India captain Smriti Mandhana has slipped from the top of the ICC Women’s ODI batting rankings, with South Africa skipper Laura Wolvaardt reclaiming the No. 1 spot following the latest update. While Mandhana endured a difficult start to India’s ongoing ODI series against Zimbabwe, Harmanpreet Kaur and Deepti Sharma surged up the rankings after scoring centuries in the second match.
Wolvaardt reclaims No. 1 spot as Mandhana slips
Mandhana lost valuable ranking points after managing 32 in the opening ODI before being dismissed for a duck in the second match. Her dip in form allowed Wolvaardt to return to the top of the ODI batting charts.Former India captain Harmanpreet climbed two places to eighth in the ODI batting rankings, while Deepti gained four positions to reach 23rd. Both players struck centuries in the second ODI, boosting their standings in the latest update.
Deepti, Kranti and Pratika make gains
Deepti also made progress in two other categories, moving up two places to fourth among ODI all-rounders and climbing one spot to eighth in the bowlers’ rankings. India pacer Kranti Gaud rose two places to 25th among ODI bowlers, while young batter Pratika Rawal gained seven positions to achieve a career-best 21st in the ODI batting rankings.
Shafali, Mandhana improve in T20I rankings
India players also made gains in the latest T20I rankings. Shafali Verma moved up one place to third among T20I batters, while Mandhana climbed one spot to fourth following the conclusion of India’s T20I series against Zimbabwe.Zimbabwe players also benefited from their performances in the ODI series. Modester Mupachikwa climbed five places to 39th in the ODI batting rankings, while Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano gained four spots to reach 47th. Beloved Biza recorded the biggest rise among the three, jumping 16 places to 56th.
Gardner, Wareham and Illing rise in T20I rankings
Elsewhere, Australia’s Ash Gardner climbed nine places to 19th in the T20I batting rankings following the recent series against New Zealand. Australian bowlers Georgia Wareham and Kim Garth also made progress, moving to joint seventh and joint 10th, respectively, in the T20I bowling rankings.New Zealand’s Bree Illing rose six places to 17th among T20I bowlers, while Nensi Patel climbed to 29th following the trans-Tasman series.
