Indian batsman Smriti Mandhana, who scored 100 runs off 122 balls in the third ODI against New Zealand in Ahmedabad, won the Player of the Match title, ahead of Sri Lanka’s Chamari Athapathu, who is ranked third in the latest ICC women’s ODI rankings. has made The update was released on Tuesday.
Fourth placed Mandhana has added 23 rating points to earn 728 points, just five short of Sri Lanka’s Chamari Athapathu in the list led by England’s Natalie Sciver-Brunt with 760 rating points.
South Africa’s Laura Volward (756) and England’s Nate Sciver-Brunt (760) are safely at the top of the rankings.
Meanwhile, Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur has returned to the top 10 in the batsmen’s list after an unbeaten 59 in the final match of the ICC Women’s Championship series in Ahmedabad.
Harmanpreet, who slipped three places after the first two matches, is joint ninth with New Zealand’s Sophie Devine with 654 rating points.
In the bowling rankings, Deepti Sharma gained significant rating points in the one-day bowling rankings after her brilliant effort in the day-night match helped India win the series 2-1. The off-spinner achieved a career-high 703 rating points after taking three wickets for 39 runs, 17 points behind England’s Kate Cross (686). Sophie Ecclestone is well clear of the top spot (770).
In other notable moves up the rankings in the bowlers’ list, Renuka Singh has moved up four places to 32nd, Saima Thakor (up 20 places to joint-77th) and Priya Mishra (up six places to 83rd).
Leah Tahuhu’s late charge with the bat in the match (24 not out from 14 balls) was enough to jump five places to 27th (126 ranking points) in the one-day all-rounder rankings.