Women’s T20 rankings: Richa Ghosh breaks into top-20, Renuka Thakur reaches career-best fifth spot

India wicketkeeper-batter Richa Ghosh on Tuesday jumped 16 locations to maneuver into the highest 20 of the most recent ICC Women’s T20I rankings for the primary time after some good scores within the ongoing shortest format World Cup in South Africa.

Ghosh’s unbeaten knocks of 41 in opposition to the West Indies and 47 in opposition to England within the Women’s T20 World Cup over the previous week took her to a career-best twentieth place. She grew to become the fifth Indian within the prime 20 with Smriti Mandhana (third), Shafali Verma (tenth), Jemimah Rodrigues (twelfth) and Harmanpreet Kaur (thirteenth) forward of her within the checklist.

New Zealand all-rounder Amelia Kerr and Muneeba Ali of Pakistan are different batters to attain career-best rankings.

Kerr’s match-winning 66 in opposition to Sri Lanka at Paarl has helped her to a career-best sixteenth place whereas Pakistan’s left-handed opener Muneeba has risen 10 locations to a career-best sixty fourth after turning into the primary girl from her nation to attain a T20I century.

Kerr has additionally gained three locations to succeed in thirteenth place amongst bowlers.

Australia captain Meg Lanning, who scored 48 not out versus Bangladesh, is up one place to fourth whereas former New Zealand captain Suzie Bates has moved up two locations to sixth after scores of 81 not out in opposition to Bangladesh and 56 in opposition to Sri Lanka.

South Africa’s Tazmin Brits (up six locations to twenty first), England’s Amy Jones (up two locations to twenty sixth), Ireland’s Orla Prendergast (up eight locations to thirty eighth) and Sri Lanka’s Harshitha Samarawickrama (up 4 locations to thirty ninth) are amongst others to maneuver up the batting rankings.

Pakistan all-rounder Nida Dar has progressed two locations to thirty seventh and has additionally superior seven locations to sixteenth amongst bowlers.

In the bowling rankings, India’s new-ball bowler Renuka Thakur’s haul of 5 for 15 in opposition to England has lifted her seven locations to a career-best fifth place.

New Zealand quick bowler Lea Tuhuhu, who has moved from tenth to seventh, has damaged the 700-rating factors barrier for the primary time after taking eight wickets in 4 matches.

Australia’s 19-year-old quick bowler Darcie Brown has entered the highest 10 for the primary time along with her economical bowling whereas West Indies captain Hayley Matthews can also be within the prime 10 after taking two for 14 in opposition to Pakistan.

Other bowlers to advance embody spinners Sadia Iqbal of Pakistan (up 13 locations to twentieth), Karishma Ramharack of the West Indies (up 44 locations to twenty eighth) and Eden Carson of New Zealand (up 14 locations to thirty seventh).

The all-rounders’ checklist sees Matthews and Amelia Kerr transfer up a slot every to take second and joint-third positions, respectively, whereas Nida is fifth after transferring up two locations.