India’s Nandni Sharma and Kranti Gaud have climbed the ICC Women’s T20I Bowling Rankings following their side’s series-winning performances against Zimbabwe, while Australia’s Megan Schutt, Ellyse Perry and Annabel Sutherland have made progress in the ODI rankings after the hosts completed a 3-0 sweep of Bangladesh.
Elsewhere, New Zealand’s Georgia Plimmer and Maddy Green have improved their positions in the T20I batting rankings following a strong partnership against Australia in North Sydney. Australia’s batting performances in the final ODI have also translated into ranking gains. Bangladesh have also registered improvements despite losing the series.
Plimmer struck an unbeaten 85, her highest score in the format, while Green remained not out as the pair added 127 runs for the third wicket. Despite their effort helping New Zealand post 162 for two, Australia edged the contest by two wickets. Plimmer has climbed 13 places to 48th, while Green has moved up three positions to 34th, reaching a career-best 528 rating points. Australia’s Perry, who scored 52 off 30 balls during the chase, remains 16th among T20I batters but has achieved a personal-best rating of 633 points. Sutherland, who scored an unbeaten half-century, has climbed four places to a career-best 13th with 642 rating points. Perry has moved up one position to ninth among ODI batters and gained 14 places to reach joint 25th in the all-rounders’ rankings. Sharmin Akhter has risen five places to 25th in the ODI batting rankings after scoring a half-century, while Shorna Akter has advanced 16 positions to joint-86th.
