India pacer Arundhati Reddy earns the honour as Women\u2019s Player of the Month for February 2026 after playing a key role in a landmark T20I series win in Australia
\n Arundhati Reddy has been crowned the ICC Women\u2019s Player of the Month for February 2026, following a standout run that proved vital to India\u2019s memorable triumph in Australia.
\nThe monthly award is Reddy\u2019s first of her international career and the pacer was thrilled to accept the honour.
\n\u201cIt\u2019s a real honour to be named ICC Player of the Month, and even more special knowing I was able to contribute to a T20I series win in Australia. Beating Australia on their home turf is never easy, which makes this award even more meaningful,\u201d she said.
\n\u201cThis series win has given our team a huge boost of confidence as we build towards the ICC Women\u2019s T20 World Cup in England and Wales this summer. We\u2019ve got a well-balanced squad, and I believe we\u2019ll be a team to watch.\u201d
\nReddy finished as the leading wicket-taker in the three-match T20I series against the Aussies, collecting eight scalps average of 10.87, while maintaining an economy rate of 7.25.
\nThe right-arm seamer was right on the mark from the first game in Sydney where she finished with an impressive career-best figures of 4\/22, which saw her win the Player of the Match award.
\nThe 28 year-old delivered a string of impactful performances in the next two games with a 2\/30 in Canberra and a 2\/35 in the series-decider in Adelaide.
\nReddy\u2019s contributions played a decisive part in India scripting a monumental success as they secured the series 2-1 \u2014 their first T20I series win in Australia since 2016.
\nIndia will be banking on Reddy\u2019s continued consistency as they prepare for the ICC Women\u2019s T20 World Cup in England from June 12.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
India pacer Arundhati Reddy earns the honour as Women\u2019s Player of the Month for February 2026 after playing a key role in a landmark T20I series win in Australia Arundhati Reddy has been crowned the ICC Women\u2019s Player of the Month for February 2026, following a standout run that proved vital to India\u2019s memorable triumph […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":537936,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-537914","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n