ICC Women’s Player of the Month nominees for February 2025 announced
Every month, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announces the Player of the Month. In February 2025, ICC again revealed 3 nominees for Player of the Month for February.
The Australian duo of Annabel Sutherland and Alana King, along with Thailand’s Thipatcha Putthawong, form the trio that is in the reckoning for the prestigious monthly award in February 2025.
Alana King was instrumental in Australia’s dominant performance during the Women’s Ashes Test against England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).
England’s first innings, King delivered a masterful spell, claiming 4 wickets for 45 runs. This performance was crucial in restricting England to a modest total, giving Australia a substantial advantage early in the match. In the second innings, facing a massive deficit, England’s batters struggled once again against King’s relentless accuracy and variation. She secured 5 wickets for 53 runs, completing a nine-wicket haul in the match. One of her deliveries, a leg-break that sharply turned to hit the top of off-stump, drew comparisons to Shane Warne’s iconic “Ball of the Century,” highlighting her skill and control.
Annabel Sutherland was nominated for the recently announced ICC Awards 2024 (ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Year and ICC Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Year), Annabel Sutherland picked up where she left off at the back end of the year with a sparkling 163 in the Ashes Test victory over England, becoming the first woman to score a Test century at the ground in her emphatic Player of the Match performance.
Thipatcha Putthawong, a 20-year-old left-arm spinner from Thailand, delivered standout performances in the Nepal Women’s T20I Tri-Series, significantly contributing to her team’s success. In the match against Nepal on February 4, 2025, Putthawong showcased her all-round capabilities. Batting first, Thailand posted a total of 106 for 6, with Putthawong contributing an unbeaten 25 runs off 31 balls, stabilizing the innings after early setbacks.
Throughout the series, Putthawong’s consistent wicket-taking ability and economical bowling were vital in Thailand’s successful campaign. She was the leading wicket-taker with the ball in the Tri-nation series in Nepal with 16 wickets at an impressive average of 5.81 in six innings with the ball for her side in the series.