Overview
- India pacer Mohammed Siraj earned his nod for a final-day burst at The Oval, where his three wickets sealed a six‑run win to level the England series 2‑2 after match figures of 4/86 and 5/104 and a Player of the Match award.
- New Zealand’s Matt Henry claimed 16 wickets at 9.12 in a 2‑0 Test sweep of Zimbabwe, taking 6/39 and 3/51 in the opener and 5/40 and 2/16 in the second match to secure Player of the Series.
- West Indies quick Jayden Seales took 10 wickets in three ODIs against Pakistan, including a career-best 6/18 in the finale, as his side won by 202 runs for their first ODI series win over Pakistan since 1991.
- The women’s shortlist—based on T20I form in Europe—features Pakistan’s Muneeba Ali, Ireland’s Orla Prendergast and the Netherlands’ Iris Zwilling after standout batting and wicket-taking displays.
- Votes from the ICC Voting Academy will be combined with global fan ballots cast at icc-cricket.com/awards, with winners to be announced after the polling concludes.