2016 in review: Women come into their own, in style
More games, more power and more exposure combine to catapult the women’s game to the forefront; the real challenge, however, still lies ahead
Taylor and Aguilleira shape a vision for the future
With the responsibility of veterans and the enthusiasm of rookies, the terrific duo have kept West Indies Women’s cricket on track through different challenges
Harmanpreet in line for WBBL debut
India Women allrounder set to join defending champions Sydney Thunder
Big pay rise for Australia’s women
The Southern Stars, who finished runners-up at the World T20, are now the country’s highest earning female athletes
WBBL has played a part in West Indies’ success
Stokes will benefit from the experience in the final over while Root has shown that he is mastering the shortest format
| Batsman | Mat | Runs | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Stafanie Taylor | 6 | 246 | 93.18 |
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Charlotte Edwards | 5 | 202 | 114.77 |
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Meghann Lanning | 6 | 201 | 111.67 |
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Suzie Bates | 5 | 183 | 111.59 |
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Elyse Villani | 6 | 171 | 117.12 |
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Hayley Matthews | 6 | 153 | 109.29 |
| Bowler | Mat | Wkt | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Shabnim Ismail | 4 | 16 | 5.08 |
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Leigh Kasperek | 5 | 9 | 4.97 |
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Sophie Devine | 5 | 9 | 5.59 |
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Deandra Dottin | 6 | 9 | 6.42 |
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Stafanie Taylor | 6 | 8 | 6.42 |
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Harmanpreet Kaur | 4 | 7 | 5.45 |
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