India batter targets double top-spot honours after latest Rankings move
Smriti Mandhana perched in second in both T20I and ODI Batting Rankings in latest update.
India batter Smriti Mandhana is in touching distance of top spot of both the T20I and ODI Batting Rankings after strong performances against the West Indies across both formats.
The left-hander sits in second in both categories after the latest update on Tuesday, with her ODI rating of 739 only bettered by Laura Wolvaardt's 773, and her T20I rating of 753 narrowly shaved by Beth Mooney's 757.
Women's T20I Batter Rankings
Mandhana made 62 (41) and 77 (47) in the two T20Is for the week to move up to No.2, completing a trifecta of half-centuries against Hayley Matthews' team in as many matches.
The 28-year-old went on to make 91 (102) in the opening ODI in Vadodara, and now boasts scores of 50+ in her last five visits to the crease in international action.
Women's ODI Batter Rankings
On the opposing side, Matthews too showed her class with bat in hand, with scores of 85* (47) and 22 (17) in the two T20Is across the week, leading to a two-spot jump to equal-third on the Rankings, level with Tahlia McGrath with a rating of 748.
Hayley Matthews' best of the Group Stage | WT20WC 2024
The bottom half of the ODI Batting top-ten meanwhile saw multiple shuffles, as ICC Women's Championship action played out across the world.
The tight margins between players meant Harmanpreet Kaur's score of 34 in Vadodara was enough to jump three spots into equal-tenth (631) alongside Tammy Beaumont, while Australian Alyssa Healy's scores of 39 and 34 against New Zealand saw the opener up two spots to the eighth place with a rating of 640.
Compatriot Annabel Sutherland enjoyed arguably the most noteworthy jump of the week, with scores of 105* and 42 leading to an 11-spot climb to 18th (563 rating points). The right-arm quick went on to claim 3/39 in the third ODI to see her move up two spots into 7th on the All-Rounder rankings (301), moving past Sophie Devine and Chamari Athapaththu.
Women's ODI All-Rounder Rankings
Every Annabel Sutherland wicket | WT20WC 2024
While there was little change in top ten bowling rankings across ODI and T20I cricket, emerging talents across series in India and New Zealand did make significant strides.
As Australia powered to a third consecutive ICC Women's Championship victory, their bowling charge came through Alana King (up two spots to 12th), and Kim Garth (up four spots to 13th), with Sutherland's effort also leading to a three-spot jump to 17th on the bowling rankings. New Zealand's Melie Kerr moved to 11th (572 points) on the other side.
Renuka Singh's 5/29 in Vadodara meanwhile led to a six-spot jump to 20th (497).