{"id":675366,"date":"2026-07-05T17:28:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T17:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/675366\/"},"modified":"2026-07-05T17:28:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T17:28:08","slug":"womens-t20-world-cup-team-of-the-tournament-revealed-plus-tms-pundits-selections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/675366\/","title":{"rendered":"Women&#8217;s T20 World Cup: Team of the tournament revealed plus TMS pundits&#8217; selections"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">We also asked members of the BBC Test Match Special team to have their say. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Former England spinner Alex Hartley: Shafali Verma (India), Danni Wyatt-Hodge (England), Ellyse Perry (Australia), Heather Knight (England), Shemaine Campbelle (West Indies, wk), Orla Prendergast (Ireland), Marizanne Kapp (South Africa), Charlie Dean (England), Sophie Ecclestone (England), Kim Garth (Australia), Sree Charani (India) <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;Shafali Verma hasn&#8217;t scored the most runs but I&#8217;ve prioritised high strike-rates at the top of the order, while Danni Wyatt-Hodge&#8217;s form speaks for itself. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;There&#8217;s also an emphasis on all-rounders because if you look at England and Australia, they were unbeaten in the group stage and that&#8217;s how they built their successful teams. Ellyse Perry is back to her best and has been bowling more, plus three frontline spinners which are crucial in the middle overs of a T20.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">World Cup winner Ebony Rainford-Brent: Danni Wyatt-Hodge (England), Tazmin Brits (South Africa), Smriti Mandhana (India), Beth Mooney (wk), Nat Sciver-Brunt (England), Marizanne Kapp (South Africa), Hayley Matthews (West Indies), Sophie Ecclestone (England), Fatima Sana (Pakistan), Lauren Bell (England), Sree Charani (India). <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;A top order built on the tournament&#8217;s standout run-scorers with Sciver-Brunt to captain and anchor. From six down it&#8217;s all-round depth and control with Kapp and Matthews before a specialist bowling attack.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;There&#8217;s balance with a deep batting line-up to eight, three seam options and three spinners to plenty of flexibility whatever the surface.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">BBC cricket reporter Henry Moeran: Darcey Carter (Scotland), Danni Wyatt-Hodge (England), Ellyse Perry (Australia), Shemaine Campbelle (West Indies), Richa Ghosh (India, wk), Orla Prendergast (Ireland), Dani Gibson (England), Sophie Ecclestone (England), Kim Garth (Australia), Aaliyah Alleyne (West Indies), Sree Charani (India) <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;Australian players don&#8217;t feature as much as previous editions, which tells you a lot about how close this tournament has been with so-called smaller nations offering real tests for the more established sides. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;It&#8217;s been a World Cup where every game provides drama, so here&#8217;s to plenty more in the future.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">BBC Sport journalist Matthew Henry: Danni Wyatt-Hodge (England), Darcey Carter (Scotland), Ellyse Perry (Australia), Marizanne Kapp (South Africa), Orla Prendergast (Ireland), Richa Ghosh (India, wk), Nilakshi de Silva (Sri Lanka), Charlie Dean (England), Sree Charani (India), Aaliyah Alleyene (West Indies), Kim Garth (Australia).<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;The slightly surprising pick here may be Aaliyah Alleyne but her final over against Scotland is the best I have seen from a bowler in this competition. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;West Indies were floundering, Deandra Dottin was in tears while bowling the previous over, but Alleyne held her nerve to secure a crucial win over Scotland.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Former England fast bowler Katherine Sciver-Brunt: Danni Wyatt-Hodge (England), Chamari Athapaththu (Sri Lanka), Ellyse Perry (Australia), Heather Knight (England), Hayley Matthews (West Indies), Richa Ghosh (India, wk), Freya Kemp (England), Charlie Dean (England), Sophie Ecclestone (England), Kim Garth (Australia), Sree Charani (India)<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;Obviously I would have selected Nat if I had the option! <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;All-rounders have played a really important part in the tournament so I&#8217;ve packed plenty of them in, with two left-handed batting options from Chamari and Freya Kemp. For the bowling, I&#8217;ve gone spin-heavy with two of the top wicket-takers in Ecclestone and Charani because on these grounds with bigger boundaries, they have been really difficult to get away.&#8221; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"We also asked members of the BBC Test Match Special team to have their say. 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