The International Cricket Council has announced the nominees for the Women's Player of the Month award for January 2025. The prize honours the best female cricketers around the world who have performed exceptionally within the past month.
Three outstanding cricketers have been nominated for the month of January regarding their performance in the ground. Let's see who's on the list:

1. Beth Mooney (Australia)

Beth Mooney was Australia's most influential player in the Ashes played against England. She has been quite impressive, especially in T20I, where she would manage to post a good score consistently, giving Australia a stronger lead over its opponent.
The way Mooney stabilizes an innings and makes runs when needed is a perfect reason for this nomination.

2. Karishma Ramharack (West Indies)

West Indies spinner Karishma Ramharack was one of the impressive performers for her side in the series against Bangladesh, although it won. Critical breaks in the game came through impressive bowling by her. This ability to control the game and uproot wickets incessantly has catapulted her into some of the best in women's cricket

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3. Gongadi Trisha (India)

India's young all-rounder Gongadi Trisha was making headlines with brilliant performances in the U19 Women's World Cup. She had played a significant role in the success of the Indian team and had given match-winning performances both with bat and ball. This outstanding contribution helped her to get the Player of the Tournament, and she will be a good contender for the same.

Standout performers who stole the spotlight with their solid display of talent 🔥

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— ICC (@ICC) February 6, 2025

How to Vote?
Cricket fans all around the globe can vote for the ICC Women's Player of the Month and decide who will win by giving their opinions on the official website of ICC. Voting is straightforward, and cricket fans can express their support for the favorite cricketer with the help of this link: ICC Women's Player of the Month Voting.

Gongadi Trisha is one of the promising young cricketers in India. She has been making the nation proud with great performances in the U19 Women's T20 World Cup. She played an important role for India when the team won. She has performed exceptionally well as a batter and bowler during the entire course of the tournament.
Felicitated  by Telangana CM Revanth Reddy
In respect to her spectacular win, the Telangana Chief Minister, Revanth Reddy, hosted Gongadi Trisha in a majestic ceremony. For this remarkable talent, he even declared ₹1 crore in cash as appreciation and reward for the hard work put into cricket by her. It is done in the pursuit of encouraging youth sportspersons to reach national glory.

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The Contribution of Trisha in Indian Victory
During the U19 Women’s T20 World Cup, Trisha delivered an outstanding performance. She played crucial innings and contributed significantly with the bat and ball. Her dedication, confidence, and talent helped India lift the trophy in style.

Her best innings was in hitting a record century On Scotland, when she struck four boundaries and sixes in 110 runs off 59 balls. In that match, she also took some wickets, so was among the highly skilled players in that tournament.

Telangana CM Revanth Reddy Felicitated Gongadi Trisha and announced 1 Crore cash reward for her for winning U19 World Cup. (ANI).

- GONGADI TRISHA, THE PRIDE OF INDIA. 🌟🇮🇳

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— Tanuj Singh (@ImTanujSingh) February 6, 2025

Recognition 
This remains a source of inspiration for a majority of young cricketers across the state of Telangana, especially from Bhadrachalam. The small town in the state has seen her journey go through to international cricket. What she has achieved through hard work and determination, combined with right support, helps people achieve great heights.

The local community, cricket enthusiasts, and fans across the country have celebrated her success. The felicitation by the Telangana government further highlights the importance of supporting young sports talents in India.

The U19 women's cricket team of India made history by winning the U19 Women's T20 World Cup for the second consecutive time. The young team played well in all the matches of the tournament and won the trophy with a strong victory in the final match.

Good Beginning of the Tournament
It was held in Malaysia, and India played within Group A. Their matches were against West Indies, Malaysia, and Sri Lanka.
The first match for India was very successful. They defeated West Indies on January 19, 2025.
Second Match: Against Malaysia on January 21, left-arm spinner Vaishnavi Sharma was a star with 5 wickets for just 5 runs, which included a hat-trick. This helped India to dismiss Malaysia for 31 runs and win by 10 wickets.
Third Match: India played against Sri Lanka on 23rd January. Opener Gongadi Trisha made a sparkling knock of 49 runs and India reached a total of 118/9. Then the bowlers enforced a total restriction over Sri Lanka, bringing down them to 58/9; so in fact, India won by 60 runs. Also, they ended that as group topper in Group A

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Super Six Stage- Dominating
After advancing to the Super Six stage, India continued their marvelous performance:

They won big against Bangladesh and Scotland, and thus entered the semi-final.
Their bowlers and batters complemented each other in maintaining their winning streak.
Semi-Final: A Challenge
In the semi-final, India was to face a very strong South African team. But the Indian players played in a great team spirit. The bowlers kept South Africa's batters under pressure, and the batters chased the target with patience, taking India to the final match.
Final Match: India Creates History! Against South africa
The final was the biggest moment of the tournament.

• India's bowlers led by Vaishnavi Sharma and Aayushi Shukla dominated the opposition by quick wickets.
• The target was small, and India's batters chased it comfortably, thereby winning the title for the second time in a row.

Star Performers of the Tournament

• Vaishnavi Sharma: She became the top wicket-taker with several match-winning performances, which included her 5-wicket haul against Malaysia
• Gongadi Trisha: India's greatest run-scorer, a stable factor at the top of the batting lineup.
  
  

𝗖. 𝗛. 𝗔. 𝗠. 𝗣. 𝗜. 𝗢. 𝗡. 𝗦! 🏆#TeamIndia 🇮🇳 are the ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup 2025 Champions 👏 👏

Scorecard ▶️ https://t.co/hkhiLzuLwj #SAvIND | #U19WorldCup pic.twitter.com/MuOEENNjx8

— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) February 2, 2025

Trisha Gongadi: India’s Rising Star Who Created History in Women’s U-19 T20 World Cup

Trisha Gongadi, she was born on December 15 in 2005. Gongadi's from Bhadrachalam in Telangana. Trisha is clearly a superstar in Woman's cricket in India. Gongadi's really proficient at both  batting and bowling. Trisha did something wonderful. In the ICC Under-19 Woman's T20 World Cup, she hit the first century ever in that tournament.

Trisha did really amazing in the game, clearly a very strong all-rounder. When she was batting and made a large amount of runs against the Scotland team. Not simply with the bat, she was also amazing when she bowled. She got a portion of the other team's best batters out and made it hard for them to score runs all game long.

Trisha, Shukla, and Sharma together ruined Scotland's batting and they didn't stand much of a chance trying to win after that. Because Trisha hit 100 runs and also was so good with her bowling, she helped India's U-19 Woamn's cricket team perform very well. now Selectors and fans are speaking a lot about how well she performed, saying she's going to be extremely well-known in cricket.

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Career Statistics

Women’s List A (WLA)

An unbeaten 💯
3⃣-wicket haul 👌

For her brilliant all-round performance, G Trisha bagged the Player of the Match award as #TeamIndia sealed a 1⃣5⃣0⃣-run win over Scotland 👏 👏

Scorecard ▶️ https://t.co/feBJlxclkZ#INDvSCO | #U19WorldCup pic.twitter.com/OGOnhg1w3k

— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) January 28, 2025

Women’s T20 (WT20)

Trisha Gongadi played very well in the 2023 U19 T20 Cricket World Cup. Gongadi can hit the ball very well, blew the ball and also catch unfathomably well. Gongadi's already doing amazing in Indian Woman's cricket. If she continues to improve and participates in many games, she's going to be vitally key for the Indian Woman's cricket team later on.