New Zealand cricket team clinched their maiden T20 World Cup title by beating South Africa in the final on Sunday. The White Ferns registered an impressive 32-run win over the Proteas to clinch the ninth edition of the tournament after so many years of heartbreaks.
Sophie Devine-led team pulled off an impressive all-round performance throughout the tournament but it was Amelia Kerr's individual brilliance that led them to glory in the final. The young spin all-rounder top-scored with 43 runs and took 3 wickets 24 to clinch the Player of the Match award in the final and also claimed the prestigious Player of the Tournament award.
Kerr picked 15 wickets in 6 innings, the highest by any player in a single edition of the tournament, and also scored 135 runs to bag the POTT award. South Africa's heartbroken captain Laura Wolvaardt topped the scoring chart with 223 runs in 6 innings, including 33 runs in the final.
Anneke Bosch registered the highest individual score of the tournament as she smashed 74* off 48 balls against Australia in the first semi-final. West Indies' veteran all-rounder Deandra Dottin hit the most 9 sixes while Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur was the only cricketer to score multiple 50-plus scores in the ninth edition of the tournament.
Women's T20 World Cup 2024 award winners list
- Player of the Tournament - Amelia Kerr (135 runs and 15 wickets)
- Player of the Match in the final - Amelia Kerr (43 runs and 3 wickets)
- Top run-scorer - Laura Wolvaardt (223 runs in 6 innings)
- Best figures - Karishma Ramharack (4 for 17 vs Bangladesh)
- Leading wicket-taker - Amelia Kerr (15 wickets in 6 innings)
- Highest individual score - Anneke Bosch (74* vs AUS in the semi-final)
- Highest strike rate - Deandra Dottin (162.16)
- Most sixes - Deandra Dottin (9 sixes in 5 innings)
- Most 50+ scores - Harmanpreet Kaur (2 fifties in 4 innings)
- Most catches - Suzie Bates (7 catches in 6 innings)
