New Delhi, Oct 20: India’s Nandani Sharma and Kranti Gaud have made notable progress in the ICC Women’s T20I Bowling Rankings after India secured an unassailable 2-0 lead in their series against Zimbabwe in Raipur.
Meanwhile, Australia’s Megan Schutt, Ellyse Perry and Annabel Sutherland have also climbed the rankings following their team’s 3-0 ODI series sweep over Bangladesh.
Nandani has surged 26 places to 45th after claiming three wickets in the first two T20Is, including figures of two for 11 in the opening match. She has also achieved a career-best rating of 507 points. Kranti has advanced nine places to 43rd after taking one wicket in each of the first two games.
India’s Shafali Verma remains fourth in the T20I batting rankings after smashing 55 off just 25 deliveries in the second match. Deepti Sharma has moved up one place to joint-37th following her 49 off 37 balls in the series opener.
Zimbabwe players have also recorded improvements. Kelis Ndhlovu has risen to 64th, Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano to 73rd and Josephine Nkomo to 91st. Sharne Meyers has returned to the top 100, climbing 19 places to 96th after scoring an unbeaten 43.
New Zealand batters Georgia Plimmer and Maddy Green have gained ground in the T20I rankings following their impressive partnership against Australia in North Sydney. Plimmer scored a career-best unbeaten 85 and shared a 127-run stand with Green. She has risen 13 places to 48th, while Green has climbed three spots to 34th, reaching a career-best 528 rating points.
Australia’s Ellyse Perry scored 52 off 30 balls in the successful chase. New Zealand bowler Jess Kerr has moved up five places to 17th, while Bree Illing and Nensi Patel have reached career-best positions of 23rd and 35th, respectively.
In the ODI rankings, Schutt climbed to fourth among bowlers after taking four for 16, including five maidens, in Australia’s eight-wicket win over Bangladesh. She finished the series with 10 wickets and earned both Player of the Match and Player of the Series honours.
Sutherland rose four places to a career-best 13th in the ODI batting rankings, while Perry advanced to ninth. Perry also climbed to joint-25th among all-rounders. Bangladesh’s Sharmin Akhter moved to 25th in the batting rankings, while Shorna Akter rose to joint-86th.