Vaishnavi Sharma climbs in ICC Women's ODI bowling rankings
The 20-year-old spinner rose 53 places following India's 3-0 series sweep against Zimbabwe.
Indian spinner Vaishnavi Sharma has climbed 53 places to reach 94th position in the latest ICC Women's ODI bowling rankings, according to The Assam Tribune and ANI. The 20-year-old left-arm spinner made the jump after a strong performance in the three-match series against Zimbabwe.
Sharma took nine wickets across the final two matches of the series. After claiming four wickets in the second ODI, she recorded figures of 5/39 in the third match, which was only her third appearance in the 50-over format. Her performance earned her the Player of the Match award as India completed a 3-0 clean sweep in the ICC Women's Championship series.
Other Indian bowlers also saw improvements. Pacer Sayali Satghare rose 18 places to 85th after returning figures of 2/11 in six overs during the final ODI. Left-arm spinner Kranti Gaud moved up one place to 24th after taking two wickets in Vadodara.
In the batting rankings, India's Pratika Rawal climbed three places to 18th after scoring her third consecutive half-century of the series. Shafali Verma moved up eight places to joint 65th following a 51-run knock in the final match.
Zimbabwe's Nomvelo Sibanda rose two places to 60th in the bowling charts, while Modester Mupachikwa moved up three places to 36th in the batting rankings. Zimbabwe captain Josephine Nkomo also climbed two spots to 49th in the batting standings.