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DUBAI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) revealed the Women’s Player of the Month nominees for April 2025, featuring Pakistan’s Fatima Sana alongside West Indies’ Hayley Matthews and Scotland’s Katherine Bryce.
Pakistan’s women’s team captain, Fatima Sana, earned the nomination for her impressive performances in the recently concluded ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifier.
Fatima was pivotal in Pakistan’s unbeaten run at the Qualifier, taking 12 wickets at an outstanding economy of 3.97.
The best bowling figures of Fatima Sana came against Scotland, where she claimed four for 23 in her five overs.
Apart from bowling, Fatima Sana also contributed with the bat. Fatima Sana’s unbeaten 62* against Thailand was her best innings.
The West Indies captain was at her all-round best in the Qualifier despite her team’s loss and their missing out on the ICC World Cup 2025, which will be played in India.
Hayley Matthews led the wicket charts with 13 wickets in five matches at a staggering average of 15.84, apart from amassing 240 runs at a strike rate of 116.50.
Matthews’ best came against Scotland, taking a four-wicket haul followed by a match-winning century.
With the West Indies set to chase 167 inside 10.1 overs, Hayley Matthews stood with the bat, scoring a sublime 70 off 29 deliveries. However, her team ended on the losing side with a slim Net Run Rate margin of 0.01.
Scotland’s Katherine Bryce earned the nomination for becoming the leading run scorer in the Qualifiers. She finished the tournament as the leading run-getter, scoring 293 runs in five innings at an outstanding average of 73.25.
Katherine also recorded the highest individual score of the tournament, smashing an unbeaten 131 of 137 deliveries.
She also impressed with the ball, bagging six wickets. Her all-round show in the event earned him the ‘Player of the Tournament’ award.
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