NEW DELHI: India opener Shafali Verma, whose explosive 87 and two crucial wickets powered the country to its maiden ICC Women's World Cup title, has been named on the ICC Player of the Month shortlist for November.

Drafted into the squad as an injury replacement, Shafali delivered a match-winning all-round performance in the final against South Africa in Mumbai, earning the Player of the Match award and now a spot among the three nominees for the prestigious monthly accolade.

She is joined on the women's shortlist by Esha Oza of the UAE and Thailand's Thipatcha Putthawong, both of whom impressed with standout performances in the inaugural ICC Women's Emerging Nations Trophy held in Bangkok.

UAE captain Esha Oza scored a total of 187 runs at an impressive strike rate of 137.50 and claimed seven wickets across seven T20Is, earning her the Player of the Tournament award.

Thailand's Thipatcha Putthawong finished as the joint leading wicket-taker with 15 wickets, including a four-wicket haul in the final against Scotland, helping Thailand secure the championship.

Harmer, Taijul, Nawaz in contention for Men's Player of the Month

In the men's category, South Africa's off-spinner Simon Harmer, Bangladesh's left-arm spinner Taijul Islam, and Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Nawaz made the shortlist.

Harmer played a pivotal role in South Africa's historic 2-0 Test series win over India - their first in the country in 25 years - claiming 17 wickets at an astonishing average of 8.94, including a match-winning 6/37 in the second Test.

His dominance earned him both Player of the Match and Player of the Series honours.

Taijul led Bangladesh's 2-0 sweep of Ireland with 13 wickets at 26.30, also walking away with the Player of the Series award.

Nawaz shone with both bat and ball during Pakistan's triumphant Tri-Series campaign against Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe. He struck 104 ODI runs at 52.00, added 11 T20I wickets at 12.72, and claimed match-winning figures of 3/17 in the final to secure yet another Player of the Series accolade.

An independent ICC Voting Academy and fans worldwide will now vote to decide the winners, with fan voting open on the ICC website.

(With PTI Inputs)