West Indies Women’s captain Hayley Mathews has been named in the ICC T20 Team of the Year for 2023.
Matthews was the most-prolific run scorer in women’s T20Is in 2023. She scored 700 runs, averaging 63.63 – the most runs by a women’s player in a year. She also tallied 19 wickets at an economy rate of 6.84.
The number-one ranked Women’s T20 all-rounder in the world put on a remarkable performance against Australia in a bilateral T20 series in the second half of the year. Her stellar showing in the series saw her make scores of 99 not out, 132, and 79, as the West Indies skipper proved to be a thorn in the Australian side.