Mandhana was nominated along with three other outstanding performers in the T20 format. Pakistan's Nida Dar, New Zealand's Sophie Devine and Australia's Tahlia McGrath.
Dar has been in form with both bat and ball during heer side's ongoing white-ball series with Ireland. The 35-year old is the leading run scorer and joint-highest wicket-taker in the series
Dar delivered some fantastic performances in the Women's Asia Cup in October. In the tournament, she scored 145 runs in five innings at an average of 72.50, with a half-century under her belt. She also took eight wickets at an average of 14.87
The lineup for the ICC Men's Player of the Month features three superstars from the ICC Men's T20 World Cup in Australia. India's talisman Virat Kohli is nominated following his heroics with the bat, most notably in the win against arch-rivals Pakistan as read in a statement released by ICC.
Sri Lanka chose to bat after winning the toss and posted a below-par total of 122 runs. Pakistan's Nashra Sandhu picked up three wickets to help her team restrict Sri Lanka to a low total.
Powar defended the Indian team's batting order for the match, saying that the team is looking to give game time to young batters in the group as the team is not left with many matches before the World Cup.
The Pakistani claimed that the fielding effort from her side was the difference in today's win as the team fielded wonderfully and took essential catches in the match to back the brilliant bowling from their bowlers today.
Nashra Sandhu picked up three wickets for 30 runs while Nida Dar and Sadia Iqbal also chipped in with two wickets a piece. Richa Ghosh top-scored for India as she played a quick-fire inning of 26 from 13 deliveries.
Deepti Sharma bowled exceptionally and was the quick of the Indian bowlers as she bagged three wickets giving away just 27 runs. For Pakistan Nida Dar was the highest scorer while Bismah Maroof also contributed with 32 runs in 35 balls.
A half-century from Natthakan Chantham helped Thailand win their first-ever victory against Pakistan in a shocker by four wickets in their Asia Cup match at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Thursday
With this victory, the Pakistan women's team is leading the table with four points and two wins in two matches. On the other hand, the Bangladesh women's team is in the third position with two points and one win in two games