The Wisden Women's Leading Cricketer in the World is an annual cricket award selected by the editor of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. It was established in 2015, to select the best female cricketer base
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Ellyse Perry
Ms. Smriti Mandhana, Arjun Awardee, in New Delhi on July 16, 2019
Smriti Mandhana
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Smriti Mandhana is an Indian international cricketer and the vice-captain of the Indian women's national team. She was part of the Indian team that won the 2025 Women's Cricket World Cup, the Women's
Wisden Leading Woman Cricketer in the World
…teams since 2012 2016 Ellyse Perry Australia 2017 Mithali Raj India Test and ODI captain since 2005; World Cup finalist; highest runscorer in ODIs 2018 Smriti Mandhana India 2019 Ellyse Perry Australia 2020 Beth Mooney Australia Player of the Tournament at T20 World Cup 2021 Lizelle Lee South Africa 2022 Beth Mooney…
Mandhana in 2025
Mandhana batting during the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup
Mandhana (second right; lower) along with prime minister Narendra Modi and the Indian team after the 2025 World Cup win
Mandhana receiving the Arjuna Award from the minister of sports Kiren Rijiju on 16 July 2019