ICC reveals Men’s, Women’s Player of the month of March 2023
UAE, April 12: ICC revealed Men’s and Women’s Player for the month of March. Henriette Ishimwe, the young Rwanda all-rounder, has beaten strong competition from PNG duo Sibona Jimmy and Ravini Oa to be named the ICC Women's Player of the Month for March 2023. In the meantime, Bangladeshi veteran all-rounder cricketer, Shakib Al Hasan, has been rewarded with the ICC Men's Player of the Month award for his stellar performances in March 2023.
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Henriette Ishimwe is just 18 and she has already played close to 50 T20Is for Rwanda and once again gave a glimpse of her all-round prowess during March.
Ishimwe started the Nigeria Cricket Federation Women's International Twenty20 Tournament in great form with a fantastic display with bat and ball against Ghana. After a quickfire 22-ball 32 with the bat, she produced magical figures of 4/4 to reduce Ghana to just 41.
The teenager managed to better her performance against Cameroon with a 33-ball 43 and followed it up with her maiden T20I five-wicket haul and her best bowling figures (5/6) in the shortest format.
Meanwhile, Shakib Al Hasan overcame tough competition from Kane Williamson of New Zealand and Asif Khan of UAE to walk away with the coveted prize.
Earlier also Bangladesh have become a force to be reckoned with at home and a lot of it has been down to the all-round exploits of the experienced all-rounder.
Notably, Shakib is one of the few bright spots for Bangladesh during the three-match ODI series against England, finishing both as the highest run-scorer and wicket-taker for the Tigers. In Bangladesh's only win of the series, Shakib starred with a 71-ball 75 and followed it up with a four-for to take home the Player of the Match in the hosts' 50-run win.
His form carried over to the T20I series, where Bangladesh recorded a historic 3-0 whitewash over the reigning Men's T20 World Champions. Shakib picked up a wicket in each of the three T20Is while finishing the game for his side in the opening match with an unbeaten 24-ball 34.
Shakib was at the top of his game when Ireland came visiting, scoring a match-winning 93 in the first ODI. Later in the second T20I of the series, the 36-year-old smashed a 24-ball 38* and then went to pick up five wickets inside the Powerplay in a dominating all-round display.
In the 12 games played in March, Shakib scored 353 runs and scalped 15 wickets.
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After winning the award for the second time, Shakib was quick to thank the panel that voted for him ahead of a pair of his contemporaries.
- ANI
