The Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) has introduced the ICC Gamers of the Month for October 2024 as New Zealand’s Amelia Kerr and Pakistan’s Noman Ali.
All-rounder Kerr was instrumental in her aspect’s surge to victory on the ICC Ladies’s T20 World Cup within the UAE final month, whereas Noman was equally pivotal to his aspect’s comeback Check sequence win over England on dwelling soil.
Kerr and Noman received following a vote carried out amongst world followers registered at icc-cricket.com and a specialist panel comprising ICC Corridor of Famers, former worldwide gamers, and media representatives.
Kerr overcame fellow stars of the Ladies’s T20 World Cup, Deandra Dottin and Laura Wolvaardt to land the October prize, whereas Noman emerged as the lads’s winner from excellent wicket-takers elsewhere in final month’s ICC World Check Championship contests – Kagiso Rabada and Mitchell Santner.
With 160 runs and 19 wickets in October, which included a record-breaking haul of 15 wickets on the T20 World Cup, New Zealand talisman Kerr etched her named in New Zealand cricket folklore throughout a landmark month on the worldwide stage.
Amongst a string of excellent particular person performances, the 24-year-old earned the Participant of the Match crown because of telling contributions all through the competitors, highlighted in her efforts towards Australia (29 runs and 4 wickets), Sri Lanka (34 runs and two wickets), and bowling spells towards Pakistan (three for 14) and within the semi-final win over the West Indies (two for 14).
Within the remaining, Kerr as soon as once more stepped up, top-scoring with an important 43 runs from 38 balls on a testing floor, earlier than taking three for twenty-four with the ball to stifle South Africa’s chase and land the White Ferns’ maiden T20 World Cup.
Following the jubilant scenes in Dubai, New Zealand then headed to India for an ODI sequence, and Kerr capped her month with one other four-wicket show in Ahmedabad.
The win sees Kerr declare the accolade for a second time, following her maiden win again in February 2022.
Reacting to her award win, Ladies’s Participant of the Month, Kerr mentioned: “It’s an honour to obtain this award as there are such a lot of world-class cricketers world wide who’re additionally deserving of this.
“For me, it’s a particular month with the World Cup win and one thing which means a lot to myself, the group, coaches alongside the way in which, NZ and my household. With out these folks I wouldn’t have the ability to do what I’m doing.”
ICC Males’s Participant of the Month Noman made a triumphant return to the Check enviornment in October, with 20 wickets at a median of 13.85 throughout his two Assessments towards England in Multan and Rawalpindi.
Returning to the aspect trailing England 1-0 within the sequence, left-arm spinner Noman was at his most fruitful within the second innings of each remaining encounters, first taking eight for 46 in Multan to safe a 152-run victory, after which sealing the sequence with figures of three for 88 within the first innings adopted by six for 42 to encourage the hosts to a memorable comeback.
The award win comes after Noman entered the highest ten of the ICC Males’s Check Bowling Rankings for the primary time, bowling expertly in tandem with one other of Pakistan’s standout spinners throughout the month, Sajid Khan.
ICC Males’s Participant of the Month, Noman Ali mentioned: “I’m delighted to be named the ICC Males’s Participant of the Month and deeply grateful to all my teammates who helped me put my finest performances ahead to assist Pakistan win a historic dwelling Check sequence towards England.
“It’s at all times thrilling to be part of such memorable wins in your nation.”
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