ICC Women’s World T20: 5 youngsters to watch out for

#3 Sune Luus, South Africa (Mat-53, I-35, Runs-452, SR- 108.39, Avg-19.65, Wkt-28, Avg-20.82)

Sune Luus can keep wickets, can bowl well and can bat at any position

Starting cricket at the age of four under her father’s guidance, whom she calls her “Mini-Cricket Coach", Luus faced a lot of challenges on her way to the top.

She is pursuing Sports Science and Education at the University of Pretoria, and yet, living her cricket dream simultaneously.

The South African all-rounder is one of the highly rated leg-spinner across the world, as well as a reliable middle-order batter. It is hard to believe that Luss is still just 22 years of age. She has already been around the Proteas national squad for last six years.

Batting at the lower order for the initial phase of her career, Luss couldn't make the best of the opportunities she had with the willow early on. However, her captain saw a spark in her batting and promoted to open against Australia. The youngster rewarded the faith bestowed on her with a fantastic fifty.

The 2017 World Cup Qualifiers stint was the testament to her hard work. She produced a couple of match-winning innings in the competition and went on to bag the Player of the Tournament award.

Later that year, she became the Women's Cricketer of the Year for South Africa. Her batting position floats as per the demand of the situation. She seems to be peaking at the right time in her career.

Luus is striking the ball at 111.06 in 2018 with an avg of 24.25 and has amassed 291 runs in 15 innings.