Last year 2023 was a very auspicious year for the women's cricket team because of the decision made by the well-known ESPN Cricinfo website for the unbeaten 140 scored by Chamari Athapattu against New Zealand in the women's cricket one-day innings.
ESPN Cricinfo has awarded the best player of the year covering all formats of women's and men's cricket, and the official results list was announced today (20).
Accordingly, the 140 runs scored by the Sri Lankan team captain Chamari, who chased a target of 196 runs in the match against New Zealand in relation to the year 2023, has been selected.
Chamari's innings showed his best support to win the ODI series for the first time in the history of Sri Lanka against the New Zealand team and the innings was colorful with 9 sixes and 13 fours. The attack rate of the innings was very high at 175.
Details of other awards given by ESPN were noted as follows.
Men's Achievements
1. Test innings of the year: Travis Head's 163 against India (in Test World Cup final)
2. Test Bowler of the Year: Nathan Lyon 8/64 (vs India)
3. ODI Innings of the Year: Glenn Maxwell (201 against Afghanistan in World Cup 2023)
4. ODI bowling: Mohommed Shammi 7/57 (vs New Zealand in World Cup 2023)
5. Twenty20 innings: Suryakumar Yadav 112 (vs Sri Lanka)
6. T20 Bowling: Alzarri Joshep 8/40 (vs South Africa)
7. Twenty20 League innings: Nicholas Pooran's 137 against Seattle Orcas (in MLC Twenty20 final)
8. Twenty20 League Bowling: Yuzvendra Chahal 4/29 (against Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2023)
9. Rookie of the Year: Gerald Coetzee (South Africa)
10. Captain of the Year: Pat Cummins
Women's achievements
1. ODI bowling: Marufa Akter 4/29 (vs India)
2. Twenty20 innings: Hayley Matthews (132 against Australia)
3. Twenty20 bowling: Ayabogna Khaka 4/29 (vs England in 2023 World Twenty20 semi-final)
4. Twenty20 League innings: Grace Harris (136 against Pearth Scorchers WBBL 2023/24)
5. Twenty20 League Bowling: Amanda – Jade Wellington 3/16 (vs Brisbane (WBBL 2023/24)
6. Innings of the Year: Netherlands' Bas de Leede's 123 (against Scotland in 2023 World Cup Qualifier)
7. Bowling of the Year: Brandon McMullen 5/34 (against Ireland in 2023 World Cup Qualifier)
