Shree Charani and Deepti Sharma retain top ICC T20I bowling rankings
Indian spinners continue to dominate the ICC T20I bowling rankings while emerging pacers gain ground after the Zimbabwe series.
Shree Charani and Deepti Sharma retained the top two positions in the ICC Women's T20I bowling rankings following India's series against Zimbabwe. Charani leads with 811 rating points while Deepti holds second place with 748 points.
Nandini Sharma climbed 26 places to 45th after taking three wickets across the first two matches. Teammate Kranti Gaud moved up nine places to 43rd. Shafali Verma sits fourth in the batting rankings, Smriti Mandhana fifth and Harmanpreet Kaur tenth.
Australia's Annabel Sutherland rose one place to eighth among bowlers after the opening T20I against New Zealand. Beth Mooney remains the top-ranked T20I batter. Megan Schutt moved up one place to fourth in the ODI bowling rankings.
CricHubb Take
The continued presence of two Indian spinners at the top of the global rankings indicates that wrist-spin and left-arm orthodox remain the most effective weapons in the shortest format even as pace options develop.