ICC Women's T20 World Cup: List of all Player of The Tournament award winners

Australia are the most successful team in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup history.

The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup is one of the most exciting and much-awaited women’s competitions as it sees the best women’s players in the world take centre stage.

So far, eight editions of this competition have been played. Australia are the most successful team in ICC Women’s T20 World Cup history, having won six titles, while England and West Indies have clinched the trophy once each.

Legends are made in ICC events as the players step up on the world stage to take their sides to victories. On that note, we will look at the winners of the Player of The Tournament (PoTT) award of all ICC Women’s T20 World Cups.

Player of The Tournament award winners in ICC Women’s T20 World Cup:

1. Claire Taylor (2009)

Claire Taylor’s batting was crucial during England’s title-winning campaign in 2009 at home. She was the second-highest scorer in the competition, scoring 199 runs in four innings at a strike rate of 135 and was dismissed only once.

Her best knocks in the tournament were 75 (54) against Sri Lanka and 76* off 53 balls against Australia.

2. Nicola Browne (2010)

New Zealand medium pacer Nicola Browne had a terrific time with the ball in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2010, where she finished as the joint-highest wicket-taker, with nine scalps in five matches at an average of only 8.55 and an economy of 4.81.

Though her side lost the final to Australia, Browne was adjudged the Player of The Tournament.

3. Charlotte Edwards (2012)

England captain Charlotte Edwards was the best batter of the 2012 edition of the Women’s T20 World Cup, by a distance. Edwards amassed 172 runs in five innings at an average of 43, finishing as the top scorer in the competition.

She marched England to the final, where they lost to Australia. Edwards, though, returned with the Player of The Tournament award.

4. Anya Shrubsole (2014)

Pacer Anya Shrubsole was the third England player to bag the Player of The Tournament award at the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup. In the 2014 edition, despite playing on the spin-friendly surfaces in Bangladesh, Shrubsole claimed 13 wickets in six outings at an average of 7.53 and an economy of 4.08.

However, Shrubsole and England couldn’t clear the final frontier, which was once again Australia.

5. Stafanie Taylor (2016)

Stafanie Taylor is one of the greatest all-rounders of all time in women’s cricket and that was all on show during the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2016 in India as West Indies managed to clinch the trophy for the first time, which they did by beating favourites Australia in the final.

Taylor’s campaign in 2016 is hailed by many as the best a women’s cricketer has had in this competition. She scored 246 runs at an average of 41 and picked up eight wickets.

6. Alyssa Healy (2018)

Wicket-keeper opener Alyssa Healy had a great time during the 2018 Women’s T20 World Cup in the West Indies, where she scored 225 runs, the most in the tournament, at an average of 56.25 with the help of two fifties. She played an aggressive brand of cricket, as reflected in her strike rate of 144.23.

As Australia clinched the title, Healy bagged the Player of The Tournament award.

7. Beth Mooney (2020)

In 2020, Australia became the second team to win the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup at home, and opener Beth Mooney was at the forefront of the batting department.

With Healy misfiring for the entire tournament but in the final, Mooney carried Australia’s batting order by scoring 259 runs in six innings at an average of 64.75, with three half-centuries. The left-handed opener Mooney was adjudged the Player of The Tournament.

8. Ashleigh Gardner (2023)

Ashleigh Gardner’s all-round heroics at the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 in South Africa helped Australia record a second hat-trick of Women’s T20 world titles.

Gardner took 10 wickets, which is the second-most, at an average of 12.50 with a best of 5/12. She also scored 110 runs while batting in the lower middle-order.

(List updated till 18th October, 2024)

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