DUBAI: Pakistan women’s team batter Gull Feroza has been named among the nominees for the ICC Women’s Player of the Month award for May 2026.
The right-handed batter earned the nomination following an outstanding series against Zimbabwe, where she scored 256 runs in three matches at an impressive average of 128 with a strike rate of 103.64.
She hit a fifty in the series opener, followed by a century and an unbeaten 106, helping Pakistan complete a 3-0 sweep over Zimbabwe. For her outstanding performances, she was named Player of the Series.
Gull Feroza’s rich vein of form continued in the T20I series against Zimbabwe. She made 82 runs in four matches at a strike rate of 157.69. The 27-year-old hit a blistering 37 from 19 balls against Zimbabwe, followed by a quick-fire 32 from just 15 deliveries against Ireland in the recently concluded tri-series.
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England fast bowler Lauren Bell is also included in the nominations after impressing across all formats in the past months. She finished as the top wicket-taker in England’s ODI series against New Zealand, with figures of 2/38 in the first match and 3/20 in the third.
Over these two games, Bell took five wickets at an average of 13.40 and an economy rate of 4.36. She continued her strong performance into the following T20I series against New Zealand and India.
In four T20Is, she took eight wickets at an average of 14 and an economy rate of 7.00. Her notable performances included 2/23 in the first T20I against New Zealand and 3/34 in the first T20I against India at Chelmsford, highlighting her vital role in England’s bowling ahead of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026.
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Maddy Green enjoyed an impressive tour of England, producing consistent performances across both formats for New Zealand. In the ODI series, Green scored 125 runs at an average of 62.50 and a strike rate of 83.33 across two innings.
She anchored the innings with a vital 88 fromoff 107 balls in the opening ODI before adding, then added a brisk 37 fromoff 43 deliveries in the third match. Her contributions earned her the Player of the Series award.
Green carried that form into the T20I leg of the tour, where she scored 93 runs at an average of 46.50 and a strike rate of 98.93 across three matches. Her standout performance came in the second T20I, where she notched up a half-century, an unbeaten 48-ball 56.
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