India duo close in as England spinner holds on to top ranking
A rankings boost for a pair of India's best players, despite the early exit for the side at the T20 World Cup.
Deepti Sharma and Renuka Singh have been rewarded for some good performances at the ongoing ICC Women's T20 World Cup by making inroads at the top of the ICC Women's T20I Bowler Rankings.
The pair combined for 11 wickets for India at the T20 World Cup, with Deepti rising one rung and Renuka gaining two spots as they share equal third place on the list for T20I bowlers behind England spinner Sophie Ecclestone.
Ecclestone has four wickets from three matches at the tournament and extends her lead on second-placed Sadia Iqbal to 19 rating points, with Deepti and Renuka now within striking distance at the top of the bowler rankings.
Australia veteran Megan Schutt (up four places to sixth) and South Africa spinner Nonkululeko Mlaba (up six spots to seventh) also make some ground inside the top 10 for T20I bowlers, while Australia youngster Annabel Sutherland gains seven places to move to 11th with a new career-high rating and New Zealand all-rounder Melie Kerr moves up eight rungs to 12th overall.
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Australia duo Beth Mooney and Tahlia McGrath remain at the top of the rankings for T20I batters, but there is some movement behind them on the back of some strong showings at the T20 World Cup.
England veteran Danni Wyatt-Hodge gains three places to move to 15th on the T20I rankings for batters, while teammate Nat Sciver-Brunt (up two rungs) and Australia's Ellyse Perry (up six spots) share 16th place following some impressive performances in the UAE.
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Wyatt-Hodge's opening partner Maia Bouchier (up three spots to 25th) and Australia youngster Phoebe Litchfield (up nine places to 30th) also gain some ground, with Pakistan captain Fatima Sana (up four rungs to 59th) moving up to a new career-high rating after scoring 64 runs from three matches at the T20 World Cup.
West Indies star Hayley Matthews remains well out in front of the T20I rankings for all-rounders, though Kerr (up one place to second), South Africa veteran Marizanne Kapp (up one spot to sixth) and Sciver-Brunt (up two places to eighth) make some inroads.
