Nida Dar wins ICC Women's Player of the Month award.

LAHORE -- Pakistan's veteran all-rounder Nida Dar has been declared the ICC Women's Player of the Month, thanks to her sensational form in their Women's Asia Cup campaign.

For her key contributions to Pakistan's semifinal surge in the Women's Asia Cup in Bangladesh, Nida takes home the ICC Women's Player of the Month award for October. Scoring 145 valuable runs at an average of 72.50 during the month and taking eight key wickets, the influential all-rounder underlined her importance to the Pakistan cause despite falling short in the knockout stages.

Among the highlights she enjoyed during October, Dar was sensational in the historic victory over India in Sylhet. Batting first, she arrived to the crease at 33 for three, before powering 56 not out to take them to a competitive score of 137. She then went on to star with the ball, taking the key wickets of Harmanpreet Kaur and Jemimah Rodrigues as the eventual tournament winners fell short in dramatic fashion. Dar claims her inaugural ICC Women's Player of the Month win by edging out Indian duo Rodrigues and Deepti Sharma, who each produced impressive displays during their winning Women's Asia Cup triumph.

On winning the ICC Women's Player of the Month award for October, Dar commented: 'It was great to be nominated for the award, and to win it is very special to me. I wish we could have won the...