Deepti Sharma attains 3rd spot in ICC Women’s T20I bowling and all-rounders’ rankings

Jemimah Rodrigues also moved upwards in T20I batting rankings.

India all-rounder Deepti Sharma moved into the top three of the ICC Women’s T20I bowling and all-rounders rankings in the latest update on Tuesday, October 11, 2022. She was rewarded for her brilliant performances in the ongoing Women’s Asia Cup tournament.

She vaulted into the top three of the Women's T20I Bowling Rankings, displacing West Indies' in-form star Hayley Matthews, South African pacer Shabnim Ismail, and Australia's Megan Schutt.

Sharma has been outstanding with the ball at the Women's Asia Cup, taking 3/27 against Pakistan, 2/13 against Bangladesh, and 2/10 against Thailand.

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The T20I bowling rankings see Sarah Glenn in second place and Sophie Ecclestone at the top.

It was an upward trend for the Indian players as batter Jemimah Rodrigues moved in the top 10 of the T20I batting rankings, leaping ahead of teammate Shafali Verma and New Zealand veteran Suzie Bates to take sixth place.

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Rodrigues struck a brilliant 76 in India's Asia Cup match against Sri Lanka earlier this month and has made significant contributions in the other matches as well. She made 75* off 45 balls to defeat the UAE, and a 24-ball 35* to defeat Bangladesh.

(ANI inputs)