Vaishnavi Sharma Climbs 53 Places To 94th In Latest ICC Women’s ODI Rankings
Dubai: India’s young left-arm spinner Vaishnavi Sharma has made a significant jump in the latest ICC Women’s ODI rankings, climbing 53 places to reach 94th position in the bowling charts following her impressive performance against Zimbabwe.
The 20-year-old emerged as the biggest gainer among Indian players after playing a key role in India’s 3-0 series clean sweep over Zimbabwe. She particularly impressed in the third and final ODI, claiming her maiden five-wicket haul in the format.
After taking four wickets in the second ODI, Vaishnavi continued her impressive run with figures of 5/39 in the series finale. The performance, achieved in just her third ODI appearance, earned her the Player of the Match award.
Another Indian pacer, Sayali Satghare, also gained 18 places to reach 85th in the bowling rankings. She picked up two wickets for just 11 runs in six overs in the final ODI, including 30 dot balls.
Left-arm spinner Kranti Gaud moved up one place to 24th after claiming two wickets in the final match.
Among Zimbabwean players, Nomvelo Sibanda climbed two places to 60th in the bowling rankings after making an early breakthrough by dismissing India’s Yastika Bhatia off the first ball of the final ODI.
In the batting rankings, Indian opener Pratika Rawal gained three places to reach 18th following her third consecutive half-century in the series.
Fellow opener Shafali Verma also improved her position, climbing eight places to 65th after scoring an attacking 51 in the final ODI.
For Zimbabwe, Modester Mupachikwa moved up three places to 36th after scoring 37 in the series finale, while captain Josephine Nkomo gained two places to reach 49th in the batting rankings.
