Laura Wolvaardt, Smriti Mandhana among nominees for ICC Women's Player of the Month award

Smriti Mandhana, Laura Wolvaardt and Ash Gardner - three of the top performers at the Women's World Cup 2025 were nominated for the ICC Women's Player of the Month award for October. Wolvaardt, the leading run-getter of the tournament, scored 470 out of her record-breaking 571 runs in October, with the final being the only game in November. Wolvaardt finished October with a blast, smashing a marathon 169 in the semi-final against England to take her side to the final.

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