Pakistan star batter Mohammad Rizwan and ace Indian batter and skipper Harmanpreet Kaur claimed the ICC Player of the Month award in men’s and women’s categories for the month of September.
Harmanpreet Kaur becomes India’s first winner of the ICC Women’s Player of the Month thanks to her leading role in her team’s first ODI series victory in England since 1999.
The India skipper was at her brilliant best during the ODI series, scoring 221 runs across the three matches, maintaining a strike rate of 103.47 and only being dismissed once. She displayed control and poise in the first match of the series at Hove, and her 74 not out helped her side chase down England’s total of 228 at a canter to win by seven wickets.
While that was impressive, without doubt the highlight of her month came in the second showdown. She led from the front with a thrilling 143 not out from 111 balls.
On winning the ICC Women’s Player of the Month award for September, Kaur commented: “It was great to be nominated for the award, and to win it is an amazing feeling. To come out as winner when being nominated alongside Smriti and Nigar is very humbling. I have always taken immense pride in representing my country and achieving the historic ODI series win in England will remain a landmark moment for me in my career.”
