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ICC Women’s T20I Rankings: Smriti Mandhana Gains, Jemimah Drops to Seventh
By Shruti - Feb 15, 2020 11:45 am
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Recently the ICC T20I rankings have released where India opener Smriti Mandhana moved up three ranks to fourth but Jemimah Rodrigues dropped to seventh in the latest rankings for batters. T20 captain Harmanpreet Kaur has retained his place at ninth in the same list. Among the bowlers, leg-spinner Poonam Yadav has dropped six places to fall out of the top 10 bowlers and placed at the 12th position.

Smriti Mandhana

On the other hand, Suzie Bates, former New Zealand captain, retained her top spot while her teammate and captain Sophie Devine moved up to four spots to No 2. Australia opener Beth Mooney and Smriti Mandhana, who made two half-centuries during the tri-series, both are in third and fourth place respectively with Meg Lanning at the five, despite dropping three positions.

Among the bowlers, Ellyse Perry moved up to four places and entered into the top 10, to No 7. England fast bowler Anya Shrubsole moved down six places to fall out of the top 20. Anuja Patil and Delissa Kimmince also jumped down big as well, falling 11 places to 31, and 14 places to 33 respectively as well.

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Among all-rounders, Sophie Devine claimed the top spot while England’s Nat Sciver also jumped one place to round out the top three too. Hayley Matthews dropped down one place to four, while South Africa captain Dane van Niekerk completed placed at the five after gaining one position.

Sophie Devine
Sophie Devine

England’s Amy Jones placed out of the top 20, after a bad tri-series where she made just 21 runs in four innings. England bowler Sophie Ecclestone also made jumped up and is now at number three position in the bowlers’ ranking with 734 points.

England captain Heather Knight gained 10 positions in the rankings and placed at 22. Knight scored 176 runs in 4 games in the tri-series with two half-centuries as well.

Here are the latest rankings in Women’s T20I:

Batting

Suzie Bates – 765 points
Sophie Devine – 741 points
Beth Mooney – 738 points
Smriti Mandhana – 732 points
Meg Lanning – 715 points
Alyssa Healy – 674 points
Jemimah Rodrigues – 663 points
Stefanie Taylor – 649 points
Harmanpreet Kaur – 643 points
Lizelle Lee – 618 points

Bowling

Megan Schutt – 746 points
Shabnim Ismail – 743 points
Sophie Ecclestone – 734 points
Radha Yadav – 726 points
Deepti Sharma – 726 points
Amelia Kerr – 714 points
Elysse Perry – 710 points
Jess Jonassen – 708 points
Leigh Kasperek – 680 points
Afy Fletcher – 677 points

All-Rounders

Ellyse Perry – 403 points
Sophie Devine – 403 points
Natalie Sciver – 328 points
Hayley Matthews – 313 points
Dane van Niekerk – 274 points