Smriti Mandhana bags ICC Player of the Month award for September

Indian vice-captain and opening batter Smriti Mandhana was named the ICC Player of the Month for women, leapfrogging Tazmin Brits and Sidra Amin to the achievement. Mandhana became the first Indian player to win the award for the second time among women, with Harmanpreet Kaur and all-rounder Deepti Sharma having won it once each. The left-hander was in sensational touch during the three-match series against Australia in September, amassing 308 runs in three matches, including a couple of centuries.

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