The International Cricket Council (ICC) on August 8, 2021, announced the nominees for the ICC Player of the Month Awards for July 2021 to recognize the best performances from men’s cricketers across all forms of international cricket. The nominees are Mitchell Marsh (AUS), Shakib Al Hasan (BAN), and Hayden Walsh Jr (WI).

ICC Men’s Player Of The Month Award:

Mitchell Marsh-

Australia’s Mitchell Marsh was nominated for his triumphant performance on the white-ball tour of the Caribbean. In the T20I series. He was the backbone of the Australia batting lineup after being promoted to bat at no.3. In the Caribbean. Marsh amassed 219 runs in five T20Is at an average of 43.80 that included three half-centuries. He was amazing with the ball as well, picking up 8 wickets at an economy of 6.76. Marsh ended the series as the leading run-scorer and wicket-taker for Australia.

Shakib Al Hasan-

Ace Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has been a shining star for the Tigers in their recent series against Zimbabwe. In the only Test, Shakib took a total of 5 wickets and then starred with the ball as well, picking a five-wicket haul in the first ODI and he ended as the highest wicket-taker in the series with 8 scalps. His form with the ball, translated into his batting as well as he anchored a tough chase in the second ODI against Zimbabwe scoring an impressive and amazing 96*, completing a brilliant chase and series win against Zimbabwe.

Hayden Walsh-

West Indies leg-spinner Hayden Walsh Jr has had an amazing time in the five T20I matches. And three one-day international matches against Australia recently. To his credit, Walsh Jr never went wicketless in any of the matches in the series. He thus ended as the leading wicket-taker for the West Indies in both the ODIs and T20Is – 7 wickets in ODIs, which included his maiden five-wicket haul and 12 scalps in T20Is.

ICC Women’s Player Of The Month Award:

Hayley Matthews (West Indies)–

West Indies all-rounder Hayley Matthews scored her second ODI hundred. And took two wickets with the ball as West Indies cruised to a dominant series-clinching eight-wicket win over Pakistan last month. Matthews was also named Player of the Series against Pakistan.

Fatima Sana (PAK)–

Fatima Sana was the leading wicket-taker for Pakistan in the ODI series against the West Indies, and also a joint-leader for her side in the T20I series between the sides. A maiden five-wicket haul from Fatima Sana helped Pakistan defeat West Indies by 22 runs via the DLS method in the fifth ODI of the series. In the same game, with four overs remaining in a shortened innings due to a delayed start, Sana scored an unbeaten 28 off 19 balls which included four boundaries. She was also named the player of the match for her stellar performance.

Stafanie Taylor (WI)–

Captain Stafanie Taylor contributed with both bat and ball as the West Indies won both their ODI and T20I series against Pakistan in July. In the four ODIs against Pakistan, Stafanie scored 175 runs with a strike rate of 79.18 and took three wickets with an economy rate of 3.72. Stafanie was also on top of the rankings for batters and all-rounders in the MRF ICC Women’s ODI Rankings earlier.

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