Suzie Bates 1st woman to win ICC ODI and T20I Player of Year
New Zealand women's team captain Suzie Bates became the first female cricketer to win both ICC's ODI and T20I Player of the Year awards. Bates, who had previously won the ODI Player of the Year award in 2013, won her maiden T20I Player of the Year award this year. Bates was 2016's highest run-scorer in T20Is and second-highest in ODIs.