Vaishnavi Sharma jumps 53 places in ICC rankings - (Source: BCCI Women)
On Tuesday, November 3, the ICC updated their weekly ranking charts for women’s cricket. Indian bowlers Vaishnavi Sharma and Sayali Satghare were rewarded massively for their recent performance against Zimbabwe.
Recently, Zimbabwe Women toured India, where the Smriti Mandhana-led side registered a 3-0 win. Talking about. Vaishnavi Sharma, she picked up 9 wickets in 2 innings, which has helped her break into the top 100 for the first time in her career.
Vaishnavi Sharma Rises 53 Places, Sayali Satghare Shines
As mentioned above, Vaishnavi took 9 wickets in 2 innings, including a five-wicket haul. The young spinner registered the figures of 5/39 in the 3rd ODI. She also took a four-wicket haul in the 2nd ODI.
Courtesy of her performance, Vaishnavi earned a 53-place jump and sits 94th in the rankings. Besides Vaishnavi, RCB star bowler Sayali Satghare also impressed and has climbed 18 places to rise to 85th.
Satghare took 3 wickets in 3 innings and was economical as well. Therefore, she was rewarded heavily in the latest ICC rankings.
Kranti Gaud, Pratika Rawal Rewarded As Well
Kranti Gaud also impressed against Zimbabwe, where she was the 2nd leading wicket-taker with 5 wickets. It has helped her move up one place to 24th. Meanwhile, Pratika Rawal has climbed three places to 18th.
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For the unversed, Rawal had a terrific series, where she slammed three consecutive fifty-plus scores, including a century in the 1st ODI. Overall, Pratika Rawal scored 220 runs in 3 innings. Interestingly, she didn't get out even once in the series and averaged 220 with the bat.
Other Notable Changes in Women’s ICC Rankings
Shafali Verma has also climbed 8 spots to rank joint 65th on the list following a half-century in the 3rd ODI against Zimbabwe. Meanwhile, Smriti Mandhana continues to chase Laura Wolvaardt for the No.1 spot in Women’s ODI batting charts.
Mandhana, who played in her first series since being appointed as India captain, had an underwhelming series because she only scored 32 runs in 2 innings, which includes a duck in the 2nd ODI.
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