Deandra Dottin, known for her explosive and fearless brand of cricket, had sent a shock across the cricket fraternity by announcing her retirement from international cricket on 1st August 2022. However, she resigned from her decision to retire from international cricket on 27th July 2024.
It was a big relief for the whole cricket fraternity and a massive boost for the West Indies women’s team, who was struggling with the power game and consistent impact apart from their skipper Hayley Matthews.
Her inclusion in the West Indies squad for the 9th edition of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024, played in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), proved to be a game-changing move.
She was not only the leading run-scorer for the West Indies with 120 runs at an outstanding strike rate of 162.16 and an impressive average of 40 in five innings, with the bat, but, she also picked up five wickets at a sensational average of 7.60 and an economy of 5.42 in a couple of innings with the ball, which also included a four-wicket haul against New Zealand.
Her performances in the tournament highlighted her significant all-round impact. She alongside skipper Hayley Matthews, and Afy Fletcher were the instrumental figures in helping the West Indies reach the semi-final by defeating England by a comprehensive 6-wicket margin in the final league game of their campaign.
In T20I cricket, she has scored 3,004 runs at an impressive average of 26.82 in 135 innings with the bat for her side. Her tally of runs includes 14 half-centuries and a couple of centuries with the bat for her side in the format so far. She has also picked up 71 wickets at an impressive average of 18.95 and an economy of 6.46 in 73 innings with the ball. Her tally of wickets includes a couple of four-wicket hauls and a five-wicket haul in the format for the West Indies so far.
The Caribbean superstar, Dottin and the Women’s Premier League (WPL) have been a bittersweet story. She was roped in by Gujarat Giants at a price of 60 Lakhs in the tournament’s inaugural edition in 2023, but she was released from the squad a few hours before the inaugural edition season opener.
A series of misunderstandings for the Gujarat Giants’ management regarding her fitness caused a bitter and abrupt end for Deandra Dottin and the franchise on the previous occasion. However, after a revamp in the set-up, the Gujarat Giants rectified their mistake of letting the destructive all-rounder leave the side in 2023, by re-acquiring her services for 1.7 CR in the mini auction for the ahead of WPL 2025.
The 33-year-old destructive all-rounder has wasted no time in announcing her arrival in the WPL, representing the Gujarat Giants. She wasn’t a part of the 2nd edition of the WPL. She is currently the leading run-scorer of the franchise and the 4th highest run-scorer of the tournament with 58 runs at a mind-boggling strike of 187.09 in a couple of innings with the bat for her side, in the tournament so far.
She has also picked up three wickets at an average of 25 and an economy (10) though on the higher side has been very effective in terms of providing those breakthroughs at crucial times in the game for Gujarat.
She guided her side over the line (33* off 18 balls) with her power-packed stroke play against the UP Warriorz and also picked up a couple of wickets with the ball (4-0-34-2) in her spell at the Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara.
“To be honest, yes, I was actually a missing piece for the WPL as a whole, but yeah, it is always good to be a part of the Women’s Premier League and then getting picked in the draft for Gujarat Giants was an honour as well. Basically, I just tried to be like, a lot more consistent, you know, just watching the ball as long as you’re able to get consistency in performance,” she shared in a post-game chat with the broadcasters.
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