Hayley Matthews tops T20 cricketers in 2023

Barbadian Hayley Matthews, is the first woman to be named the leading T20 cricketer in the world by Wisden after being named player of the match in eight consecutive games, breaking the previous record of four.

Matthews, the captain of the West Indies women’s cricket team, averaged 88 with the bat, at a strike-rate of 144, and 12 with the ball during that sequence, according to the Wisden report.

Her overall T20I record for 2023 read 700 runs from 14 matches at 63 (strike-rate 132) and 19 wickets at 16 (economy 6.84). Across men’s and women’s T20 – domestic and international – her tally of 1,551 runs was topped only by Jos Buttler, the report added.

Matthews is currently leading the West Indies team in Karachi, where they will face Pakistan in three ODIs and five T20Is.