In the world of women’s T20 cricket for 2023, one player stood out prominently in international T20s.
Hayley Matthews’ outstanding performance with bat and ball has earned her the esteemed title of ICC Women’s T20I Cricketer of the Year 2023.
Accumulating a historic 700 runs at a strike rate of 132.32, she became the first women’s player to reach this figure in a single calendar year. Equally impressive was her bowling, tricking top-order batters from various teams, claiming 19 wickets with an economy rate of 6.84.
Matthews stated, “It’s nice to see all the hard work paying off. It’s been a long two or three years to get to this point. I am very grateful for this award, and it’s something that growing up I saw my role models achieving, so to win one myself definitely means a lot.”