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Sarah Glenn claims Vitality IT20 Award ahead of World Cup
- Sarah Glenn wins Vitality IT20 Women’s Player of the Summer with 108.94 points
- Sophie Ecclestone and Danni Wyatt-Hodge finished second and third
- Glenn said: “I’ve started to add more to my game”
Sarah Glenn has won the Vitality IT20 Women’s Player of the Summer after topping the MVP Ranking this summer following a number of outstanding performances with the ball.
Glenn ended with 108.94 MVP points picking up 14 wickets at an average of just seven against Pakistan and New Zealand.
England were at their dominant best this summer, playing three IT20 series and losing just a single match. It started with a 3-0 victory over Pakistan following by a 5-0 win over New Zealand before drawing 1-1 against Ireland.
While she missed out on the Ireland tour due to World Cup preparations, Glenn played a crucial role in two series in which she featured. The 25-year-old’s stand out performance came against Pakistan in the opening Vitality IT20 in May, where she recorded her career-best figures of 4-12 at Edgbaston. That saw her amass 32.95 MVP points, winning her the Match MVP.
After finishing as the leading wicket-taker against Pakistan with six dismissals, she recorded another eight against New Zealand to top the bowling charts alongside Sophie Ecclestone. In the first game against the White Ferns, she took 3-16 in a spell which included 11 dot balls. She followed that up with 4-19 in the fourth match, picking up two wickets in an over.
Not only has Glenn taken plenty of wickets this summer, she has also been extremely economical. In the seven games she played in the shortest format, she bowled with an economy rate of just 4.14.
The former cinch PCA Women’s Player of the Year also contributed well in the field as she took four catches in total.
The aforementioned Ecclestone was runner-up in the IT20 MVP standings with 98.21 points, while Wyatt-Hodge accumulated 95.66 points to round off the top three.
After winning the Vitality IT20 Women’s Player of the Summer, Glenn said: “I’ve been consistent with what I do best but have also started to add more to my game.
“I feel I’m in a good place with my game but, as always with the World Cup, there’s always more pressure. So, as a group, we won’t be looking too far ahead and just take each game as it comes and can hopefully make good contributions.
“The team is in a really good place. It’s nice to regroup after such a big summer. We’re all working really hard on our games and are excited we have yet another opportunity to inspire people, whether that’s to keep taking the game forward or to pick up a bat for the first time.”
The Vitality IT20 Women’s Player of the Summer was selected by the PCA Most Valuable Player Rankings. The formula takes into account expected performance on every ball according to CricViz’s extensive database. The algorithm also considers the historic performances of the venue each fixture is being played at, therefore giving a more accurate reflection of the top performers in the game than traditional batting and bowling averages do.
Glenn joins England teammate Nat Sciver-Brunt in winning an England Women’s MVP Award this summer. Sciver-Brunt was awarded the Metro Bank ODI Women’s Player of the Summer earlier this month. An excellent summer also saw her claim the Women’s Overall Award after ending the six-month period with 159.63 points.
Both are part of the squad which has travelled to the United Arab Emirates to compete at the 2024 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup. England have been drawn in a group alongside Bangladesh, Scotland, South Africa and West Indies and will be looking to win their second T20 World Cup title and their first since 2009.
View the final IT20 and Overall Women’s International tables here.
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