
One Day International (ODI) is a key format in cricket and offers an exciting balance between the traditional and modern aspects of the game. In ODIs, each team has the opportunity to showcase their cricketing skills, with the number of overs per team limited to 50. This restriction on overs increases the urgency and strategy of the game, forcing batsmen and bowlers to adapt their tactics. This is a format known for its ability to deliver exciting moments, with every run, every wicket, and every ball clearly counting. In this article, we have mentioned 5 top catches of women cricketers in ODI.
The top five catches taken by women cricketers in ODI are:
T Chetty
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T Chetty is a South African women’s cricketer who played for the national team from 2007 to 2023. She was a right-handed wicketkeeper and batter. Chetty made her ODI debut against India in 2007. She went on to play 134 ODIs for South Africa, scoring 1,806 runs at an average of 25.77, and taking 182 dismissals, including 127 catches and 55 stumpings. Chetty was also a regular member of the South African T20I side. She played 82 T20Is for her country, scoring 809 runs at an average of 17.82, and taking 46 dismissals, including 34 catches and 12 stumpings. Chetty was a consistent wicketkeeper, and she was also a handy batter. She was a valuable member of the South African team for over a decade. Chetty has taken a total of 131 catches in her ODI career. And she took first place among all the other players.
Rj Rolls
Rebecca Rolls (RJ Rolls) is a former New Zealand women’s cricketer who played as a wicketkeeper and right-handed batter. She appeared in 1 Test match, 104 One Day Internationals and 2 Twenty20 Internationals for New Zealand between 1997 and 2007. She was a wicket-keeper in ODIs, taking 133 catches and 55 stumpings, which is the most by any wicket-keeper in women’s ODI history. She was also a handy batter, scoring 2201 runs at an average of 25.01. Rolls was an important member of the New Zealand team during a successful period, including the 2000 World Cup victory. She has the second most catches taken by 89 in her ODI career.
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SJ Taylor
Sarah Jane Taylor, also known as SJ Taylor, is a former English cricketer who played as a wicketkeeper and right-handed batsman. Between 2006 and her retirement from international cricket in 2019, she appeared in 10 Test matches, 126 One Day Internationals (ODIs) and 90 Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) for England. Taylor is the fastest female cricketer, both male and female. The women’s team won its first international match in all three formats of international cricket in nine days against India in 2006.Taylor has the third most catches taken in her ODI career. Her total catches are 85.
Mr Aguilleira
Mr Aguilleira refers to Merissa Aguilleira, a former Trinidadian women cricketer who played as a right-handed batter. She played for the West Indies between 2008 and 2019, appearing in 112 One Day Internationals and 95 Twenty20 Internationals before announcing her retirement from international cricket in April 2019.Aguilleira made her ODI debut against Ireland in 2008 and her T20I debut against Australia in 2010. She was also part of the West Indies team that reached the final of the ODI World Cup in 2013. She has taken a total 76 catches in her career.
Rh Priest
Rachael Anne Priest is a New Zealand cricketer who plays for the New Zealand women national cricket team as a wicket-keeper batter. She has played domestic cricket for Canterbury, Wellington, and Otago. Priest made her international debut in 2007, and has since played in 133 One Day Internationals (ODIs) and 144 Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is). She is the most brilliant wicket-keeper in New Zealand women’s ODI history, and is second only to Sarah Taylor in terms of the most catches taken by a wicket-keeper in women’s ODIs. Priest is a hard-hitting batter, and is known for her ability to score quickly and consistently. She has taken 72 catches in her entire ODI career.
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Conclusion
From the above article it is concluded that T Chetty is the only women cricketer who have taken 131 catches in her ODI career . And others are RJ Rolls, SJ Taylor, Aguilleira, and Priest. We have mentioned all the top catches taken by women cricketers in ODI.