Deepti Sharma bags second ICC Player of the Month award after Zimbabwe series heroics

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Deepti Sharma has won her second ICC Women's Player of the Month award after an impressive all-round performance in India's home series against Zimbabwe in October 2026. She scored 155 runs, including an unbeaten century, and picked up seven wickets across six matches.

India all-rounder Deepti Sharma has been named the ICC Women's Player of the Month for October 2026, earning the honour for the second time in her career. Deepti beat Bangladesh's Sobhana Mostary and Australia's Annabel Sutherland to claim the award after an impressive series against Zimbabwe at home.The 29-year-old played a crucial role in India's dominant white-ball campaign, contributing with both bat and ball across the three T20Is and three ODIs.

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