DUBAI, Aug 12: India’s Deepti Sharma inched closer to the top spot after rising to second place in the latest ICC Women’s T20I bowling rankings
Meanwhile, Indian women’s team opener Smriti Mandhana slipped to the second position among batters.
Deepti, who now shares the spot with Pakistan’s Sadia Iqbal, has climbed to No.2 with a 732 rating, four points behind Australia’s Annabel Sutherland, who became the No.1 ranked T20I bowler for the first time.
Deepti stayed at the third position in the T20I allrounder’s list with 387 rating points, behind West Indies’ Hayley Matthews (505) and New Zealand’s Amelia Kerr (434).
Stylish southpaw Smriti Mandhana slipped a spot to the second place with 728 rating points, behind England’s Nat Sciver-Brunt (731).
India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur jumped 10 places to be knocking on the top 10 door. She is currently ranked 11th. (PTI)
