Deepti Sharma reaches career-high rating points in latest ICC ODI rankings for bowlers

Team India all-rounder Deepti Sharma has reached career-high rating points in the latest ICC women's ODI rankings for bowlers. The off-spinner picked up three wickets in the first two ODIs against New Zealand to get to 687 points and take the second spot.

She is now only behind England’s Sophie Ecclestone (770), who retained her No.1 spot. England’s Kate Cross and Australia speedster Megan Schutt dropped one spot to third and fourth respectively.

Deepti had also looked exceptional for the Women in Blue during the ODI series against South Africa in June when she picked up six wickets in three games.

Other significant movers among bowlers were Sophie Devine (up nine rungs to joint 30th), Lea Tahuhu (up three spots to 12th), and Melie Kerr (up one place to 13th).

Devine and Tahuhu scalped three wickets apiece in the second ODI against India, while Kerr returned with 4/42 in the series opener before getting ruled out due to an injury. Meanwhile, Zimbabwe’s Josephine Nkomo rose 13 places to 32nd after an impressive effort against the USA.

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Jemimah Rodrigues and Sophie Devine rise in latest ICC ODI rankings for batters

Jemimah Rodrigues and Sophie Devine rose three spots each in the latest ICC women's ODI rankings for batters. After managing just two runs in the first ODI against India, Devine smashed 79 runs in the second game to break into the top 10. Meanwhile, Jemimah returned with 35 and 17 in her two outings to share the joint 30th spot.

Other key movers were Maddy Green (rose seven spots to 18th), Suzie Bates (jumped two spots to equal 15th), Kerr (up one spot to 11th) and Zimbabwe’s Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano (up 21 spots to 28th).

On the contrary, India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur dropped three rungs to 12th. She scored 24 in the second ODI against New Zealand after missing the opening game due to a niggle.

Among all-rounders in the latest ICC rankings, Sophie Devine climbed two spots to seventh, while Deepti Sharma improved one place to fourth. Australia’s Ashleigh Gardner, Ellyse Perry, and Sri Lanka skipper Chamari Athapaththu dropped one spot each to fifth, ninth and eighth, respectively.