Dubai. Gustav McKeon has registered his name in the record books at a young age. He is the first player to score 2 centuries in 2 consecutive matches in T20 International cricket. The 18-year-old French batsman has now been named by the ICC in the list of 3 players for the Player of the Month for July. The winner will be decided after the vote. Apart from Gustav McKeon, England’s swashbuckling batsman Jonny Bairstow and Sri Lankan left-arm spinner Prabhad Jayasuriya have also been successful in making it to the list. On the other hand, Indian women’s fast bowler Renuka Singh has been successful in making a place in the women’s category. He has performed brilliantly in the Commonwealth Games.
Gustav McKeon performed strongly in the qualifiers of the T20 World Cup. He scored 76 runs in 54 balls against the Czech Republic in the debut match of T20 International. After this, in the next 2 matches, he scored a century of 109 against Switzerland and 101 against Norway. He is also the highest scorer of 286 runs in the first 3 innings of T20 International. After this he scored 87 against Estonia. In 5 matches of T20 International, he scored more than 50 runs 4 times. Apart from this, this fast bowler has also taken 4 wickets.
Jayasuriya’s amazing performance
Right-arm spinner Prabhad Jasuriya made a brilliant debut in Tests. He took 6-6 wickets in both the innings of the second test against Australia and led the team to victory. Due to this the series was tied at 1-1. After this, he took 5 wickets in the first innings of the first test against Pakistan and 4 wickets in the second innings. In the second test, he took a total of 8 wickets including 5 wickets in the second innings and led Sri Lanka to victory. Due to this the series was also level at 1-1. He has so far taken 29 wickets in 3 Tests.
Received award in June
England batsman Jonny Bairstow has won the ICC Player of the Month award in June. They are in this race once again. He scored a century in both the innings of the 5th Test against India and gave England a record win. Due to this the series was tied at 2-2. After this he also performed well against South Africa in the ODI series. Scored 63 runs in the first match. Then played an explosive innings of 90 runs in the first T20.
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Amazing performance by Renuka Singh
Indian female cricketer Renuka Singh is in the race for the award in the women’s category. He performed brilliantly against Australia in the Commonwealth Games, taking 4 wickets for 18 runs. He took 12 wickets in 5 matches in July. Apart from this, he also performed brilliantly in the series against Sri Lanka. Apart from this, Nate Seaver of England and Emma Long of England have also been successful in making a place in the list of 3 players. At present, the Commonwealth Games are being played in comparison to women’s cricket. He got a place in the games for the first time. Before this, men’s cricket was included in 1998.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : August 03, 2022, 17:38 IST
