England opener Denny Wyatt-Hodge has been named the ICC Women’s Player of the Month for June 2026. He took his team to the final by scoring 302 runs in the T20 World Cup 2026. This is his second Player of the Month award.
England opener Denny Wyatt-Hodge has been named the ICC ‘Women’s Player of the Month’ for June 2026 for her stellar performance in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026. According to the ICC website, Wyatt-Hodge played a key role in taking England to the final of the tournament. She was the top run-scorer of the tournament with 302 runs and played many match-winning innings.
The England batsman, who previously won the award in November 2024, beat Scotland captain Katherine Bryce and India spinner Sree Charani to win her second ICC ‘Women’s Player of the Month’ honour.
Playing the World Cup on home ground is memorable
Commenting on her achievement, Wyatt-Hodge said that she was proud to receive this honor for her performance in the domestic T20 World Cup. Wyatt-Hodge said, “I’m absolutely delighted to win the ICC Player of the Month award, especially as it comes in recognition of my World Cup performances on home soil. The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup was a fantastic opportunity for the game, and getting the chance to play in the final at Lord’s is a memory that I and my teammates will cherish forever.”
Wyatt-Hodge’s stellar performance in June
In June, Wyatt-Hodge scored 287 runs in six matches – five of which were in the T20 World Cup tournament – and had an average of 71.75 and a strike rate of 151.85. The highlight of his month was a brilliant unbeaten 105 against Sri Lanka in the tournament opener, which also helped England reach the joint-highest score of the tournament, 219.
broke many big records
He then played several match-winning innings, including 65 against the West Indies and an unbeaten 89 against the then defending champions New Zealand to oust them. During the tournament, Wyatt-Hodge entered the record books by becoming the highest run-scorer in a single edition of the Women’s T20 World Cup. She overtook Beth Mooney’s record of 259 runs in six matches in 2020. She also became the first player to cross the 300-run mark in a single edition of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup and ended the tournament with 302 runs.
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