The stylish southpaw in the Indian Women Cricket Team, Smriti Mandhana has reached the top of the ICC Women ODI Rankings For Batswoman. After her stunning knocks in the recently concluded 3-match series against Kiwis, she attained the three places to reach the first place in the chart.
Mandhana moved up three spots in the batters’ rankings to reach the top spot. She sits above the Australians Ellyse Perry and Meg Lanning, at No.2 and 3 respectively, and the high-flying Amy Satterthwaite, the New Zealand captain who flew up 10 places to No.4.
Mandhana bagged 751 points:
Smriti Mandhana has bagged 751 points in her kitty, which is 70 points ahead of the second-placed Perry. The Australian women have got 681 points while Meg Lanning has 675 points.
Mithali Raj equalled Amy Satterthwaite’s points of 689 but the decimal points saw her taking fifth place while Kiwis player took the fourth position. The next to follow them are Suzie Bates and Lizelle Lee with 659 points.
Tammy Beaumont (down two places to No.8), Stafanie Taylor and Chamari Athapaththu (both falling by a place each) complete the top 10. Another major surprise in the rankings is Jemimah Rodrigues, who broke into the rankings. She is placed 61st, after a brilliant series against Kiwis.
Sana Mir tops bowling charts:
Coming to the bowling section, the Pakistan ace player Sana Mir tops the list. Megan Schutt is at second. Meanwhile, Kapp of South Africa is placed third in the chart. From India, Jhulan Goswami is placed fourth with 639 points.
The other Indian players to find a place in the list are Poonam Yadav and Deepti Sharma. They both are placed 8th and 9th respectively with 581 and 578 points in the chart.
Lea Tahuhu, the pacer, claimed four wickets in the series and jumped nine places to No.16 in the rankings. Anna Peterson, who claimed five wickets in the three matches, had a stellar rise of 13 places and is No.45 in the rankings. Meanwhile, the all-rounder chart remains the same.