. Whereas, with the ball, Deepti Sharma took 4 big wickets for 19 runs in 4 overs, which also included a hat-trick. The Indian women's team has high expectations from this all-rounder. She has expressed her intentions several times to win India's first ICC trophy in the T20 World Cup 2024.
India's best performance so far was in the T20 World Cup held in Australia in 2020, where the team reached the final but had to face defeat from the host team. In the last 2023 season also, India reached the semi-finals, but there too it had to face defeat against Australia. That is, this team has been the biggest threat to India.
Deepti Sharma's performance will be crucial to India's success this time too, as she has performed brilliantly in all formats in 2024. She is India's best-ranked bowling all-rounder in the ICC ODI and T20 rankings. She recently played a key role in helping London Spirit win The Hundred Women 2024. This time Deepti and the Indian team have their eyes on only one goal - winning the ICC trophy for the first time.
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