- By Ankit Bisht
- Tue, 30 Jan 2024 12:07 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Australia batter Beth Mooney has reclaimed her top spot in the ICC Women's T20I batter rankings while India all-rounder Deepti Sharma climbed to the joint-second in the T20I bowler rankings on Tuesday.
ICC Women's T20I Bowler Rankings
Deepti and pacer Renuka Sharma climbed one spot each to finish joint-second and 10th place respectively. Deepti's gain came after South Africa spinner Nonkululeko Mlaba dropped three places to fifth after only one wicket from two games against Australia.
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Pakitsna's Sadia Iqbal is also placed at second spot while England's Sarah Glenn took the fourth place, both rising one spot. England spinner Sophie Ecclestone stayed at the top of the T20I rankings for bowlers with a decent margin.
There is also some joy for Annabel Sutherland and Marizanne Kapp, with the young Australia pacer Annabel Sutherland rising six places to 34th on the latest T20I rankings for bowlers and the South Africa veteran jumping five spots to 40th.
ICC Women's T20I Batter Rankings
Mooney surpassed teammate Tahila McGrath to attain the numero uno spot in the T20I batter rankings after a brilliant 72* from just 57 deliveries in a Player of the Match performance against South Africa in Canberra.
She has already scored two half-centuries for her country in the shortest format of the game in 2024.
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India vice-captain Smriti Mandhana continues to be the highest-ranked Women in Blue batter at fourth spot while Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma and Harmanpreet Kaur were unchanged at 13th, 16th and 17th respectively.
McGrath is in second place following scores of 24 and 23 in the opening two games of Australia's T20I series against South Africa, while Proteas captain Laura Wolvaardt remained in third and rose to a new career-high rating after her Player of the Match heroics in the second clash of the series.
ICC Women's T20I All-rounder Rankings
Deepti remained in fourth place in the current T20I all-rounder rankings, with no changes to the
top ten.
Ireland skipper Laura Delany moves up three places to 14th, while Zimbabwe teenager Kelis Ndhlovu moves up five spots to 17 on the same list following her half-century in the second game against the Irish.