The International Cricket Council (ICC) today named the selects for September’s ICC Player of the Month awards, celebrating the outstanding individual performances that took place across a bumper month of action in international cricket.
The ICC Men’s Player of the Month candidates consist of three previous Player of the Month winners aiming to secure their second prize – two Sri Lankan Test stars, and a multi-format maestro from Australia.
Travis Head goals to win his second ICC Men’s Player of the Month award after excelling with bat and ball in the shorter formats against Scotland and England in September. Joining him on the shortlist for the monthly award is Sri Lankan pair Prabath Jayasuriya and Kamindu Mendis. Jayasuriya shone with the spinning ball, while Mendis celebrated another set of landmarks with strong performances in their World Test Championship outings against England and New Zealand.
The select for the ICC Women’s Player of the Month award pairs two experienced runscorers from England and the UAE with a promising Irish spinner.
Tammy Beaumont is nominated once more following a prolific month at the crinkle, spearheading England’s batting output in short format series in Ireland. The opposition enjoyed their own success during the series, with spinner Aimee Maguire grabbing a hatful of wickets during September’s contests. Completing the lineup is Esha Oza, whose runs and wickets helped the UAE seal the Tri-Nation Series in Namibia.
An independent ICC Voting Academy* and fans around the world will now be invited to cast their votes to decide the winners, which will be announced next week. Fans are now able to vote for their favourite performers at icc-cricket.com/awards.
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