DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Hayley Matthews copped one more award in her already glittering profession when she took house the ICC’s Ladies’s Participant of the Month award for June.
The 27-year-old West Indies captain gained the award for the fourth time, forward of her teammate Afy Fletcher and South African opening batter Tazmin Brits, primarily based on her robust displaying within the not too long ago concluded ODI and T20I collection in opposition to South Africa in Barbados.
She is now tied with Australia’s Ash Gardner for probably the most ICC Ladies’s Participant of the Month honours.
“It’s an honour to obtain the Participant of the Month award once more. I’ve been happy with my type not too long ago, however extra importantly, it’s been nice to contribute to the group’s success, particularly in a hard-fought T20I collection in opposition to South Africa,” Matthews stated upon listening to she had gained the award.
“Recognition like that is appreciated, however my focus stays on what’s forward. There’s much more I need to obtain, each personally and with this group. We’re on target, and I’m enthusiastic about the place we will go from right here.”
Matthews starred with the bat to guide West Indies Ladies to a 2-1 T20I collection in opposition to the Proteas final month, their first T20I collection win over South Africa Ladies in 12 years.
Within the ODI collection, she scored 104 runs at a mean of 34.66 and took 4 wickets.
Matthews was much more proficient within the T20I collection, scoring 147 runs at a mean of 73.50 and a strike charge of 120.49, whereas additionally choosing up two wickets.
