Shafali Verma Wins ICC Women’s Player of the Month Award for September 2026

India’s all-rounder Shafali Verma has been selected by the International Cricket Council (ICC) as the ‘Women’s Player of the Month’ for September 2026 following her excellent showings in the Women’s Asia Cup and the Asian Games held in Nagoya, Japan. She has managed to score 360 runs in seven T20 International (T20I) matches with an average of 72 at a strike rate of 184.61 and has taken six wickets. This is the second such ICC monthly award for Shafali, who won the award in November 2025 following India’s Women’s Cricket World Cup success.

Why Has Shafali Verma Won the ICC Women’s Player of the Month Award?

The month of September has been good for Shafali Verma as she proved her worth with both the bat and the ball. In seven T20Is, she has scored 360 runs and taken six wickets, which have led India to win two important international tournaments.

As a batter, she has scored runs at an average of 72 with a strike rate of 184.61. As a bowler, she has taken six wickets at an average of 13 with an economy rate of 4.33.

Performance of Shafali Verma in Women’s Asia Cup

Shafali was the top run-getter in the Women’s Asia Cup held in the United Arab Emirates where she scored 236 runs in five innings.

Her significant highlights were,

• 64 runs in the semi-final against Bangladesh.
• 68 runs in the final against Sri Lanka.
• Took two wickets in the tournament.

India beat Sri Lanka in the final and won the eighth Women’s Asia Cup title, setting a record for being the most successful team in the history of the tournament.

Performance of Shafali Verma in Asian Games 2026

Shafali remained consistent at the Asian Games which were played in Japan where she scored 188 runs in three innings.

Her impressive performances were,

• 40 not-out against Japan.
• A century in T20I against Bangladesh in the semi-final. She scored 100 runs off 49 balls, enabling India to get into the final game for the gold medal.

Inthe final against Sri Lanka, Shafali scored 48 runs as India defeated them by 147 runs to claim the gold medal. Shafali took four wickets in the Asian Games, two of them in the final.