Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025: Key Players to Watch

Smriti Mandhana (India) India's graceful opening batter, Mandhana recorded the highest number of runs in T20Is in 2024

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Alyssa Healy (Australia) Australia's wicketkeeping skipper Healy prefers to bat explosive shots

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Nat Sciver-Brunt (England) England's all-rounder, the high run-scorer for the WPL, demonstrates skill with bat and ball

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Amelia Kerr (New Zealand) New Zealand's Kerr the leg-spin all-rounder shines as the 2024 T20 World Cup MVP

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Harmanpreet Kaur (India) Harmanpreet Kaur, with her power-hitting, leads India to a couple of WPL titles

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