The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced Sri Lanka players Dunith Wellalage and Harshitha Samarawickrama as the ICC Players of the Month for August 2024.

Former Sri Lankan Test cricketer Dulip Samaraweera, who was working as Victoria's women's team coach, has been banned for 20 years by the country's board after being found guilty of breaching its code of conduct with "utterly reprehensible" behaviour during his stint with the side.

While spin-bowling all-rounder Wellalage starred in the Sri Lankan men’s team’s 2-0 ODI series victory over India at home, left-handed batter Samarawickrama was in fine form during the women’s team’s

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Dunith Wellalage and Harshita Samarawickrama have been named ICC Players of the Month for August 2024. Wellalage excelled in the India series, while Samarawickrama starred in the Ireland series.

The rare double for Sri Lanka comes after Wellalage excelled in a home ODI series against India and Samarawickrama hit a purple patch on a tour of Ireland. The only previous instance of players from the same country winning the awards the same month was when Jasprit Bumrah and Smriti Mandhana were named the Players of the Month in June this year.