India’s star spinner Deepti Sharma has improved by 2 places in the list of T20 bowlers and is now at the sixth position. Deepti has been in excellent form in the ongoing Women’s Asia Cup, where she has been instrumental in taking India to the semi-finals, taking 8 wickets in 3 matches. The latest bowling rankings have Mr. Charney at first, England’s Sophie Ecclestone at second, Charlie Dean at third, South Africa’s N Mbala at fourth and England’s Lauren Bell at fifth.
Changes in the rankings of bowlers from other countries
Deepti Sharma’s improvement saw England’s Lynsey Smith drop 1 place to seventh and Pakistan’s Nashra Sandhu to eighth. South Africa’s Marizen Kaap slipped to ninth place and Pakistan’s Sadia Iqbal slipped to 10th place. Bangladesh’s Marufa Akhtar, who performed brilliantly in the Asia Cup, jumped 19 places to the 18th position. Sri Lankan captain Chamari Atapattu improved 5 places to 28th, Sultana Khatun climbed 9 places to 37th, Thailand’s Thipacha Puthavong 47th and Suliporn Laomi 53rd.
Australia’s Beth Mooney tops the list of batters
Australia’s Beth Mooney tops the women’s T20 batsmen rankings followed by Georgia Wall at the second spot. South African captain Laura Walward is third, West Indies’ Hayley Mathews fourth and India’s star opener Smriti Mandhana fifth. Sri Lanka captain Chamari Atapattu is sixth, while India’s attacking opener Shefali Verma holds his own at seventh.
Harmanpreet Kaur also included in the top 10
In the rest of the batting rankings, New Zealand’s Amelia Kerr is at the eighth position, Australian veteran Tahlia McGrath is at the ninth position and Indian team captain Harmanpreet Kaur is at the 10th position. The matches played during July and August and the results of the Asia Cup have had a direct impact on the latest ICC World Ranking this time.