India’s all-rounder Deepti Sharma has moved up to second place in the latest ICC T20I Bowling Rankings, released on Tuesday, and is chasing the top spot currently held by England’s Sophie Ecclestone.
The 25-year-old off-spinner leads her list of wicket takers in her series of women’s T20I tries in progress in South Africa, with nine scalps to cut the British left-arm spinner’s lead to just her 26 Elo points .
Deepti (737 points) moved up the order and South African left-arm spinner Nonkululeko Mlaba (who scored her four wickets in her series) also moved up the rankings with 732 points putting her in third place. .
If the duo can keep up the momentum, they could secure Sophie’s top spot ahead of the Women’s T20 World Cup in South Africa on February 10th.
India and South Africa will face off in her T20I Tri Series Final in East London on Thursday. India’s left arm spinner Rajeshwari Gayakwad has also moved up to No. 4 and is currently No. 14 on the T20I list.
There have been plenty of moves in the top 10 among bowlers this week, with Australian pacesetter Megan Schutt (6th placing him fifth) and England sailor Katherine Cyberbrandt (2nd his sixth) also rising. bottom.
Australian right-hander Talia McGrath maintained a healthy buffer at the top of his T20I batting list, and classy South African top his performer Laura Wolbert was one of his biggest climbers.
Laura moved up four places in the standings to ninth after a strong start in the tri series against India and the West Indies, while teammate Tasmin Blitz finished last week’s impressive half-century. After moving up 10 places, she came to 18th.
West India skipper Haley Matthews moved up four places to his 22nd overall in his latest T20I hitters rankings. The only change within the top 10 of the all-around list is Australian veteran Ellis Perry moving from Tahira to No. 10 after half a century of Pakistani defeat.