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A West Indies all-rounder, a young star from Bangladesh and an ever-consistent New Zealander are in the running for the ICC Women's Player of the Month Award for October 2023.
Nahida Akter (Bangladesh)
The young left-armer was a constant menace with the ball throughout October as she led Bangladesh to a superb 2-1 T20I series triumph over Pakistan in Chattogram.
The highlight for Akter was undoubtedly the career-best figures of 5/8 during the first match, with the 23-year-old finishing the series with eight wickets and a deserved Player of the Series award.
Akter also scored a total of nine runs from two innings during the series with Pakistan, capping off an emphatic series triumph for Bangladesh.
Amelia Kerr (New Zealand)
Kerr was a standout in the white-ball series against South Africa during October, with the highlight coming in the final ODI of their series in Durban when the 23-year-old smashed an unbeaten century and picked up two valuable wickets in a Player of the Match performance.
The star all-rounder backed up that performance during the ensuing T20I series against the Proteas as she helped herself to innings of 70* and 61, and picked up a wicket to claim the Player of the Series award for the White Ferns.
Kerr's all-round heroics ensured New Zealand finished the five-game T20I series with South Africa tied at 1-1 as the weather had a major say.
Hayley Matthews (West Indies)
The West Indies skipper started October in a blaze of glory as she contributed T20I knocks of 99*, 132 and 79 with the bat during a Player of the Series performance against Australia.
Matthews' spell of 3/36 during the second match of that three-game series helped the West Indies clinch a memorable seven-wicket triumph and the talented all-rounder did not stop there once the ODI series against the Aussies commenced.
The 25-year-old hit scores of 20 and 23 during the two completed ODI matches, topping off an unforgettable month with both bat and ball for the West Indies.
