Fast bowlers Matt Henry, Jayden Seales, and Mohammed Siraj are vying for the ICC Men’s Player of the Month award for August, while Muneeba Ali, Orla Prendergast, and Iris Zwilling are on the shortlist for the ICC Women’s Player of the Month.
Even though Seale’s outstanding performances in a memorable home ODI series against Pakistan and Henry’s clinical display in a two-Test series in Zimbabwe put India in contention, Siraj’s explosion on the last day of the Test series against England helped India win in dramatic fashion at The Oval.
The women’s shortlist is determined by European T20I results. For instance, the Netherlands’ Zwilling earned a spot after taking a ton of wickets in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier. Meanwhile, Muneeba made the shortlist after scoring a brilliant century to help win the final match of that series. Additionally, Ireland all-rounder Orla Prendergast secured her place by helping Ireland win a home T20I series against Pakistan and maintaining her form in subsequent T20Is.
ICC Men’s Player of the Month Nominees for August 2025
MEN’S SHORTLIST
Matt Henry (New Zealand)
Henry was crowned the Player of the Series as the home team was blanked 2 goals to 0 by New Zealand. The 33 year old contributed to the success of his nation where the two test matches were won by large margins with match hauls of 9-90 and 7-56.
Jayden Seales (West Indies)
Seales was named Player of the Series following the 10 wickets that he took in the three domestic ODIs against Pakistan. The peak of his career was his six-for-18 in the final game which made his team win the series against the opposition by a resounding 202 runs, becoming the top-wicket taker.
Mohammed Siraj (India)
Siraj played a winning role at The Oval, which saw the series of five matches against England at par 2-2. During the day of the final day, he secured three wickets and India won by six runs. He concluded his work with nine wickets with an average of 21.11, when he took four at 86 and five at 104 in the two innings.
WOMEN’S SHORTLIST
Muneeba Ali (Pakistan)
Muneeba’s 100 not out off 68 deliveries helped her team defeat Ireland by eight wickets in the third game of the series, becoming her the second century in a WT20I by a Pakistani batswoman. In three games, the left-handed opener amassed 132 runs at an average of 66.00.
Orla Prendergast (Ireland)
In a home Twenty20 International series against Pakistan, which her team won 2-1, the 23-year-old Ireland all-rounder was named Player of the Series. She continued her impressive run in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier, scoring 144 runs and taking four wickets in the series. She took seven wickets and amassed 244 runs at an average of 48.80 with a strike rate of 127.08 during the month.
Iris Zwilling (Netherlands)
Zwilling finished as the co-leading wicket-taker in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier, with 10 wickets in six Twenty20 Internationals. She had three-wicket hauls against Germany and Italy and averaged 10.70 per wicket at an economy of 4.65.
