Dubai, 27 October (H.S.): Former India captain Harmanpreet Kaur and experienced all-rounder Deepti Sharma have made significant gains in the latest ICC Women’s ODI rankings following their performances, including Harmanpreet’s century in the second ODI against Zimbabwe. Meanwhile, India captain and opening batter Smriti Mandhana has lost her top position in the ODI batting rankings, with South Africa skipper Laura Wolvaardt reclaiming the world No. 1 spot.

Harmanpreet climbed two places to eighth in the ODI batting rankings, while Deepti improved by four places to reach 23rd. Deepti also advanced in the ODI all-rounders’ rankings, moving up two places to fourth. In the ODI bowling rankings, she gained one position to secure eighth place.

Among other Indian players, Kranti Gaud climbed two places to 25th in the ODI bowling rankings. Young batter Pratika Rawal made an impressive seven-place jump to 21st in the batting rankings, achieving the highest ranking of her career.

Laura Wolvaardt Reclaims No. 1 Spot from Mandhana

South Africa captain Laura Wolvaardt has returned to the top of the ODI batting rankings, overtaking Mandhana.

In her recent two matches against Zimbabwe, Mandhana scored 32 runs and registered a duck. The performances resulted in a loss of ranking points, causing her to slip from the top position.

Three Zimbabwean batters also improved their positions in the ODI batting rankings. Modester Mupachikwa climbed five places to 39th, Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano advanced four places to 47th, and Beloved Biza made a significant 16-place jump to reach 56th.

Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana Improve in T20I Rankings

Indian players also made progress in the latest T20 International rankings. Shafali Verma moved up one place to third in the women’s T20I batting rankings, while Mandhana gained one position to reach fourth.

Players from Australia and New Zealand also benefited from the rankings update following their recent T20I series.

Australia’s Ashleigh Gardner climbed nine places to 19th in the batting rankings. Her teammate Georgia Wareham advanced four places to share seventh position in the bowling rankings, while Kim Garth rose five places to joint 10th.

New Zealand’s Bree Illing improved by six places to reach 17th in the T20I bowling rankings, while Nancy Patel climbed to 29th.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar