Jemimah Rodrigues, Smriti Mandhana reach career best in ICC T20I rankings

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Indian batswoman Jemimah Rodrigues who was extremely impressive in the recently concluded ICC Women’s World T20 2018, on Tuesday jumped nine places to a career-best sixth in the latest ICC T20I rankings. 

Left-handed opener Smriti Mandhana who was named in the ICC Women's World T20 2018 team of the tournament, also leapfrogged seven places to finish at a career-high 10th position. The 22-year-old cricketer scored 178 runs in 5 matches at a strike rate of 125.35.

Indian spinner Poonam Yadav maintained her position on the second spot in the bowlers’ rankings.    

Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur who was the second highest run-scorer in the 10-team event, gained three slots to finish at the third position. The 29-year-old all-rounder aggregated 183 runs in the tournament, setting the stage early on with a match-winning 103 in the opening clash against New Zealand. 

Australian opener Alyssa Healy who was named as the player of the tournament, having scored a mammoth 225 runs, leapfrogged four places to occupy the eight spot.

New Zealand batswoman Suzie Bates and Australian bowler Megan Schutt are the top-ranked batswoman and bowler in the latest ICC rankings. 

Windies cricketer Stafanie Taylor on the other hand, is currently ranked as the leading all-rounder.