Stafanie Taylor Named World T20 Women's Player of The Tournament
West Indies all-rounder Stafanie Taylor selected as World T20 Women's Player of the Tournament by Ian Bishop, Nasser Hussain, Mel Jones, Sanjay Manjrekar and Lisa Sthalekar
Highlights
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Stafanie Taylor scored the most number of runs (246) in Women's World T20
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Stafanie was the second highest wicket-taker with 8 scalps
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This is the first time a Windies player has won the award
West Indies captain Stafanie Taylor was named the Women's Player of The Tournament at the conclusion of the World Twenty20 at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Sunday. (West Indies Women Create History, Defeat Australia To Clinch Maiden Title)
Taylor was the unanimous choice of a select group of former cricket stars and highly respected commentators following her stellar performance in the tournament, which helped the West Indies win their maiden title.
The West Indies beat Australia by eight wickets in the summit clash with skipper Taylor scoring 59 runs. (Windies Women Not Intimidated by Australia, Says Skipper Stafanie Taylor)
The 24-year-old all-rounder scored more than any other batter in the tournament (246) while with the white ball she finished as the second most successful bowler behind Leigh Kasperek, Sophie Devine and Deandra Dottin (nine wickets apiece) with eight scalps.
Taylor is the fifth player to be named as the World Twenty20 Women's Player of The Tournament after England's Claire Taylor (2009), Nicola Browne of New Zealand (2010) and England's duo of Charlotte Edwards (2012) and Anya Shrubsole (2014).
During their deliberations, the members of the panel discussed several names, highlighting such as Australia captain Meg Lanning, Edwards as well as New Zealand captain Suzie Bates. But they felt Taylor's ability to hold the West Indies batting together and then supplementing it by taking crucial wickets with an excellent economy rate made her the stand-out performer of the tournament.
The selection panel that chose the Taylor consisted of Ian Bishop (former West Indies fast bowler), Nasser Hussain (former England captain), Mel Jones (former Australia women's batter), Sanjay Manjrekar (former India batsman), Lisa Sthalekar (former Australia women's all-rounder).