「Tahlia McGrath Becomes World apos;s No.1 Batter」を編集中

Star Australia allrounder Tahlia McGrath has continued her rapid ascension in international cricket after being crowned the world's new No.1 Twenty20 women's batter.<br> McGrath has played just 16 T20Is for Australia since making her debut against India in October 2021, but has already risen to the top of the rankings in the format.<br> The 27-year-old has leapfrogged teammate Beth Mooney to be the world's top-ranked batter with 827 points.<br> McGrath becomes the second-fastest woman to have claimed the top spot, one shy of West Indies star Stafanie Taylor who took just 15 matches back in 2010.<br> She is averaging an extraordinary 121.25 in the shortest format of the game, recording six unbeaten knocks in her 10 innings.<br> The South Australian has long been touted for greatness, making her ODI and Test debuts in 2016 and 2017 respectively, but had been unable to nail down a spot in the powerful national team.<br> But since forcing her way back into the Australia side last year, McGrath has been a significant player in all three formats, starring in the ODI World Cup win in April.<br> McGrath has been promoted to vice-captain for Australia's current T20 tour of India,  [https://sports-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com/Meet-Samiya-Arzoo-the-Indian-wife-of-Pakistani-pacer-Hasan-Ali-who-is-also-Virat-Kohlis-fan.html https://sports-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com/Meet-Samiya-Arzoo-the-Indian-wife-of-Pakistani-pacer-Hasan-Ali-who-is-also-Virat-Kohlis-fan.html] serving as deputy to Alyssa Healy in the indefinite absence of long-time skipper Meg Lanning.<br> "She's just grown in confidence, and confidence goes a long way in this format," Healy said of McGrath.<br> "It's an incredibly fickle format but if you're walking out there just a little bit more confident than your opposition it could generally fall your way and 'TMac' has just grown as a cricketer, as a leader and as a batter as well.<br> "She's really confident in her ability and what she can do for our side and that's great."<br><br><br>            adverts.addToArray({"pos":"inread_player"})Advertisement