Team India Mohammed Siraj has been awarded the ICC Player of the Month for August following his excellent efficiency within the last Test in opposition to England. Ireland’s Orla Prendergast was additionally honoured with the identical award for the month.Siraj’s match-profitable efficiency on the final day of the Test collection at The Oval helped India safe a victory by six runs in opposition to England.On the ultimate morning of the fifth Test, Siraj claimed three essential wickets and completed with a complete of 9 wickets within the match, serving to India degree the collection 2-2. However, his heroics in Test cricket weren’t sufficient to earn him a spot in India’s squad for the continued T20 Asia Cup.“It is a special honour to be named ICC Player of the Month. The Anderson–Tendulkar Trophy was a memorable series, and it was one of the most intense contests I have been part of,” Siraj mentioned. “I am proud that I could contribute with some important spells, especially in the decisive moments. Bowling against a top batting line-up in their home conditions was challenging, but it also brought out the best in me.”In the ladies’s class, Prendergast emerged victorious over Pakistan’s Muneeba Ali and the Netherlands’ Iris Zwilling to assert the award.The Irish all-rounder earned Player of the Series honors in a house T20I collection in opposition to Pakistan, main her workforce to a 2-1 victory. She collected 144 runs and took 4 wickets within the collection.Prendergast continued her spectacular type within the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier, scoring 244 runs and claiming seven wickets throughout August.
