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Sri Lankan spinner Wanindu Hasaranga won the ICC Player of the Month honor for June 2023, recognizing his remarkable Cricket World Cup (CWC) Qualifier campaign.
Hasaranga named Player of the Month: Due to his outstanding efforts for the island nation at the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup (CWC) Qualifier, Wanindu Hasaranga won the prized title over Travis Head of Australia and Sean Williams of Zimbabwe.
“This award has made me really thrilled, and it comes at a crucial time for Sri Lanka Cricket after we qualified for the Cricket World Cup in India. Hasaranga remarked, “I am fortunate and honoured to have been selected as the ICC Men’s Player of the Month.
During the month, the all-rounder took 26 wickets at a rate of 10, with the majority of those takedowns assisting Sri Lanka’s qualification for the 50-over World Cup at the end of the year.
The Qualifier’s top wicket-taker was Wanindu Hasaranga, who at age 25 also became just the second player in ODI cricket history to record three straight five-wicket hauls.
The legendary Pakistani bowler Waqar Younis accomplished the record back in 1990, and Hasaranga replicated the feat by adding two five-wicket hauls against Oman and Ireland after posting the remarkable stats of 6/24 against the UAE.
Wanindu Hasaranga demonstrated his flexibility in all parts of the game by scoring 91 runs with the bat in the month of June, as if his efforts with the ball weren’t enough.
It is important to note that Wanindu Hasaranga was essential to Sri Lanka’s flawless performance in the recently finished CWC Qualifier.
The defending champions went undefeated in the competition to secure their place in this year’s ICC Men’s World Cup in India, which will begin on October 5.
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