The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the nominees for the ICC Emerging Cricketer of the Year 2024. The world cricket body has nominated India’s Shreyanka Patil, South Africa’s Annerie Dercksen, Scotland’s Saskia Horley and Ireland’s Freya Sargent.
South African Annerie Dercksen was one of her team’s best players in all three formats of the game. He played 17 T20Is, scored 161 runs and also bagged 5 wickets in 2024. In the 2 Tests he played, he scored 60 runs and was also decent in ODIs as he scored 70 runs and picked 6 wickets in 4 games.
His memorable performance came during the T20I series against Pakistan. She won the Player of the Match award for her magnificent effort with the bat as she scored an unbeaten 44 off just 23 balls, along with six boundaries and two sixes in what was a decisive series between the teams.
Scotland’s Saskia Horley is the second nominee for ICC Emerging Cricketer of the Year 2024
Scotland’s Saskia Horley was also one of the best players on the team. He played a vital role for his team in white-ball cricket. In the 10 games he played in the shortest format of the game, he scored 142 runs and also bagged three wickets.
He was also decent with bat and ball in ODIs. Sasika Horley played 5 ODIs in which she picked 9 wickets and also collected 276 runs. His memorable performance came during the match against Holland, where he was at his best with bat and ball.
She scored a magnificent century in the game, becoming Scotland’s first ODI centurion. In the same match, he also picked four wickets and helped his team win.
Shreyanka Patil played a huge role in her team’s success in 2024, shines with the ball in ODIs and T20Is
India’s Shreyanka Patil played a huge role in her team’s success in 2024. Her major contributions came during the T20Is, where she played 13 matches and picked 15 wickets. In the 2 ODIs he played, he picked 4 wickets and played a vital role for his team.
Shreyanka Patil’s memorable performance came during the ICC Women’s T20 World 2024 match against the Pakistan women’s national cricket team. He took figures of 2/14 in a match his team had to win and his spell saw India restrict Pakistan to 105/8.
Freya Sargent played 11 ODIs and 9 T20Is and made a huge impact for Ireland
Freya Sargent is the latest nominee for ICC Emerging Cricketer of the Year 2024. The Irish player was at her best in white-ball cricket, where she played 11 ODIs and 9 T20Is. She picked 13 and 7 wickets, respectively, in the two formats.
His memorable performance came during the first T20I against England. She was impressive with the ball as she removed Bryony Smith, Mady Villiers and Georgia Adams along with Charis Pavely. He finished with career-best T20I figures of 3/30.
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