Smriti Mandhana becomes number-1 batter in ICC ODI rankings
India’s Smriti Mandhana has reached the top in the ICC Women’s ODI Batter Rankings. She overtook South Africa’s Laura Wolvaardt and England’s Natalie Siver Brunt to reach number-1. Mandhana became the number 1 batter after 5 years, she last reached the top in 2019 after the series against England ended.
Off-spinner Deepti Sharma remains at number four in the bowlers’ ODI rankings. She is at number two in the T20 rankings. Deepti is also present inside the top-4 in the all-rounder rankings of both formats.
Mandhana is number four in T20 ICC updated the Women’s Player Rankings on Tuesday. Mandhana jumped 1 place, she reached the top with 727 points. Siver-Brunt also moved up 1 place, she and Wolvaardt remain at number two with 719 points. No other player from India got a place in the top-10 batters rankings. Jemima Rodriguez is at 15th and Harmanpreet Kaur is at 16th position.
In the T20 Batters rankings, except Mandhana, no batsman from India is included in the top-10. Mandhana is at number four. Australia’s Beth Mooney, West Indies’ Hayley Matthews and Australia’s Tahlia McGrath are at the top-3 positions.
Deepti is the only Indian among the top-10 bowlers
Deepti Sharma is at number four among the top-10 bowlers in ODIs. England’s Sophie Ecclestone, Australia’s Ashleigh Gardner and Megan Shut are at the top-3 positions. India’s next top player in this ranking is Renuka Singh, who remains at number 24. However, in the T20 bowlers ranking, Deepti is at second place while Renuka is at number five.
There was no change in the all-rounders rankings of both the formats. Ashleigh Gardner is at the top in ODIs, Deepti is at number four. Whereas in T-20, Hayley Matthews is at number 1 and Deepti is at number 3.
