ICC Women's Players Rankings: India, England cricket stars make major gains
India's
Deepti Sharma
has made significant progress in the latest ICC women's player rankings released on Tuesday.
The ongoing ODI series between India and England, currently tied at 1-1, has resulted in ranking improvements for players from both teams.
Deepti's unbeaten 62 in the first ODI helped India successfully chase England's target of 259 runs.
Deepti's subsequent unbeaten 30 in the second ODI, despite the loss, propelled her up 10 positions to number 23 in the ICC Women's ODI Batting Rankings. England's Sophia Dunkley advanced 24 places to rank 52 after scoring 83 runs in the series opener.
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Alice Davidson-Richards climbed 40 spots to position 118 following her impressive 53-run innings. India's
Smriti Mandhana
retained her top position with scores of 28 and 42 in the first two matches, maintaining a rating of 727.
In bowling rankings,
Sophie Ecclestone
strengthened her leading position. She captured four wickets in the series, including a match-winning 3/27 in the second ODI. Her rating increased from 747 to 776, extending her lead over Australians Ashleigh Gardner and Megan Schutt.
Finger spinners have been dominant in the series. England's Charlie Dean and India's Sneh Rana each took three wickets. Dean entered the top 10, rising to ninth place with a career-best rating of 625.
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Rana moved up 12 spots to 21st position with a personal best rating of 515.
In the all-rounder rankings, Dean joined Australia's Ellyse Perry at 14th place. Ecclestone's quick 23 runs off 19 balls in the first ODI and her four wickets helped her rise three places to 18th position.
The ICC Women's T20I Rankings saw Irish players improve after their victory over Zimbabwe in the series opener. Captain Gaby Lewis advanced five places to 18th in the batting rankings after scoring 67 runs off 49 balls in Ireland's successful chase of 118.
In T20I bowling, Arlene Kelly and Cara Murray played key roles in limiting Zimbabwe to 117/9. Kelly moved up two spots to 23rd position, while Murray advanced four places to 48th.
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