For the past few years, Women’s cricket has become one of the most emerging team sports in the world. ICC often holds female cricket matches, and a large crowd gathers in the stadium to watch them. Female cricketers are doing well in batting as well as in bowling. There are many talented bowlers in women’s cricket as they have shocked many male players with their bowling performances. In this article, we will see the top 10 female bowlers in the world in 2022:
1. Sophie Ecclestone
Sophie is an English cricketer who plays as a left-arm bowler. She is currently ranked first in the ICC Women's T20I and ODI rankings. Sophie is one of the best fast bowlers in the world right now. She has played around 116 matches and taken 178 wickets in international cricket so far. However, she is not a much-experienced player, but her records are incredible.
2. Shabnim Ismail
Shabnim Ismail is a South-African cricketer and a right-arm fast bowler. She is considered one of the fastest female bowlers in the world. Her top recorded speed in bowling is 128 km/hr. She has taken over 310 wickets in 233 matches in her career. Ismail is an aggressive bowler with good line and length and is the most crucial bowler of the South-African team.
3. Megan Schutt
Megan Schutt is an Australian cricketer and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. Megan is a versatile bowler with an incredible bowling technique. In her career, Megan has taken over 204 wickets in 140 matches. She is one of the crucial bowlers on the Australian team.
4. Jess Jonassen
Jess Jonassen is an Australian cricketer who plays for the Australian cricket team. She is a left-arm bowler, basically an all-rounder. So far, she has played 168 matches and has claimed 198 wickets in international cricket. Jonassen is the fourth Australian to take 100 ODI wickets.
5. Deepti Sharma
Deepti Sharma is an Indian cricketer and one of the best female all-rounders in the world. However, she has played 149 matches and has taken 162 wickets in international cricket. Deepti is a very talented player who has the proper technique, dedication, and mindset. Deepti Sharma currently holds the third-highest female individual score in batting in ODIs (188).
6. Hayley Matthews
Hayley is a Barbadian cricketer who is the current captain of the West Indies cricket team. She is one of the youngest and most talented players on the West Indies team. Hayley has grabbed 136 wickets in 130 matches in international cricket and is quite impressive. She is the youngest female player to be named the captain of the West Indies cricket team.
7. Sarah Glenn
Sarah Glenn is an English cricketer and one of the best female bowlers in the world. She is a right-arm leg-break bowler. Sarah has played only 46 matches and took 87 wickets in international cricket. She did not play many matches but has an incredible wicket record. Sarah is the second England player to stay at no.2 in the ICC women’s T20I bowling rankings.
8. Amelia Kerr
Amelia Kerr is a New Zealand cricketer and an all-rounder player. She is one of the best female players in the world right now. She has played 95 matches and has grabbed 117 wickets in international cricket. Amelia is a great all-rounder too. She is the first player to score a double century in ODI cricket. Amelia has everything a great player needs to get on the top.
9. Stafanie Taylor
Stafanie Taylor is a Jamaican cricketer who plays for the West Indies cricket team. She is known as one of the best all-rounders in female cricket. Stafanie has played 256 matches and has taken 250 wickets in international cricket. As a batter, she is the first player to make 1000 runs in the ODIs for West Indies and the second female cricketer to score 3000+ runs in T20Is.
10. Ashleigh Gardener
Ashleigh Gardener is an Australian cricketer and an all-rounder. She has an aggressive approach in white ball cricket. She has played 94 matches and took 73 wickets in international cricket. Gardener is the kind of player who knows to play at difficult times and is one of the crucial players on the Australian team.
