Mehidy & Bryce named ICC Players of Month for April
Dubai, May 14 (UNI) Bangladesh all-rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Scotland captain Kathryn Bryce have been named as the ICC Men's and Women's Players of the Month for April 2025.
Mehidy becomes only the third player from Bangladesh to win the men's monthly award and the first in over two years. Shakib Al Hasan was the last Bangladesh player to win the award, in March 2023, while Mushfiqur is the other one to have won it.
Superb performances with both bat and ball in a two-Test home series against Zimbabwe helped him win the award, his purple patch also helping grab the number two spot among all-rounders in the ICC Men's Test Player Rankings for the first time in his career.
The 27-year-old was named Player of the Series after finishing with 15 wickets that comprised three five-wicket hauls and knocking up his second Test century (104) in the second match in Chattogram that Bangladesh won by an innings and 106 runs to draw the series 1-1.
Mehidy, who was also named Player of the Match in Chattogram, pipped Zimbabwe player Blessing Muzarabani and New Zealand's Ben Sears to clinch the award, an ICC media statement on Wednesday said.
Mehidy Hasan Miraz said, "It's an incredible honor to win the ICC Men's Player of the Month award. The ICC Awards are the ultimate recognition for any cricketer, and to receive this from a global vote means a lot to me. Moments like these remind me of my journey — being named Player of the Tournament in the 2016 ICC Under 19 World Cup was a massive encouragement early in my career, and this award feels just as special."
"I am truly delighted. This award will be a big source of inspiration for me to keep giving my best and contributing to Bangladesh's success on the world stage. As cricketers, we dream of making an impact and bringing joy to our fans. Recognition like this from the ICC motivates me to keep pushing harder and performing consistently for my country. I want to thank my teammates, coaches, and the fans — this award belongs to all of them too," he said.
For Bryce, her outstanding run at the Qualifier was not enough for her team to make it to the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025 to be hosted by India, but did get her the Player of the Series award.
The 27-year-old amassed 293 runs in five matches at an average of 73.25 which included a match-winning 131 not out against Ireland. She also had scores of 91 against hosts Pakistan and 60 against Thailand.
Bryce also grabbed six wickets in the tournament and was a comfortable winner of the award ahead of the West Indies captain Hayley Matthews and Pakistan captain Fatima Sana, who were also shortlisted based on their performances in the Qualifier.
Kathryn Bryce said, 'It's a real honour to win this award. Knowing that it's being voted for by the global cricket community makes it that extra bit special; even just to be nominated alongside two players of the stature of Fatima Sana and Hayley Matthews, who both had fantastic tournaments themselves, was amazing.
'The World Cup Qualifier was a fantastic competition for our Scotland team. The way that we played our cricket and developed and grew in a format that we've not played a huge amount of together was great to see, and it was terrific to have a lot of different players standing up and taking charge of the game at various moments," she said.
'Across the board during the entire tournament in Pakistan, the standard of cricket was brilliant, and all the games were really close. It was a wonderful tournament to be a part of and hopefully, we'll have more opportunities to build on the momentum we created there,' Bryce added.
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