Mithali Raj and Virat Kohli go head-to-head for the Captain of the year 2017 Mumbai - January 31, 2018: ESPN has announced the nominees for the eleventh edition of the ESPNcricinfo Awards, which honour the best performances in the international formats of cricket in 2017.
Link to the nominations: https://goo.gl/gVzVuH
The winners in 12 categories will be selected by an illustrious jury that includes former cricket giants and ESPNcricinfo’s senior editors, writers and global correspondents. This year, Ian Chappell, Ramiz Raja, Courtney Walsh, Mark Butcher, Daryll Cullinan, Russel Arnold and Simon Taufel, among others are on the jury.
Today, ESPNcricinfo completed its announcement of the contenders for the best performances in 2017 – both batting and bowling - in the Test, ODI and T20I formats. This is the first time where international Women cricketers, Mithali Raj and Heather Knight of England, are nominated for the Captain of the Year award, against the reigning Captain of the Year – Virat Kohli, and fellow nominees Steven Smith of Australia, Sarfraz Ahmed of Pakistan, and Asghar Stanikzai of Afghanistan.
Speaking on the Awards, Sambit Bal, editor-in-chief of ESPNcricinfo and ESPN South Asia, said, “The ESPNcricinfo Awards are a wonderful way to recall some of the memorable innings of the year gone by, and players who gave it their all to make history. The awards cherish individual performances by players, but truly it’s a felicitation of moments and of the game we love. International cricket has witnessed some brilliant performances from both men and women cricketers in 2017, and in its 11th edition, the ESPNcricinfo Awards will appreciate and award best performances across all three formats of cricket.”
The nominees for the 2017 ESPNcricinfo Awards are:
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TEST BATTING
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Sr. No.
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Nominee
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Performance
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Match
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1
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Steven Smith
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109 v India
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1st Test, Pune
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2
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KL Rahul
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90 v Australia
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2nd Test, Bengaluru
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3
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Quinton de Kock
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91 v New Zealand
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2nd Test, Wellington
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4
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Joe Root
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190 v South Africa
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1st Test, Lord's
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5
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Shai Hope
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118* v England
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2nd Test, Leeds
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6
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David Warner
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123 v Bangladesh
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2nd Test, Chittagong
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7
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Dimuth Karunaratne
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196 v Pakistan
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2nd Test, Dubai
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8
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Steven Smith
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141* v England
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1st Test, Brisbane
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9
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Shaun Marsh
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126* (231) v Eng
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2nd Test, Adelaide
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10
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Alastair Cook
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244* v Australia
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4th Test, Melbourne
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TEST BOWLING
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Sr. No.
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Nominee
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Performance
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Match
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1
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Steve O'Keefe
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6 for 35 v India
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1st Test, Pune
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2
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Nathan Lyon
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8 for 50 v India
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2nd Test, Bengaluru
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3
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Ravichandran Ashwin
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6 for 41 v Australia
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2nd Test, Bengaluru
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4
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Keshav Maharaj
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6 for 40 v New Zealand
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2nd Test, Wellington
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5
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Shannon Gabriel
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5 for 11 v Pakistan
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2nd Test, Bridgetown
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6
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James Anderson
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7 for 42 v West Indies
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3rd Test, Lord's
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7
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Shakib Al Hasan
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5 for 85 v Australia
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1st Test, Dhaka
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8
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Nathan Lyon
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7 for 94 v Bangladesh
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2nd Test, Chittagong
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9
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Rangana Herath
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6 for 43 v Pakistan
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1st Test, Abu Dhabi
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10
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Josh Hazlewood
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5 for 48 v England
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3rd Test, Perth
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ODI BATTING
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Sr. No.
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Nominee
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Performance
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Match
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1
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Matthew Wade
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100* (100) v Pakistan
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1st ODI, Brisbane
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2
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Kedar Jadhav
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120 (76) v England
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1st ODI, Pune
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3
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Marcus Stoinis
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146* (117) v New Zealand
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1st ODI, Auckland
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4
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Martin Guptill
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180* (138) v South Africa
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4th ODI, Hamilton
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5
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Shakib Al Hasan
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114 (115) v New Zealand
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Ban v NZ, 9th Match, Champions Trophy, Cardiff
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6
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Ben Stokes
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102* (109) v Australia
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Eng v Aus, 10th Match, Champions Trophy, Birmingham
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7
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Fakhar Zaman
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114 (106) v India
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Pak v Ind, Final, Champions Trophy, The Oval
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8
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Hamilton Masakadza
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73 (86) v Sri Lanka
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5th ODI, Hambantota
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9
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Tom Latham
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103* (102) v India
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1st ODI, Mumbai
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10
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Rohit Sharma
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208* (153) v Sri Lanka
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2nd ODI, Mohali
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ODI BOWLING
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Sr. No.
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Nominee
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Performance
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Match
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1
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Trent Boult
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6 for 33 v Australia
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3rd ODI, Hamilton
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2
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Kagiso Rabada
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3 for 25 v New Zealand
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5th ODI, Auckland
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3
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Hasan Ali
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3 for 35 v England
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1st SF, Pak v Eng, Champions Trophy, Cardiff
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4
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Mohammad Amir
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3 for 16 v India
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Final, Pak v Ind, Champions Trophy, The Oval
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5
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Rashid Khan
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7 for 18 v West Indies
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1st ODI, Gros Islet
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6
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Mark Wood
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4 for 33 v Australia
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Eng v Aus, 10th Match, Birmingham
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7
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Jason Holder
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5 for 27 v India
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4th ODI, North Sound
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8
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Akila Dananjaya
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6 for 54 v India
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2nd ODI, Kandy
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9
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Bhuvneshwar Kumar
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3 for 9 v Australia
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2nd ODI, Kolkata
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10
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Suranga Lakmal
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4 for 13 v India
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1st ODI, Dharamsala
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T20I BATTING
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Sr. No.
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Nominee
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Performance
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Match
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1
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Seekkuge Prasanna
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37* (16) v SA
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3rd T20I, Cape Town
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2
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Asela Gunaratne
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84* (46) v Australia
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2nd T20I, Geelong
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3
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Dawid Malan
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78 (44) v South Africa
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3rd T20I, Cardiff
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4
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Evin Lewis
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125* (62) v India
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Only T20I, Kingston
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5
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Thisara Perera
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47* (19) v Pakistan
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2nd T20I, Lahore
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6
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Ahmed Shehzad
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89 (55) v World XI
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3rd T20I, Lahore
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7
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Chris Gayle
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40 (21) v England
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Only T20I, Chester-le-Street
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8
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David Miller
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101* (36) v Bangladesh
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2nd T20I, Potchefstroom
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9
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Colin Munro
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109* (58) v India
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2nd T20I, Rajkot
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10
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Rohit Sharma
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118 (43) v Sri Lanka
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2nd T20I, Indore
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T20I BOWLING
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Sr. No.
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Nominee
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Performance
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Match
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1
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Lungi Ngidi
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2 for 12 v Sri Lanka
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1st T20I, Centurion
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2
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Lakshan Sandakan
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4 for 23 v South Africa
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2nd T20I, Johannesburg
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3
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Yuzvendra Chahal
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6 for 25 v England
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3rd T20I, Bengaluru
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4
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Imran Tahir
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5 for 24 v New Zealand
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Only T20I, Auckland
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5
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Shadab Khan
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4 for 14 v West Indies
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2nd T20I, Port-of-Spain
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6
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Shakib Al Hasan
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3 for 24 v Sri Lanka
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2nd T20I, Colombo
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7
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Jason Beherendorff
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4 for 21 v India
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2nd T20I, Guwahati
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8
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Sunil Narine
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2 for 15 v England
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Only T20I, Chester-le-Street
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9
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Trent Boult
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4 for 34 v India
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2nd T20I, Rajkot
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10
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Jasprit Bumrah
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2 for 9 v New Zealand
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3rd T20I, Thiruvananthapuram
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ASSOCIATE BATTING
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Sr. No.
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Nominee
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Performance
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Match
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1
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William Porterfield
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100 (116) v UAE
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1st ODI, Dubai
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2
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Najeeb Tarakai
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90 (58) v Ireland
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2nd T20I, Greater Noida
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3
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Mohammad Nabi
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89 (30) v Ireland
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3rd T20I, Greater Noida
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4
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Paul Stirling
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99 (114) v Afghanistan
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3rd ODI, Greater Noida
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5
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Kyle Coetzer
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109 (101) v Zimbabwe
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