Indian all-rounder Deepti Sharma may have company in top 10 International Cricket Council (ICC) women's T20I bowler rankings. Indian seamer Renuka Singh has climbed to 13th spot in the newly released ICC rankings on September 13.
Renuka did not leak many runs and conceded 23 runs in his quota of four overs. On the other hand, Indian bowlers went for plenty as England chased down the target of 133 in just 13 overs on September 10 at Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street.
Deepti still holds the seventh spot despite leaking 25 runs in just two overs in the same match. She is also ranked fourth on the all-rounders' list. In the batting department, Indian openers Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma and Jemimah Rodrigues are placed fourth, sixth and 10th.
Indian wicketkeeper-batter Richa Ghosh moved up four places to 75th. Deepti advanced three places as well and now is ranked 33rd in batters' list.
After a four-wicket haul against India, Sarah Glenn has closed the gap between her and teammate Sophie Ecclestone. Glenn is just 13 points shy of left-arm spinner Ecclestone who holds the top spot. After an economical spell, Freya Davis moved up nine places to reach the 59th spot.
Opener Sophia Dunkley jumped 13 places to 44th position after an unbeaten 61 in the same game. Alice Capsey scored 32 off 20 deliveries and climbed 12 places to 52nd.
Renuka will have another chance to move up the ladder as Harmanpreet Kaur-led India play England in the second T20I of the three-T20I series on September 13 at County Ground, Derby.
So far, Renuka has taken 14 wickets from 12 T20Is at an average of 18.21 and an economy rate of 5.93 runs per over. In a short span, he has managed to take two four-fers including one against Australia in Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2022.
