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DUBAI: West Indies skipper Hayley Matthews has added another feather to her cap, clinching the ICC Women’s Player of the Month award for June 2025 following her stellar showing in the T20I series against South Africa.

Matthews edged out South Africa’s Tazmin Brits and teammate Afy Fletcher to secure the honour, her fourth ICC Player of the Month title, equalling Australia’s Ashleigh Gardner for the most by a female cricketer.

The 26-year-old all-rounder was instrumental in the West Indies’ 2-1 series win over South Africa at home.

She finished as the Player of the Series after amassing 147 runs at an average of 73.50 and a strike rate of 120.49, while also chipping in with two wickets with her off-spin.

Hayley Matthews, who previously won the award in November 2021, October 2023, and April 2024, credited her recent form and team success while speaking to ICC Digital.

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“It’s an honour to receive the Player of the Month award again,” Matthews said.

“I’ve been pleased with my form recently, but more importantly, it’s been great to contribute to the team’s success, especially in a hard-fought T20I series against South Africa.”

Looking ahead, the West Indies captain said she remains focused on the bigger picture.

“Recognition like this is appreciated, but my focus remains on what’s ahead. There’s a lot more I want to achieve, both personally and with this team,” she added.

“We’re heading in the right direction, and I’m excited about where we can go from here.”

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DUBAI: West Indies captain Hayley Matthews has been named the ICC Women’s Player of the Month for April 2024 after a string of all-round performances against Pakistan.

The all-rounder edged out tough competition from South Africa’s Laura Wolvaardt and her Sri Lankan counterpart Chamari Athapaththu.

Notably, Matthews won the coveted monthly ICC award for the third time, adding success in April to previous wins in November 2021 and October 2023.

Australia’s Ashleigh Gardner is the only player to have won the ICC Women’s Player of the Month award on more occasions (four) than Matthews.

“I’m really happy to win the award again. The performances resulted in the team’s success and that’s the most important thing for me as captain,” Matthews said.

“To win in Pakistan … was always a big goal. I wanted to perform well and contribute to the team’s success so to be able to have performances and get the results that was really good and showed that the hard work and the concentration in Pakistan paid off.

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“Being able to set some new records and achieve some new milestones as well was good for me so I’m extremely happy. We have confidence and we will take this with us going into the tour of Sri Lanka and look to secure more crucial points in the ICC Women’s Championship.”

In April 2024, Hayley Matthews featured in three ODIs and as many T20Is, all against Pakistan away from home.

In the ODI series, a part of the ICC Women’s Championship, Matthews accumulated 325 runs at an astounding average of 162.5 and also claimed six wickets.

She was equally impressive for the West Indies in the T20I series, scoring 126 runs at an average of 42 and claiming six wickets.

Hayley Matthews won four Player of the Match awards, two each in the ODI and T20I series against Pakistan. She was also adjudged the Player of the Series in ODIs.

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