The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the nominations for the ICC Women's Emerging Cricketer of the Year 2024. The global cricket body has nominated India's Shreyanka Patil, South Africa's Annerie Dercksen, Scotland's Saskia Horley and Ireland's Freya Sargent.
South Africa's Anerie Dercksen has been one of the top performers for her team in all three formats of the game. She played 17 T20Is, hit 161 runs and also took 5 wickets in 2024. In the 2 Tests she played, she collected 60 runs and was also decent in ODIs, as he scored 70 runs and picked 6 wickets in 4 games.
Her memorable performance came during the T20I series against Pakistan. She won Player of the Match for her magnificent effort with the bat as she scored an unbeaten 44 off just 23 balls to go with six boundaries and two sixes in what was a series decider between the teams.
Scotland's Saskia Horley is second nominee for ICC Women's Emerging Cricketer of the Year 2024
Scotland's Saskia Horley was also one of the best performers for the team. She played a vital role for her team in white ball cricket. In the 10 games she played in the shortest format of the game, she hit 142 runs and also claimed three wickets.
She has also been decent with bat and ball in ODIs. Sasika Horley played 5 ODIs where he picked 9 wickets and also amassed 276 runs. Her memorable performance came during the match against Netherlands where she was at her best with bat and ball.
She scored a magnificent century in the game, becoming the first ODI centurion for Scotland. In the same match, she also picked four wickets and helped her team win.
Shreyanka Patil has 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 major role in her team's success in 2024. Her major contributions came during the T20Is where she played 13 games and picked 15 wickets. In the 2 ODIs she played, she picked 4 wickets and played a vital role for her team.
Shreyanka Patil's memorable performance came during the ICC Women's T20 World 2024 game against the Pakistan Women's National Cricket Team. She picked figures of 2/14 in a must-win encounter for her team and her spell saw India restrict Pakistan to 105/8.
Freya Sargent played 11 ODIs and 9 T20s and made a huge impact for Ireland
Freya Sargent is the latest nominee for the ICC Women's Emerging Cricketer of the Year 2024. The Irish player has been at her best in white ball cricket where she has played 11 ODIs and 9 T20s. She picked 13 and 7 wickets respectively in the two formats.
Her 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. She finished with career best T20I figures of 3/30.