Three spinners — Noman Ali, Senuran Muthusamy and Rashid Khan — have been shortlisted for the ICC Men’s Player of the Month for October. Smriti Mandhana, Laura Wolvaardt and Ash Gardner feature in the women’s list following their World Cup performances.
Pakistan spinner Noman Ali has climbed to a career-best second spot in the ICC Men’s Test Bowling Rankings after his match-winning 10-wicket haul against South Africa in Lahore. He now trails India’s Jasprit Bumrah by just 29 rating points.
Noman Ali claimed 10 wickets and Shaheen Afridi produced a late reverse swing burst as Pakistan defeated South Africa by 93 runs in Lahore to take a 1-0 lead in the series and end South Africa’s 10-Test unbeaten run
