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Alana King’s stellar performance within the Women’s Ashes earned her the ICC Women’s Player of the Month for February 2025. She took nine wickets within the Test match against England.
Alana King (PC: ICC)
Alana King’s sensational performance in the course of the Women’s Ashes has earned her the ICC Women’s Player of the Month award for February 2025. The Australian leg spinner edged out strong competition from her teammate Annabel Sutherland and Thailand’s Thipatcha Putthawong to say the distinguished accolade.
Her win extends Australia’s dominance within the award, following triumphs by Sutherland (December 2024) and Beth Mooney (January 2025), making it three consecutive months that an Australian player has secured the respect.
This marks the primary time King has received the ICC monthly award, and she or he was quick to credit her teammates for his or her collective success.
“It’s been a giant summer for the women, and we’re obviously really pleased to have retained the Ashes the best way we did,” King said. “I used to be proud to have played a job in that success and can do not forget that series, specifically the Test match, for a very long time. There’s no larger stage than an Ashes Test on the MCG, and I’m so grateful to have been an element of it.”
King played a pivotal role in Australia’s dominant victory over England within the one-off Test on the Melbourne Cricket Ground. She delivered a surprising match haul of nine wickets for just 98 runs, spearheading Australia’s emphatic innings and 122-run triumph.
In the primary innings, King ripped through England’s batting lineup with figures of 4-45, helping bowl the visitors out for 170. With Australia taking a commanding 270-run lead, she returned within the second innings with even greater venom, claiming 5-53 to dismiss England for just 148. Her game-changing spells ensured Australia accomplished a dominant series win.
Beyond her bowling exploits, King also contributed in the sphere with two catches and a small contribution- three runs- with the bat. Her all-round display was crucial in Australia’s sealing a historic 16-0 sweep within the multi-format Women’s Ashes series.
(This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed – IANS)
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