Pakistan cricketer Muneeba Ali has risen 10 places to a career-best 64th position in the ICC T20I Players Rankings after becoming the first woman from her country to score a T20I century.
Muneeba improved her ranking after scoring a ton against Ireland during the ongoing ICC Women’s T20 World Cup.
Pakistan all-rounder Nida Dar has also progressed two places, among the batters, to 37th and has also advanced seven places to 16th in the bowlers’ rankings.
India’s wicketkeeper-batter Richa Ghosh has moved into the top 20 of the rankings for the first time, while Amelia Kerr of New Zealand has also achieved career-best ranking.
“Ghosh’s unbeaten knocks of 41 against the West Indies and 47 against England over the past week have lifted her 16 places to 20th position as she becomes the fifth Indian in the top 20 with Smriti Mandhana (third), Shafali Verma (10th), Jemimah Rodrigues (12th) and Harmanpreet Kaur (13th) ahead of her in the list,” the ICC said in a press release.
“New Zealand all-rounder Amelia Kerr’s match-winning 66 against Sri Lanka at Paarl has helped her to a career-best 16th position. Kerr has also gained three places to reach 13th place among bowlers.
“Australia captain Meg Lanning, who scored 48 not out versus Bangladesh, is up one place to fourth while former New Zealand captain Suzie Bates has moved up two places to sixth after scores of 81 not out against Bangladesh and 56 against Sri Lanka.”
In the bowling rankings, India’s Renuka Thakur’s haul of five for 15 against England has helped her rise seven places to a career-best fifth position. New Zealand fast bowler Lea Tuhuhu, who has moved from 10th to seventh, has broken the 700-rating points barrier for the first time after taking eight wickets in four matches.
Australia’s 19-year-old fast bowler Darcie Brown has entered the top 10 for the first time with her economical bowling while West Indies captain Hayley Matthews is also in the top 10 after taking two for 14 against Pakistan.
Other bowlers to advance include spinners Sadia Iqbal of Pakistan (up 13 places to 20th), Karishma Ramharack of the West Indies (up 44 places to 28th) and Eden Carson of New Zealand (up14 places to 37th).
The all-rounders’ list sees Matthews and Amelia Kerr move up a slot each to take second and joint-third positions, respectively, while Nida is fifth after moving up two places.