Two spinners - Simon Harmer and Taijul Islam - and all-rounder Mohammad Nawaz are in contention for the ICC Men's Player of the Month award for November. In the women's shortlist, two contenders from the recently concluded inaugural ICC Women's Emerging Nations Trophy, Esha Oza and Thipatcha Putthawong, and ICC Women's Cricket World Cup final Player of the Match, Shafali Verma have made it to the women's shortlist.
Harmer and Islam were instrumental in the Test series wins of South Africa and Bangladesh against India and Ireland respectively. Nawaz was a key component with both bat and ball in the recently concluded Tri-Series involving Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe.
Putthawong bowled over the opposition as Thailand snatched a famous victory in the first Women's Emerging Nations Trophy competition which took place in Bangkok, where all-rounder Oza led the United Arab Emirates UAE to their runner-up position. Verma's batting heroics, particularly in the final, which helped lead to India's first ICC Women's Cricket World Cup success saw her added to the November list.
