Ireland’s all-rounder Orla Prendergast has been adjudged as the ICC Women’s Player of the Month for August 2025. She went on to outclass the Netherlands’ all-rounder counterpart, Iris Zwilling and Pakistan wicket-keeper Muneeba Ali to claim the honour.
Prendergast dominated the T20I series against Pakistan in August, was thrilled to have claimed the ICC award.
“I’m delighted to have received this award and would like to extend my thanks to the ICC and anyone who voted for me. I’d also like to acknowledge my teammates and our support staff who have worked hard all summer to come away with some important series wins,” she said.
“The T20I series win against Pakistan was the highlight of the summer. Additionally, we had a brilliant series T20i and ODI win against Zimbabwe and completed a clean sweep at the European T20 Qualifiers. We’ll be looking to build on these performances into our winter series and the Global T20 qualifiers in January.”
Orla Prendergast also mentioned the ICC have done to strengthen the profile of Women’s Cricket in recent times.
Orla Prendergast edges past Muneeba Ali and Iris Zwilling! 🏅
With 244 runs from eight innings and 7 wickets, she secures the Player of the Month. 🏏#CricketTwitter pic.twitter.com/uIwetwuAhA
— Female Cricket (@imfemalecricket) September 15, 2025
“Personally, though, this Award means a lot and further validates the decision I made five years ago to pursue cricket as a career,” she added.
“When I was growing up, that wasn’t an option. But today, a young girl is able to see women’s cricket being played live, on TV or online.”
“Visibility is so important in growing interest and participation in the sport, and equally, Awards like this one help to reinforce that growing status of the women’s game globally. So, I’d like to thank the ICC for continuing to back women’s cricket and raise the profile of women cricketers around the world,” concluded Prendergast.
Meanwhile, Mohammed Siraj was named as the ICC player of the Month for August 2025 after his heroics in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy.
