Another ICC award for Wanidu

ICC Cricket Player of the Month award in June 2023

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Sri Lanka's spinner Wanidu Hasaranga has won the ICC Cricket Player of the Month award in June 2023.

He has received this award for his performance in the 2023 World Cup qualification tournament which held in Zimbawe. In that tournament, Wanidu took 22 wickets in 7 matches and thus the total number of wickets Wanidu took was 26 in June 2023.

Wanidu's 22 wickets in the World Cup qualifying tournament was the second highest wicket taken by a bowler in an ODI tournament.

Moreover, as an all-rounder, Wanidu also performed well with the bat in this tournament.

In addition to Wanidu Hasaranga, Zimbabwean batsman Sean Williams and Australia's Travis Head were also nominated for the ICC June Cricketer of the Month award.