ICC Women's Player of the Month nominations for September announced
A strong lineup for the POTM nominees features England's Charlie Dean and Heather Knight, along with South Africa's Lizelle Lee.
Charlie Dean was a revelation in the home ODI series against New Zealand, emerging as the leading wicket-taker for the hosts with 10 scalps at an average of 19.20 and an economy rate of 4.64. With the help of the off-break bowler's performances, England won the series 4-1, with her major contributions coming in the second (4/36) and the fourth (3/52) matches respectively.
England skipper Heather Knight was also on fire, both with the bat and ball, during the series against New Zealand. In five ODIs, she scored 214 runs at an average of 42.80 and a strike-rate of 88.06. Her telling contribution came in the first and the fourth ODIs, where she played substantial knocks of 89 and 101 respectively. She also scalped up three wickets, at a miserly economy rate of 4.66.
The final nominee, Lizelle Lee was in a league of her own during the ODI series against the West Indies in the Caribbean. In four matches, she scored 248 runs at a stunning average of 124. Emerging as the leading run-scorer in the series, she played three brilliant knocks of 91*, 78* and 61 in the four matches. Her performances helped her to briefly share the top spot in the MRF Tyres ICC Women’s ODI Player Rankings along with Mithali Raj.
Fans can vote for their favourite players by heading here and the winners will be announced next week.