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

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

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.

Sri Lanka's Dunith Wellalage and Harshitha Samarawickrama won the ICC players of the month award for August 2024. Wellalage bagged the award for his all-round performance in the ODI series against Indian men's cricket team.

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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.