Sharmin Akhter Supta, who made a sensational comeback in international cricket with the bat, has been nominated for the ICC Player of Month award for November.

This is her first nomination for ICC Women’s Player of the Month and a win would see her emulate compatriot Nahida Akter as the only other Bangladeshi to win the award since its inception. 

The 28-year-old enjoyed a splendid start to the ODI series against Ireland, with two excellent performances during the calendar month. 

Sharmin hit a blistering career-high 96 in a dominant Player of the Match display in the first ODI against Ireland in which the home side recorded a convincing 154-run win. 

She continued where she left off in the second match, striking 43 to set up a five-wicket victory in Mirpur.

Apart from Sharmin, South Africa’s Nadine de Klerk and England opener Danni Wyatt-Hodge made it to the list. 

Nadine de Klerk topped the run-scoring and wicket-taking charts for South Africa in their T20I series against England to earn her place among the nominees. Danni Wyatt-Hodge, meanwhile, made it on the shortlist after a sparkling set of scores helped England claim the series 3-0.