In a series of emotional events, England's star opener Tammy Beaumont has decided to step away from International cricket career after a one-off Test match against India at Lord's Cricket Ground, starting from Friday, July 10.
Notably, she will keep continuing to play domestic cricket, starting with The Hundred for Birmingham Phoenix in July. While announcing her decision to retire from the sport, Tammy said that it's time for the next generation to take over the baton.
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She also revealed why she chose the one-off Test match against India at the Lord's as her final appearance in International cricket, saying it's the first time England Women's cricket team will play a Test game at the Lord's which is a landmark moment in their history.
"This Test match at Lord's - our first-ever women's Test at Lord's - feels like the perfect occasion to sign off on a career that I could never have dreamt would be as special as it has been."
Tammy Beaumont's stellar career for England
The star English batter has enjoyed a prolific career for England across all three formats of the game. The star batter managed to score 612 runs in Test cricket after playing 11 games for the Three Lions. In the longest format of the game, she had an average of 34.00, anchored by her top score of 208 against Australia at Trent Bridge during the 2023 Women's Ashes. After scoring 208, she became the first ever English woman to record a double century in Test cricket.
In ODI cricket, the right-handed batter enjoyed an amazing career for the Three Lions, as she managed to score 4,7388 runs across 130 innings at an average of 40.50 with a strike rate of 76.44. She registered her best score of 168 against Pakistan in 2016. She was named the Player of the Tournament during England's iconic 2017 ICC Women's Cricket World Cup triumph, as she amassed 410 runs. She recorded 12 hundreds and 24 half-centuries.
The right-handed batter cemented herself as one of the dependable batters in the T20I format as well, with 1,975 runs at an average of 24.08 with a strike rate of 110.00.