ICC Women's WC: Tamsin Beaumont named 'player of the tournament'

ANI  |  New Delhi [India] 

Opener Tammy Beaumont was named player of the Women's World Cup, after won its fourth title at Lord's on Sunday.

The 26-year-old from Dover, who was playing her maiden world cup, scored 23 in the final as scored 228 for seven.

The Women Cricket team staged a comeback to beat by nine runs in final.

Beaumont finished the tournament as the most successful batter with 410 runs in nine matches, at an average of 45.55.

She started slowly in the tournament when she managed only 40 runs in the first three matches, but turned things around against in Bristol when she scored a magnificent 148 from 145 balls with 22 fours and a six.

Her other knocks included 14 against in the tournament opener in Derby, 14 against in Leicester, 12 against in Taunton, 49 against in Bristol, 93 against in Derby, 42 against the in Bristol and 15 in the semi-final against in Bristol.

Beaumont was selected as the Player of the Tournament by a five-person selection panel that comprised Geoff Allardice (General Manager - Cricket, and Chairman Event Technical Committee), former captain Charlotte Edwards, former all-rounder Lisa Sthalekar, former fast bowler Ian Bishop and former player turned journalist Snehal Pradhan.

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