DUBAI: New entrant to international cricket Pakistan’s leg-spinner Tuba Hassan made a significant impact in her debut month as she has won the International Cricket Council (ICC) Women’s Player of the Month award for May 2022.
Tuba, for her brilliant home series with the ball against Sri Lanka Women’s team, won the ICC Women’s Player of the Month Award for May 2022.
The leg-spinner, who just played her first international game in May, found herself immediately in the nomination before winning the award in her first nomination.
In her debut international match, the leg-spinner shone with a splendid bowling figure of 3-8, which bolstered her to claim the Player of the Match award on her debut.
Tuba, however, then only managed to pick up a wicket each in the next two games but was outstanding with her economy. The leg spinner picked a total of five wickets in the series at an average of 8.8 and an astounding economy of 3.6; to claim the Player of the Series award in Pakistan’s 3-0 clean sweep.
To win the POTM title, Tuba edged past her skipper Bismah Maroof and 17-year-old Trinity Smith from Jersey.
It is pertinent to mention here that Tuba has become the first Pakistan player to win the ICC Women’s Player of the Month award. Whereas, Fatima Sana is the only player to win the annual ICC Award as the right-arm pacer has won the ICC Women’s Emerging Cricketer of the Year award in 2021.
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LAHORE: Pakistan captain Babar Azam, wicket-keeper batter Mohammad Rizwan, and the left-arm pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi have received their respective trophies from the International Cricket Council (ICC), here on Saturday.
Babar, who was named the Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Year 2021, received his trophy, alongside Rizwan, who also got his hands on the silverware for being named the Men’s T20I Cricketer of the Year. Whereas, Shaheen has received the prestigious Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy as he was named the ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year.
Taking to Twitter, the cricketers expressed their gratitude and shared pictures of them posing with the glittering trophies.
“Such an honour to hold this prestigious trophy representing Pakistan. Congratulations to Kaptaan [Babar Azam] and [Mohammad Rizwan] as well for their respective awards. It will definitely push us to do even better,” Shaheen wrote on his official Twitter handle.
It is apropos to mention here that Pakistani cricketers ruled the ICC Awards for the year 2021 as Shaheen was named ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year, Babar was named ODI Cricketer, while Rizwan was named T20I Cricketer of the Year award. Women’s cricketer Fatima Sana, on the other hand, was named the ICC Women’s Emerging Cricketer of the Year.
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DUBAI: Pakistan’s captain and the world number one ODI batter – Babar Azam has won the International Cricket Council (ICC) Men’s ODI Player of the Year, here on Monday.
In a press release, shared on the official website of the ICC, the cricket council announced Babar as the winner of the Men’s ODI Player of the Year Award.
Taking to Twitter, the ICC shared the release, in which Babar is announced as the best ODI player for the year 2021.
In 2021, Babar only played six ODIs but made vital contributions in the two series that Pakistan played this year.
The top-ranked batter scored 405 runs at an average of 67.50 including two centuries.
His top performance came against England, in which the right-handed batter scored his career-best 158, but, went in vain as the men in green could not pull off the victory despite his heroics.
Taking to Twitter, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) congratulated Babar for the remarkable achievement.
“PCB congratulates Babar Azam on winning ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Year 2021,” the cricket board wrote.
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DUBAI: International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the nominees for the ‘ICC Women’s T20I Player of 2021’, India’s Smriti Mandhana included.
In a press release, ICC nominated India’s batter – Mandhana, Irish batter Gaby Lewis, English batter Tammy Beaumont, and her teammate, Nat Sciver.
ICC nominated the four cricketers, following their eye-catching performance in the running year.
Performance
Smriti Mandhana: 255 runs in nine matches at 31.87 with two half-centuries.
Gaby Lewis: 325 runs at 40.62 in 10 contests with a strike rate of 128.45; including one century and a half-century.
Tammy Beaumont: 303 runs in nine matches at an average of 33.66 with three half-centuries.
Nat Sciver: 153 runs in nine matches at 19.12 with one fifty; 10 wickets at an average of 20.20 and an economy rate of 6.51.
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DUBAI: International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the nominees for the Women’s ODI player of the year, Pakistan’s Fatima Sana, also included.
In a press release ICC nominates Pakistan’s s right-arm medium pacer, Sana, West Indian batter Hayley Matthews, South Africa’s Lizelle Lee and Englishwoman Tammy Beaumont.
ICC nominated the four cricketers, following their eye-catching performance in the running year.
Fatima Sana: 20 wickets in 13 matches at an average of 24.90 with one five-wicket haul.
Hayley Matthews: 380 runs in 14 matches at 29.23 with one century and one half-century. 18 wickets at 22.44.
Lizelle Lee: 632 runs in 11 matches at an average of 90.28 with one century and five half-centuries
Tammy Beaumont: 503 runs in 11 matches at 62.87; scoring one century and four half-centuries.
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