Smriti Mandhana, Radha Yadav Gain Places In Latest Women's T20I Rankings
Date
7/30/2024 6:46:10 AM
(MENAFN- IANS) Dubai, July 30 (IANS) Indian batter Smriti Mandhana and spinner Radha Yadav have gained places in the latest ICC Women's T20I Rankings after the culmination of the Women's Asia Cup played in Dambulla.
Mandhana has progressed one spot to take fourth position after scores of 55 not out against Bangladesh in the semifinal and 60 against Sri Lanka in the final, two places shy of her career-best second position. Sri Lanka's Chamari Athapaththu also saw her reach career best-equalling sixth position after scoring 49 not out against Bangladesh, 63 against Pakistan in the semifinal and a match-winning 61 off 43 in the final.
In the other development in the batting rankings, Bangladesh captain Nigar Sultana has moved up three spots to 14th position, India's Jemimah Rodrigues is up one place to 18th while Sri Lanka's Harshita Samarawickrama is back in the top 20 after her Player of the Match effort of 69 not out in the final of the Asia Cup.
Wicketkeepers Muneeba Ali of Pakistan (up six places to 35th) and Nannapat Koncharoenkai of Thailand (up three places to 37th) have also made notable gains while Aliya Riyaz of Pakistan (up two places to 52nd) and Theertha Satish of the United Arab Emirates (up four places to 60th) are among the others to move up the rankings.
In the bowling rankings, Pakistan's left-arm spinner Sadia Iqbal has moved up one slot to fourth after finishing with four wickets in the semifinal against Sri Lanka while India's new-ball bowler Renuka Singh is back in the top five following a three-wicket haul against Bangladesh in the other semifinal.
India's Radha Yadav (up seven places to 13th), Udeshika Prabhodhani (up six places to 24th), Sugandhika Kumari (up four places to 27th) and Kavisha Dilhari (up five places to 30th) of Sri Lanka are among the others to move up the bowling rankings.
Dilhari has also moved up 19 places to 96th among batters and advanced 10 places to 17th among all-rounders.
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