Wellalage and Harshitha: ICC Player of the Month for August

Sri Lankan cricket duo Dunith Wellalage and Harshitha Samarawickrama have won the ICC Player of the Month Awards for August 2024, marking the first time Sri Lanka has won both awards simultaneously.

ICC Player of the Month Awards for August 2024

Dunith Wellalage won the ICC Men's Player of the Month
Harshitha Samarawickrama claimed the ICC Women's Player of the Month
This marks the first time Sri Lanka has won both awards in the same month
Only the second instance of players from the same nation winning both awards simultaneously, after India's Jasprit Bumrah and Smriti Mandhana in June 2023

Dunith Wellalage's Outstanding Performance

Excelled in Sri Lanka's home ODI series against India
Contributed significantly to Sri Lanka's 2-0 series win
All-round performance: 108 runs and 7 wickets in the series
Highlight: 5/27 in the final match, dismantling India's batting lineup
Outperformed South Africa's Keshav Maharaj and West Indies' Jayden Seales for the award
Fifth Sri Lankan to win the men's monthly award

Harshitha Samarawickrama's Remarkable Tour of Ireland

Dominated in both T20I and ODI formats
T20I series: 151 runs in two matches with a strike rate of 169.66
ODI series: 172 runs in three matches, including a century (105)
Became the third Sri Lankan woman to score an ODI century
Edged out Irish players Orla Prendergast and Gaby Lewis for the award
Second Sri Lankan woman to receive the ICC Women's Player of the Month award

Significance for Sri Lankan Cricket

Demonstrates Sri Lanka's growing prominence in international cricket
Wellalage's win: 5th time a Sri Lankan has won the men's monthly award
Samarawickrama's achievement: 3rd win for Sri Lanka in women's category in 4 months
Boosts confidence ahead of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024
Highlights the emergence of new talent in both men's and women's cricket

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