Smriti Mandhana lost a spot in the ICC Women’s ODI batting rankings even though she scored two half-centuries in the home victory over the West Indies in the ODI series.
31 After her match-winning efforts in the recently finished series against the West Indies at home, India’s off-spinner Deepti Sharma moved up to the top 5 of the most recent ICC women’s ODI bowlers rating. Now ranked fifth with 665 rating points, Deepti trails South Africa’s Marizanne Kapp in fourth place with 677 rating points. India accomplished a clean sweep in the three-match series in Vadodara thanks to the 27-year-old’s eight wickets in two games, including 6/31 in the last encounter. Scores of 29 and 52 during the series have moved Jemimah Rodrigues (537 rating points) up four ranks to 22nd among batters, putting her in the running for a top-20 ranking.
Chinelle Henry’s half-century in the third ODI took him 21 ranks up to 65th (349 rating points), while the big-hitting Richa Ghosh (13 not out and 23 not out) has jumped seven spots to 41st (448 rating points). Despite scoring two half-centuries in the series, India’s charismatic opener Smriti Mandhana (720 rating points) has fallen one spot to third position, behind South Africa’s Laura Wolvaardt (773) and Chamari Athapaththu (733).
Harmanpreet Kaur, the captain, is now in 13th place after dropping three spots.
The West Indies opener has risen six spots to sixth in the ICC Women’s Batting Rankings thanks to Hayley Matthews’ seventh ODI century in Vadodara.
