Matthews, Fletcher nominated for ICC’s Player of the Month award

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (CMC):

WEST INDIES Women’s captain Hayley Matthews and her teammate Afy Fletcher have been nominated for the ICC Women’s Player of the Month award for June after impressive performances in their recently concluded series against South Africa.

South African opener Tazmin Brits is also in contention for the award.

Matthews starred with the bat to lead West Indies Women to a 2-1 T20I series against the Proteas last month, their first T20I series win over South Africa Women in 12 years.

The result followed a 2-1 defeat in the preceding ODI series.

In the ODI series, Matthews scored 104 runs at an average of 34.66 and took four wickets.

She was even more proficient in the T20I series, scoring 147 runs at an average of 73.50 and a strike rate of 120.49, while also picking up two wickets.

Fletcher, a leg spinner, took the most wickets in both the T20I and ODI series.

She captured nine wickets in the ODIs at an economy of 5.53 and an average of 24, while also contributing 30 runs at a strike rate of 100.

Fletcher was also successful in the T20Is, claiming five wickets at an average of 16.20 and an economy of 6.75.

Meanwhile, Brits dominated the ODI series, where she was named Player of the Series.

Across the three-match series, she amassed 184 runs at an average of 61.33 at a strike rate of 87.61.

Brits continued her impressive form in the T20I encounters, smashing an unbeaten 98 in the first match, which earned her the Player of the Match award.

She ended with a total of 132 runs in the T20I series at an average of 66 and a strike rate of 122.22.