Top 3 best openers in Women’s T20Is

The opening position in the team is one of the toughest spots and each and every team in the game would want to get this right as the openers set the tone of the match. If the openers can settle themselves in the first couple of overs of their innings, they can stretch their innings and make it a memorable one.

Women’s cricket has seen many great openers who build the innings and stay right till the end to make sure they score a ton of runs for their side. Let’s take a look at top 3 women openers in T20Is

3) Laura Woldvert

Wolvaardt recently played an important part for runners-up South Africa in the Women’s 20-20 World Cup in 2023. She was South Africa’s leading scorer in the competition, reaching three fifties over six matches. Her participation was critical in advancing South Africa to the tournament’s final, where they were defeated by world champions Australia.

Gujarat had signed Laura Wolvaardt as an alternative for the sidelined Beth Mooney for the rest of the Women’s T20 League season. Wolvaardt, who was in Pakistan for the Pakistan Cricket Board’s Women’s League exhibition contests, has been freed by her team Super Women, and colleague Sune Luus had taken her position.

2) Sophie Devine

Sophie Devine, the New Zealand veteran is one of the best openers that Women’s cricket had ever seen. She has been performing at the highest level for a very long time and has been a role model to many great players over the years.

She almost scored a brilliant century for the Bangalore franchise in the inaugural edition of the Women’s T20 League against the Gujarat franchise. She was on-song throughout the season and will mostly likely be retained by the franchise for the next edition

1) Alyssa Healy

​​Alyssa Healy, the wife of Australian speedster Mitchell Starc, has been named captain of the UP franchise for the WTL 2023 season. At the WTL 2023 auction earlier this month, Healy was purchased for Rs 70 lakh by the UP franchise.

Healy, one of the sport’s most recognisable faces, is a highly competitive and experienced campaigner, having appeared in more than 130 T20Is for Australia, accumulating nearly 2,500 runs with one hundred and 14 fifties. She is also regarded as one of the top wicket-keeper hitters in the game, having been dismissed 110 times in T20Is.