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New Delhi: New Zealand’s rising all-rounder Rachin Ravindra and West Indies skipper, all-rounder Hayley Matthews have been crowned as winners of the ICC Players of the Month awards for October 2023.
Ravindra claims his first ICC Men’s Player of the Month award thanks to a series of memorable knocks in the group stages of the 2023 Men’s ODI World Cup in India. On the other hand, the ICC Women’s Player of the Month for October is awarded to Hayley, who led from the front with scintillating individual performances in West Indies’ white-ball matches in Australia.
Ravindra overcame India’s Jasprit Bumrah and South Africa’s Quinton de Kock to win the prize, while Matthews was crowned winner from a shortlist that also featured Bangladesh’s Nahida Akhter and New Zealand’s Amelia Kerr.
Ravindra, 23, was in sparkling form during New Zealand’s blistering start to their ODI World Cup campaign. Despite only having 12 ODI appearances under his belt before the start of the tournament, Ravindra soon grabbed the headlines by scoring a superb 123 not out in their nine-wicket tournament-opening victory over defending champions England in Ahmedabad.
On the other hand, Hayley claims her second ICC Women’s Player of the Month award after starring in her side’s T20I series against defending world champions Australia. The top-ranked all-rounder in the Women’s T20I Player Rankings consistently thwarted the home side with power-hitting and key wickets on her way to the Player of the Series award.
