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Cricket: Smriti Mandhana moves to career-best third spot in ICC T20I rankings for batters

 Smriti Mandhana, who scored 24 in India's down against Australia in Birmingham, followed it up with a game dominating unbeaten 63 off 42 balls against Pakistan


On the rear of her unbeaten 50 years against Pakistan in the Commonwealth Games, star India opener Smriti Mandhana has moved a floor covering up to a vocation best third situation in the ICC T20 rankings for players.



Mandhana, who scored 24 in India's down against Australia in Birmingham, followed it up with a game dominating unbeaten 63 off 42 balls against Pakistan. She has surpassed New Zealand's Sophie Devine and arrived at inside two rating points of Australia's Beth Mooney.


Mooney with 707 rating focuses is at the second situation while her countryman Meg Lanning keeps on driving the rankings for the hitters subsequent to recapturing the best position the week before. Lanning has 733 rating focuses.


The left-given Mandhana, a previously highest level hitter in ODIs, has been positioned third in T20Is in the past as well, arriving at that situation without precedent for 2019 and having last stood firm on third foothold in October last year.


In the interim, New Zealand's Suzie Bates has acquired two openings to arrive at 6th situation in the wake of crushing an eminent 91 not out off 64 balls against South Africa.


Australia's Tahlia McGrath (up one spot to twelfth), India chief Harmanpreet Kaur (up four spots to fourteenth), Pakistan's Nida Dar (up three spots to 40th) and South Africa's Chloe Tryon (up five spots to 47th) have likewise gained significant headway among players.


Likewise, Australian all-rounder Ashleigh Gardner has climbed in each of the three records - hitters, bowlers and all-rounders - subsequent to sparkling with the bat against India and with the ball against Barbados.


Gardner's thump of 52 not out in the initial match has lifted her five spots to eleventh in the hitters list while her take of two for six against Barbados has taken her from 45th to 26th spot in bowling. She has arrived at a profession best third situation among all-rounders.


With respect to rankings for bowlers, Australian left-arm spinner Jess Jonassen, who took four for 22 against India, has climbed two openings to fourth position. The rundown is driven by England's Sophie Ecclestone.


India pacer Renuka Singh, in the wake of snatching a vocation best 4/18 against Australia, has hopped 48 spots to the 49th spot.

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