For India, the young bowler has been a reliable performer in white-ball formats, consistently producing under pressure.
ICC Women’s Emerging Cricketer of the Year 2024 nominees include India’s all-rounder Shreyanka Patil. The other nominees for the award are Freya Sargent (Ireland), Saskia Horley (Scotland), and Annerie Dercksen (South Africa), the International Cricket Council said on Saturday. An amazing year began in December 2023, when Patil made his debut for India. For India, the young bowler has been a reliable performer in white-ball formats, consistently producing under pressure.
Patil is most recognized as a bowler, but she also has untapped talent as a lower-order hitter. Her outstanding performances in the Women’s T20 Asia Cup and the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup have secured her position on the team.
Patil’s 2/14 stats in a must-win World Cup match against Pakistan helped limit the opposition to 105/8. Her economical bowling, which included a wicket maiden, was critical in keeping India’s campaign alive.Annerie Dercksen has made a meteoric leap from academia to international cricket. The 23-year-old, who with a teaching qualification, made her debut in 2023 and immediately established herself as an important member of South Africa’s side. She was instrumental in South Africa’s road to the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup final in 2024.
Batting further down the order, Dercksen made the most of her opportunities, scoring 69 runs in a three-match T20I series against England. Her ball-handling contributions across forms demonstrated her all-round potential.
