- Nandini jumps 26 places
- Shefali Verma remained at the fourth position
- Australian players in the ODI rankings
Indian bowlers Nandini Sharma and Kranti Goud have taken a big leap in the ICC Women's T20 Rankings. They benefited from an impressive performance in the T20I series against Zimbabwe. Nandini improved by 26 places to rank 45, while Kranti improved by 9 places to rank 43. On the other hand, Australia's Megan Shutt, Elise Perry and Annabelle Sutherland have also improved their rankings after winning the ODI series 3-0 against Bangladesh.
Nandini jumps 26 places
Nandini Sharma, who took three wickets in the first two T20Is against Zimbabwe, was the most prolific Indian bowler. She jumped 26 places to rank 45th. In the first match, she took two wickets while conceding 11 runs. With this performance, Nandini earned a career-best 507 rating points.
Kranti Goud also took one wicket each in the first two matches. Therefore, her position in the ranking has improved by nine and now she has reached the 43rd position.
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Shefali Verma remained at the fourth position
Changes were also seen in the T20 ranking of Indian batsmen. Shefali Verma, who scored an aggressive knock of 55 runs in 25 balls in the second match of the series, remains at the fourth position. Deepti Sharma, who scored 49 off 37 balls in the first match, has moved up one place to joint 37th position.
The Zimbabwean players also benefited from their performance in the series. Kelis Ndlovu climbed three places to number 64. Chipon Mugeri-Tiripano improved seven places to 73rd, while Josephine Nkomo came in at 91st. Sharne Myers, who scored an unbeaten 43 off 33 balls in the first match, jumped 19 places to re-enter the top 100 batsmen. She is now ranked 96th.
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New Zealand players also progressed
New Zealand's Georgia Plimmer and Maddie Green, who had a good partnership against Australia in North Sydney, also benefited in the T20 batting order. Plimer climbed 13 places to No. 48, while Green advanced three places to No. 34. Australia's Ellyse Perry remains at the 16th position in the batting rankings.
In the bowling rankings, New Zealand's Jess Kerr moved up five places to 17th. Bree Illing climbed six places to a career-best 23rd. Nancy Patel also improved five places to a career-best 35th.
Australian players in the ODI rankings
Australia swept the ODI series 3-0 against Bangladesh. The performance in this series has benefited fast bowler Megan Shutt who has climbed to the fourth position in the women's ODI bowling rankings.
The strong performance by Australia's batsmen in the last ODI of the series also affected the rankings. Annabelle Sutherland moved up four places to a career-best 13th. Ellyse Perry has moved up one place to ninth in the ODI batting rankings. She also jumped 14 places to joint 25th position in the all-rounder rankings.