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Brandon Moyo
Sports Reporter
LADY Chevrons star all-rounder Precious Marange is up for what could be her biggest individual accolade after being nominated for the International Cricket Council (ICC) Player of the Month for December.
The seasoned 41-year-old Marange is up against two players from India for the top gong. She is in line to become the first female Zimbabwean cricketer to win the ICC Player of the Month award.
Marange was nominated alongside Deepti Sharma and Jemimah Rodrigues. The Lady Chevrons star has been an integral part of the team, helping Zimbabwe win the Women’s T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier in Uganda in December.
It was her performance at the regional qualifier that saw her being nominated for the prestigious award.
She picked up 13 wickets in five matches and shone with an incredible spell of 5/7 in four overs, including a hat-trick, in the final against Uganda won by Zimbabwe.
In the two preceding games against Tanzania and Namibia that were instrumental to Zimbabwe’s qualification, Marange again starred with three-wicket hauls.
Against Tanzania, she finished with figures of 3/13 in 3.5 overs, while against Namibia, she had figures of 3/9 in four overs.
She managed to pick two scalps against Kenya, conceding just nine runs in three overs. The only match in which Marange went wicket-less was against Botswana.
Her 13 wickets in the tournament came at a stunning economy rate of 2.85 and an average of 3.92 and she was named Bowler and Player of the Tournament in the December qualification tournament.
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