Travis Head underlined his status as one of the leading limited-overs batters in the world to put himself in contention for the ICC Men's Player of the Month award for September. Continuing to excel in his role as the white-ball opener for Australia, Head produced a string of impressive knocks against England and Scotland on his team's recent tour

Across his five T20I appearances in the month, Head scored 182 runs at a ridiculous strike rate of 245.94. Those efforts included a 23-ball 59 against England and a phenomenal 25-ball 80 against Scotland, which helped Australia rack up 113 runs in the Powerplay overs - the highest Powerplay total ever registered by a full-member nation in a T20I

Sri Lanka's left-arm spinner Prabath Jayasuriya, continued his remarkable Test form to earn him a nomination for the September Player of the Month award. Jayasuriya played a huge role in his team's series win over New Zealand, taking nine wickets in each of the two Test victories, including a five-wicket haul in each match

The remarkable start to Kamindu Mendis' Test career continued as records tumbled for the stylish left-hander in September. Mendis played four Tests in the month, scoring 451 runs at an average of 90.20, helping his side to a consolation win at The Oval in England before playing his part in a superb series victory against New Zealand back in Sri Lanka

His biggest score of the month was an unbeaten 182 in Sri Lanka's mammoth first-innings total of 602/5 declared in the second Test against New Zealand, a knock that helped set up a convincing win