ICC T20I Women's Rankings: Indian all-rounder Deepti Sharma climbed to the peak of ICC women's T20I bowling rankings, claiming the top spot for the first time in her outstanding career.
Deepti's impressive 1-20 in the series-opener against Sri Lanka propelled her to the summit of the ICC women's T20I bowling rankings, edging past Australia's Annabel Sutherland by a solitary rating point.
With the 737 points, the 28-year-old off-spinner cemented her place at the top of the world's top-ranked T20I bowler.
ICC T20I Women's Bowling Rankings
| Position | Team | Player | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | Deepti Sharma | 737 |
| 2 | Australia | Annabel Sutherland | 736 |
| 3 | Pakistan | Sadia Iqbal | 732 |
| 4 | England | Sophie Ecclestone | 727 |
| 5 | England | Lauren Bell | 714 |
| 6 | South Africa | Nonkululeko Mlaba | 705 |
| 7 | England | Charlie Dean | 704 |
| 7 | Australia | Georgia Wareham | 704 |
| 9 | West Indies | Afy Fletcher | 702 |
| 10 | Pakistan | Nashra Sundhu | 700 |
Pacer Arundhati Reddy ascended five places to be 36th, while spinner Shree Charani is up 19 places to 69th.
Swashbuckling batter Jemimah Rodrigues' match-winning knock of 69* (44) in Visakhapatnam T20I propelled her five spots up to ninth in the ICC women's T20I batting rankings. Indian vice-captain Smriti Mandhana remains India's top-ranked batter, holding constant at second, while Shefali Verma slipped one spot to 10th.
ICC T20I Women's Batters Rankings
| Position | Team | Player | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | Laura Wolvaardt | 820 |
| 2 | India | Smriti Mandhana | 811 |
| 3 | Australia | Ashleigh Gardner | 738 |
| 4 | England | Nat Sciver-Brunt | 714 |
| 5 | Australia | Beth Mooney | 700 |
| 6 | Australia | Alyssa Healy | 688 |
| 7 | New Zealand | Sophie Devine | 669 |
| 7 | Australia | Ellyse Perry | 669 |
| 9 | West Indies | Hayley Matthews | 663 |
| 10 | India | Jemimah Rodrigues | 658 |
On the other hand, South Africa skipper Laura Wolvaardt has displaced Mandhana as the No.1 batter in the women's ODI batting rankings.
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Wolvaardt's tumultuous form continued unabated, striking consecutive centuries (124 and 100*) against Ireland to rush ahead in the ICC women's ODI batting rankings.
In the ODI rankings, Ireland captain Gaby Lewis has moved four places to 18th after knocks of 45 and 64. Ireland's Amy Hunter climbed three spots to 28th in the ICC women's ODI batting rankings, while South Africa's Sune Luus (up 7 to 34th) and Dane van Niekerk (up 24 to 95th) also notched notable gains.