Harmanpreet Kaur back in top-10 of ICC women's T20I batting rankings
The Hindu
India captain Harmanpreet Kaur has regained her place in the top 10 of the latest ICC women’s T20I batting rankings following her stellar show in the opening T20I of the three-match series against Bangladesh
India captain Harmanpreet Kaur has regained her place in the top 10 of the latest ICC women's T20I batting rankings following her stellar show in the opening T20I of the three-match series against Bangladesh.
Kaur’s match-winning 54 not out off 35 balls while chasing 115 has lifted her four places to 10th position.
Tahlia McGrath still leads the way with 784 rating points, closely followed by teammate Beth Mooney (777). Smriti Mandhana (728), Sophie Devine (683) and Bates (677) complete the top five.
Deepti Sharma's economical spell of 0 for 14 in the same game took her to No. 3 in the bowlers' list with 733 rating points, further closing the gap with Nonkululeko Mlaba (746) and Sophie Ecclestone (788).
Among others, New Zealand star Suzie Bates, a formerly top-ranked batter, returned to the top five of the batting chart after advancing three places to reach fifth position following scores of 44 and 52 which helped her team take a winning 2-0 lead in their three-match series in Sri Lanka.
In the latest update, West Indies skipper Hayley Matthews, who was named ‘player of the series’ for contributions with both bat and ball against Ireland, moved up five places to 17th among batters.
She had scores of 37, 50 and 48 while her eight wickets in the series have lifted her three places to seventh position among bowlers.
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