File image of Smriti Mandhana.© BCCI
31 India off-spinner Deepti Sharma climbed a spot to enter the top 5 in the latest ICC women’s ODI ranking for bowlers following her match-winning performances in the recently-concluded series against the West Indies at home. Deepti, who is fifth now, has 665 rating points and is marginally behind fourth-placed South Africa’s Marizanne Kapp (677 rating points). The 27-year-old made headlines, taking eight wickets in two matches, including 6/31 in the last game as India completed a clean sweep in the three-match series in Vadodara.
Among batters, Jemimah Rodrigues (537 rating points) is closing in on a top-20 as she has jumped four spots to 22nd thanks to scores of 29 and 52 during the series.
The big-hitting Richa Ghosh (13 not out and 23 not out) has moved seven spots to 41st (448 rating points), with Chinelle Henry’s half-century in the third ODI leading to a 21-spot leap to 65th (349 rating points).
However, charismatic India opener Smriti Mandhana (720 rating points), who scored two half-centuries in the series, has dropped one place to third and trails South Africa’s Laura Wolvaardt (773) and Chamari Athapaththu (733).
Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur has dropped three places to 13th.
Hayley Matthews’ seventh ODI century in Vadodara has helped the West Indies opener climb six places to seventh in the ICC Women’s Batting Rankings.
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