In a series of proud moments, India's rising young left-arm spinner N Sree Charani has earned a nomination for the ICC Women's Player of the Month award for June 2026, after dropping a number of heroic performances at the recently concluded Women's T20 World Cup.
Proud moment for India
The talented left-arm spinner has been picked alongside Scotland captain Kathryn Bryce and star England opener Danni Wyatt-Hodge. However, India failed to reach the knockout stages of the tournament, Charani emerged as one of the best performers, finishing as the highest wicket-taker of the competition.
How Sree Charani performed for India at Women's T20 WC
The 21-year-old spinner was the top wicket-taker in the Women's T20 World Cup, cliniching 14 scalps in just five outings at an incredible bowling average of 8.00. After her dominance in the T20 World cup, Charani witnessed an upward spike in her stocks, as she officially became the No.1 ranked T20I bowler in the world and was rewarded with her maiden Test cap for India's ongoing one-off Test against England, which is being played at the iconic Lord's.
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Stiff competition for Sree Charani
For the monthly accord, Charani is going to face a tough competition from Danni, who managed to score 287 runs in just six innings at an amazing average of 71.75 and a strike rate of 151.85. Danni created history by becoming the first batter ever to breach the 300-run mark in a single edition of the T20 World Cup, finishing with 302 runs.
On the other hand, Kathryn Byrce claimed her nomination after performing consistently with both bat and ball. The Scotland skipper played a pivotal role in guiding her side to a home tri-series title against Bangladesh and the Netherlands ahead of the T20 World Cup.
During June, Byrce accumulated a total of 178 runs at a strike rate of 140.15 and also secured 11 scalps. She carried that form into a global tournament, leading Scotland's challenge and delivering a powerful 60-run knock in their first game against Ireland.