Smriti Mandhana loses no. 1 place for Laura Wolvaardt; Harmanpreet Kaur and Deepti Sharma gain in ICC ratings

Harmanpreet Kaur Smriti Mandhana India captain Smriti Mandhana has slipped from the top of the ICC Women’s ODI batsmen’s rankings, with South Africa skipper Laura Wolvaardt taking the No.1 spot after the latest update. While Mandhana endured a tough 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 #1 taunt 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 rankings.Former India captain Harmanpreet climbed two places to eighth in the ODI batting rankings, while Deepti gained four places to reach 23rd. Both the players hit centuries in the second ODI and strengthened their position in the latest update.

Deepti, Kranti and Pratika make gains

Deepti also advanced in two other categories, moving up two places to fourth in the ODI allrounders and climbing one place to eighth in the bowlers’ rankings. Indian pacer Kranti Gaud moved up two places to 25th among ODI bowlers, while young batsman Pratika Rawal gained seven places to reach a career-best 21st in the ODI rankings.

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Shafali, Mandhan improve in T20I rankings

Indian players also made gains in the latest T20I rankings. Shafali Verma has moved up one place to third among the T20I batsmen, while Mandhana has climbed one place to fourth following the conclusion of India’s T20I series against Zimbabwe.Zimbabwe players too 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 places to reach 47th. The biggest rise among the three was recorded by Milovaný Biza, who jumped 16 places to 56th place.

Gardner, Wareham and Illing rise in T20I rankings

Elsewhere, Australia’s Ash Gardner climbed nine places to 19th in the T20I batting rankings after the recent series against New Zealand. Australian bowlers Georgia Wareham and Kim Garth have also seen progress, moving to joint seventh and tenth place in the T20I rankings.New Zealand’s Bree Illing moved up six places to 17th among T20I bowlers, while Nancy Patel climbed to 29th after the trans-Tasman series.