Mathews ICC’s best for May

Sri Lanka’s Angelo Mathews won the International Cricket Council’s Men’s Player of the Month award for May ahead of Bangladesh’s Mushfiqur Rahim and compatriot Asitha Fernando.

Mathews scored 344 runs in Sri Lanka’s two-match Test series against Bangladesh, including two hundreds. Mathews became the first Sri Lankan to win this award.

“I am absolutely honoured and delighted to be the ICC Men’s Player of the Month. I would like to congratulate Asitha Fernando and Mushfiqur Rahim who were front runners for this award, on their spectacular performances,” Mathews said on winning the award.

Pakistan’s Tuba Hassan was named the ICC Women’s Player of the Month after enjoying significant success with the ball during her debut international series. The 21-year-old leg spinner was instrumental against Sri Lanka in the three-game T20I series, where she took five wickets at an average of 8.8 and an economy rate of 3.66. – TBP