{"id":179245,"date":"2026-06-11T02:37:57","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T08:07:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=179245"},"modified":"2026-06-11T02:37:57","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T08:07:57","slug":"who-is-the-oldest-player-at-womens-t20-world-cup-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=179245","title":{"rendered":"Who is the oldest player at Women\u2019s T20 World Cup 2026?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-71087873\">The 10th edition of the Women\u2019s T20 World Cup is just a day away, with host England kicking things off with a group-stage match against Sri Lanka on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The 12 teams in contention have named squads which consist of hardened veterans of the game and young blood.<\/p>\n<p>The youngest of the lot is Netherlands\u2019 Lara Leehmius, who\u2019s just 17 years old. The oldest player, however, is older than the Dutch player by 12 years.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"sub_head\">Who is the oldest player at Women\u2019s T20 World Cup 2026?<\/h4>\n<p>West Indies\u2019 Afy Fletcher, aged 39, will be the oldest player to take to the field in this World Cup. In T20Is, the leg-break bowler has taken 102 wickets in 108 matches, at an economy of 6.23.<\/p>\n<p>Her career spans 18 years. However, there was almost a seven-year gap in which she wasn\u2019t part of the Windies\u2019 T20I set-up. She was called up again in 2015, after which she was included in the 2016 T20 World Cup-winning team.<\/p>\n<p>Despite her age, Fletcher remains a constant threat with the ball, as seen in the recent warm-up match against India, where she restricted the run flow and even snared four wickets for 23 runs in her four overs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on Jun 11, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/womens-cricket\/womens-t20-world-cup-2026-oldest-player-afy-fletcher-west-indies\/article71087873.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 10th edition of the Women\u2019s T20 World Cup is just a day away, with host England kicking<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":179246,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-179245","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-85191678.jpg","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":176787,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=176787","url_meta":{"origin":179245,"position":0},"title":"Women\u2019s T20 World Cup: Most runs, most wickets, top score and all other records you should know","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"June 4, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The 2026 Women\u2019s T20 World Cup will get underway in England from June 12. 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