Dubai: Smriti Mandhana, Laura Wolvaardt and Ashleigh Gardner have been shortlisted for the ICC Women’s Player of the Month for October.

The trio were part of their respective team’s campaign during the recently concluded ICC Women’s World Cup, which India won by defeating South Africa by 52 runs in the final at DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Sunday.

After a relatively quiet start, Smriti Mandhana came into her own with a blistering 80 against Australia, followed by a resolute 88 versus England.

While India lost both these games by a fine margin, it was clear that one of the positives for them going into the must-win encounter against New Zealand was Mandhana’s form. And the batter delivered with a brilliant 109, during which she stitched a match-winning stand of 212 with Pratika Raw

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