U19 Women's T20 WC: England Captain Grace Scrivens Wins Player Of The Tournament Award

U19 Women's T20 WC: England captain Grace Scrivens wins Player of the Tournament award (Image Source: IANS)

Despite finishing as runners-up in the inaugural ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup, England had something to cheer as captain and all-rounder Grace Scrivens was named Player of the Tournament after a run of stellar performances with bat and ball.

She finished the tournament as the second-highest run-scorer, hitting 293 runs across seven innings, just fewer than India opener Shweta Sehrawat's 297 runs. Her magnificent 93 was the highest individual score of the tournament, and the left-handed batter passed 50 three times in total during the campaign.

"Quite pleased. I never really played abroad, amazing experience and heat are something I had to deal with. Had to adapt to different conditions. We train a lot in the nets and try and put that into practice in the middle. We were gutted, our batting let us down," she said in the post-match presentation ceremony.

With the ball, Grace was superb too, taking 9 wickets and going for just 64 runs, proving a pivotal spin option for England. Her standout moment with the ball came as she completed the remarkable recovery in the semi-final to bowl out Australia, finishing that match with figures of 2-8.

"Quite pleased. I never really played abroad, amazing experience and heat are something I had to deal with. Had to adapt to different conditions. We train a lot in the nets and try and put that into practice in the middle. We were gutted, our batting let us down," she said in the post-match presentation ceremony.

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