It is the third time Lewis, knowledgeable cricket photographer for Getty Images since 2003, has gained the award. No one else has gained it greater than as soon as since the competitors started in 2010.
“During the final of the ICC Women’s World Cup, there was a moment when the DJ at the ground asked spectators to turn on their phone torches,” mentioned Lewis, who additionally gained in 2014 and 2022.
“I noticed Harmanpreet was calling for the ball and thought it would be fun to give the illusion there were more cricket balls than the actual one – a play on ‘spot the ball’.”
India defeated South Africa by 52 runs in the remaining at Navi Mumbai on November 2 final 12 months to say their maiden senior ladies’s international title.
Patrick Eagar, the acclaimed cricket photographer who was on the professional panel of judges, mentioned: “Modern camera technology has ensured that almost every action photo which was submitted was perfectly in focus, adequately exposed (however poor the lighting) and, quite often, a bit dull.
“This 12 months’s winner qualifies on the first two factors, however has that additional component – humour! It’s a recent {photograph} from a recent sport – a floodlit match with a white ball – and it simply makes you smile. It’s a bit of a puzzle too.”
The 2025 competition was divided into three categories: men’s professional cricket, women’s professional cricket and recreational cricket with the overall winner selected from the three categories. Lewis’s image also won the women’s professional cricket award.
The profitable entries function in the 2026 version of Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack – revealed on April 16.
