ICC Women’s Player of the Month for April 2025 revealed
The Scotland skipper led by example during the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 Qualifier.
Kathryn Bryce has been rewarded for her consistent displays and adjudged as the ICC Women’s Player of the Month for April 2025.
The 27-year-old beat competition from fellow captains from the previously concluded Qualifier tournament, Hayley Matthews of the West Indies and Pakistan's Fatima Sana.
Bryce, who led Scotland at the Women’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier in Pakistan, finished as the top run scorer and was named Player of the Tournament.
Kathryn Bryce on the charge against Pakistan | WCWCQ 2025
Kathryn Bryce unleashes a flurry of boundaries against Pakistan in the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2025.
“It’s a real honour to win this award," Bryce said. "Knowing that it’s being voted for by the global cricket community makes it that extra bit special; even just to be nominated alongside two players of the stature of Fatima Sana and Hayley Matthews, who both had fantastic tournaments themselves, was amazing."
The Scotland captain amassed 293 runs from her five outings, averaging an astonishing 73.25 in a campaign that included a ton and two half-centuries.
Her standout performance came against Ireland when she scored the highest individual score of the tournament - 131* off 137 deliveries - an innings that highlighted her nous with the bat.
“The World Cup Qualifier was a fantastic competition for our Scotland team," Bryce added.
"The way that we played our cricket and developed and grew in a format that we’ve not played a huge amount of together was great to see, and it was terrific to have a lot of different players standing up and taking charge of the game at various moments.
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“Across the board during the entire tournament in Pakistan, the standard of cricket was brilliant, and all the games were really close.
"It was a wonderful tournament to be a part of and hopefully, we’ll have more opportunities to build on the momentum we created there."
Bryce was also resourceful with the ball, delivering at crucial moments for her team – collecting six wickets across the tournament.
While Scotland were unable to seal qualification for the Cricket World Cup in India later this year, the Bryce-led side registered a memorable win against West Indies to kickstart their campaign.
Scotland eventually finished fourth on the standings with four points from their five outings.
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