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Shafali Verma won the ICC Women’s Player of the Month Award for September 2026 following her outstanding all-round performances in the Women’s Asia Cup and the 2026 Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan. She scored 360 runs in seven T20 International matches at an average of 72 and a strike rate of 184.61, while also taking six wickets. During the Women’s Asia Cup, she scored 236 runs, including 68 in the final against Sri Lanka. At the Asian Games, she scored 188 runs, including a century against Bangladesh in the semi-final, and helped India secure the gold medal. This was her second ICC monthly award.