Team India cricketer Smriti Mandhana moved closer to the top spot in both the white-ball format in the latest International Cricket Council (ICC) women’s rankings released on Tuesday (December 17). Smriti Mandhana has given strong performances in recent games against Australia and West Indies. .
Smriti Mandhana scored 105 in India’s 0-3 whitewash in the ICC Women’s Championship series final against Australia in Perth. The left-handed batsman hit 54 off 33 balls with seven fours and two sixes against West Indies in a 49-run win on December 15.
Smriti Mandhana is just 39 points behind Laura Wolvaardt in the ODI Batting Rankings
Smriti Mandhana has climbed three spots to second in the latest ICC Women’s ODI Player Rankings. She is currently only 39 rating points behind the top-ranked South African Laura Volward. The Indian opener scored his ninth ODI century against Australia in the final game in Perth.
Australia’s white ball stars have improved their rankings. Player of the series Annabel Sutherland has climbed 15 places to 29th among ODI batsmen. He also climbed four places for bowlers to 20th. Sutherland scored 122 runs and six wickets to rank 9th among all-rounders.
Tammy Beaumont climbed to 11th in the ODI batting rankings after scoring an unbeaten 65 to help England to a 2-1 series win over South Africa. Australia’s Ashleigh Gardner and Tahlia McGrath made significant gains. Gardner moved up to 16th with 50 in Perth, while McGrath moved from 32 to 24.
Megan Schutt closes gap with Sophie Ecclestone in ODI Bowling Rankings
Australia’s Megan Shutt closes the gap on England’s Sophie Ecclestone at the top of the ODI bowling rankings. Ashleigh Gardner achieved a career high by moving up to third in the ODI bowling rankings. Annabel Sutherland is now in the top 20 of the latest ODI bowling rankings.
South Africa’s Marizanne Kapp climbed two places to fourth after three wickets for 24. India’s Arundhati Reddy rose 48 places to 51st, while Renuka Thakur jumped from 28th to 26th.
Jemimah Rodrigues Moves Up Six Notches in Latest Women’s T20I Batter Rankings
In the latest T20I rankings, Indian players have made a remarkable improvement. Jemimah Rodrigues climbed six places to 15th after scoring a half-century against the West Indies. Deepti Sharma moved up two spots to second in the T20I bowling rankings.
Harmanpreet Kaur remains in the top 10, while Titas Sadhu has moved up to 52nd in the bowling rankings. For West Indies, Deandra Dottin rose 21 places to 59th, Qiana Joseph rose 22 places to 65th and Karishma Ramharack rose 6 places to 20th among the batsmen.
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