of India Jemima Rodrigues Missed as Australia’s Tahlia McGrath and Zimbabwe Sikandar Raza Monday was selected as the ICC Player of the Month for August following outstanding international performances in their respective categories. Rodrigues was nominated for the award in the women’s category, along with Commonwealth Games gold medalist Australian pair of Beth Mooney and Tahlia McGrath. However, after helping her country claim Commonwealth gold in Birmingham, McGraw became the latest Australian star to win the ICC Women’s Player of the Month award.
following in the footsteps of Alyssa HealyMcGrath, who claimed the prize in April, scored 114 runs at an average of 57 during the month, along with five wickets at 13.40.
Amid a series of strong performances, his star performance undoubtedly came in a win over Pakistan, where McGrath scored an unbeaten 78 before his three wickets and a run out helped his team maintain an unbeaten path to glory. .
“I am honored to be named the ICC Women’s Player of the Month for August, as there are so many great players who are at the top of their game right now,” McGrath said.
“I’m looking forward to being back in the Australian team and being a part of some special moments, including making history as the first women’s team to win a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games.” Along with the team’s success at the Commonwealth Games, McGrath’s illustrious month saw her rise to a career-high ranking of 12 among all-rounders in the ICC Women’s T20I Player Rankings. Raza, on the other hand, became the first Zimbabwean international to win the award among men.
On his way out, the 36-year-old outclassed leading all-rounders Michelle Santner of New Zealand and England Ben Stokes who starred during an action-packed month of men’s cricket.
“I am incredibly humbled and honored to have won the ICC Men’s Player of the Month award from the ICC. It is even more humbling to be the first Zimbabwean to win this award,” he said in an ICC release.
“I want to thank everyone who has been with me in the changing room for the last three to four months, namely the technical staff and the players. Without them this would not have been possible.
“Finally, I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the fans in Zimbabwe and abroad for all your prayers and all your well wishes, they have been welcomed and I am forever grateful.” Raza produced an unforgettable series of scores in the two ODI series against Bangladesh and India in Harare.
The all-rounder scored two scintillating unbeaten centuries (135 not out and 117 not out) during the historic 2-1 series win over Bangladesh, chasing big goals on both occasions to secure victories for his team in dramatic fashion.
He scored another memorable century against India later in the month, albeit in defeat, continuing his sensational form shown in 2022.
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Apart from his exploits at the crease, Raza also highlighted his bowling menace in the shorter format, taking seven wickets during the month.
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