Mendis and Beaumont: ICC Player of the Month, September 2024

Kamindu Mendis, Sri Lanka's rising Test Sensation, was named ICC Men's Player of the Month for September 2024. Tammy Beaumont, England's Short Format Powerhouse, won the Women's Player of the Month award for the second time.

Kamindu Mendis: Sri Lanka's Rising Test Sensation

Kamindu Mendis named ICC Men's Player of the Month for September 2024
Second time winning the award in 2024 (previously won in March)
Impressive Test performance: 451 runs at an average of 90.20 in four Tests

Broke records:

First player to score fifty-plus in each of his first eight Test matches
Fastest to reach 1,000 Test runs in 75 years (8 Tests, 13 innings)

Key innings:

182* against New Zealand, setting up a convincing win
114 in the first Test against New Zealand, leading to a 63-run victory
Overall Test stats: 1,004 runs in 8 Tests, average of 91.27, 5 centuries, 4 fifties

Tammy Beaumont: England's Short Format Powerhouse

Tammy Beaumont named ICC Women's Player of the Month for September 2024
Second time winning the award (previously won in February 2021)

Outstanding performance against Ireland:

279 runs in five matches
Spectacular 150 runs off 139 balls in the second ODI
Half-century in the final ODI
Contributions of 27 and 40 in the T20I series
First English cricketer to win the award since Maia Bouchier in March 2024
Demonstrated consistency across formats

ICC Player of the Month Award Process

Winners selected from nominees in both men's and women's categories

Kamindu Mendis competed against:

Travis Head (Australia)
Prabath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka)

Tammy Beaumont competed against:

Aimee Maguire (Ireland)
Esha Oza (UAE)

Selection process:

Voting conducted among global fans registered at icc-cricket.com
Input from a specialist panel including ICC Hall of Famers, former international players, and media representatives

Recent trend of Sri Lankan success:

Dunith Wellalage and Harshitha Samarawickrama won in August 2024

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