Recently, Mandhana achieved the 7,000-run mark in women’s international cricket.
Smriti Mandhana, the vice captain of India, shot up two spots to take the third rank in the ICC Women’s ODI batting rankings, which were made public here on Tuesday. The left-handed opener for India defeated South Africa by 143 runs in a three-match series, including a match-winning 117 and her maiden century at home. With 715 points, Mandhana trails Chamari Athapaththu of Sri Lanka, who was surpassed by Natalie Sciver-Brunt of England for the top spot. After defeating Pakistan last month with an incredible 124 runs without conceding wicket, the English all-rounder took back the top rank.
Pooja Vastrakar moved up three spaces to 38th place, while veteran Indian all-rounder Deepti Sharma advanced three spots to 20th.
The 24-year-old Vastarkar made the biggest increase up the ODI all-rounders table, moving up four spots to take 18th place.
The seasoned Marizanne Kapp of South Africa continues to be the top-ranked ODI all-rounder.
Deepti moved up one spot to fourth on the ODI bowling chart following his impressive 2/10 performance in the series opener.Sophie Ecclestone, an England spinner, continued to have a commanding lead at the top of the ODI bowling rankings.
