ICC Women’s World Cup 2017: 5 players who disappointed in the tournament 

England won the 2017 ICC Women’s World Cup, edging India out in a humdinger of a contest at Lord's, the Mecca of Cricket. The tournament witnessed several brilliant performances which enthralled audiences across the globe. However, there were some players who were unable to perform well over the course of the tournament. Teams pinned their hopes on them, but they were unable to contribute with substantial performances.

In this article, we take a look at five players who disappointed in the tournament.

#5 Trisha Chetty - South Africa

With 98 matches under her belt, Trisha Chetty is one of the most experienced members of the South African Women’s team. With 16 half-centuries in One Day Internationals, she has been amongst the runs.

She was entrusted with batting at number three for all the games, but faltered badly with the willow. In seven games, she managed only 106 runs at an average of 17.66, disappointing going by her career average of 31.27.

With scores of 11, 6, 24, 13, 37 and 15, she got herself into double figures quite a few times but was unable to convert them into big scores. Her highest score, 37 from 54 balls, came in a losing cause against Australia in Taunton.

#4 Deandra Dottin - West Indies

Deandra Dottin struggled for a chunk of the tournament

Deandra Dottin, West Indies’ second highest run scorer in One Day Internationals, was expected to string together some decent scores to guide the Caribbean team to the semi-finals. However, she hardly hit her straps and struggled to find form for a chunk of the tournament.

West Indies lost their first four games against Australia, India, South Africa and New Zealand, thereby crashing out of the tournament. Dottin could score only 36 runs in the four games and to make things worse, managed two ducks in those four innings.

She found some form against Pakistan and managed to pile on a century, but it was all too late by then as West Indies were already knocked out. With the ball, she was disappointing as well, conceding runs at an economy of 5.67 and picking up only one wicket in 30 overs.

#3 Shashikala Siriwardene - Sri Lanka

Shashikala Siriwardene struggled to find her feet

Shashikala Siriwardene is considered a bowler who can bat a bit. At 32 years of age, she has been a stalwart for Sri Lankan cricket for several years. She is the all-time highest wicket taker for Sri Lanka with 108 wickets in 100 One Day Internationals.

However, during the tournament, she couldn’t quite replicate the same form she has displayed on so many occasions for the Lankans. While she performed decently with the bat in hand, she struggled with her off-breaks.

In seven games, she only managed to churn out a couple of wickets at a dismal bowling average of 123.50. Sri Lanka pinned their hopes on her, but she couldn’t deliver. As a result, Sri Lanka ended with just one win, finishing one place above bottom-ranked Pakistan.

#2 Stafanie Taylor - West Indies

Taylor struggled for the most part

Stafanie Taylor is the highest run scorer and the highest wicket taker for West Indies in ODIs, with 3657 runs and 119 wickets respectively. However, she wasn’t quite herself during the World Cup as she struggled for both runs and wickets.

Barring her score of 90 against Pakistan, she could only manage 89 runs in six games at an average of 14.83. She started the tournament with a gutsy knock of 45 against Australia, but her campaign was derailed thereafter.

Even with the ball, she could only muster five wickets in the event. Her best figures of 2/33 came during West Indies’ opening game against Australia. West Indies heavily banked on Taylor to shepherd them, but she couldn’t deliver this time around.

#1 Sana Mir - Pakistan

Sana Mir was criticized by the PCB after Pakistan's dismal show

Pakistan had a forgettable World Cup campaign as they slumped to seven consecutive defeats and ended as the tournament’s cellar-dweller. Sana Mir, the Pakistan captain, was heavily criticised by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for her dismal performance as skipper.

During Pakistan’s game against New Zealand at Taunton, Mir became the first Pakistan woman to represent her nation in 100 One Day Internationals. However, despite that feat, she just couldn’t live up to expectations either.

She bowled the highest number of overs by a Pakistani (62) and picked up only six wickets at an average of 51.50.

Following the conclusion of the tournament, the PCB has hinted that Mir may lose her place in the team.