Rizwan came out on top as he beat Indiaโs Axar Patel and emerging Australian all-rounder Cameron Green, who were the other two nominees for the award.
Coached by former India striker Biswajit Bhattacharya, West Bengal reached the final by defeating Services 1-0. Surajit Hansda put Bengal ahead in the first half of the match. That score stood till the end.
Bangladesh's Nigar Sultana, who performed brilliantly in the ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier in the United Arab Emirates, Indian captain and vice-captain Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana were in the list for the ICC Women's player of the month award. But Harmanpreet won this award leaving Sultana and Mandhana behind.
In football, Kerala and West Bengal will meet in the final of the men's competition in Ahmedabad. Kerala beat Karnataka 2-0 while West Bengal beat Services 1-0 in the semi-finals.
ATK Mohun Bagan would be eager to make its first ISL outing in front of home supporters a memorable one when it hosts a rejuvenated Chennaiyin FC in a first-round match at the Salt Lake Stadium.
He is also the highest men's international scorer with 117 goals in 189 games for Portugal and recently said he wants to compete at the European Championship in 2024.
Finch completed the 3000thย run in 2078 deliveries, while India captain Rohit Sharma is in the second spot for reaching the milestone in 2149 balls against Namibia in 2021.