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Smriti Mandhana stays atop ODI rankings, Australian players make gains

India’s Smriti Mandhana held onto her top spot in the ICC women’s ODI batting rankings with 790 points, reinforcing her status as the world’s leading batter after taking over as the team’s captain. The latest rankings also saw Australia’s Ellyse Perry reclaim a top-10 position, signaling a resurgence in her form.

Meanwhile, India’s Deepti Sharma dropped to ninth in the ODI bowling charts, while Australian duo Annabel Sutherland and Megan Schutt both climbed into the top five, tightening their grip on the rankings’ upper echelon. In the T20I rankings, India’s trio of Shafali Verma, Mandhana, and Harmanpreet Kaur secured fourth, fifth, and tenth spots respectively, while Deepti and Shree Charani dominated the bowling rankings with 817 and 754 points, claiming the top two positions.

India also remained third in both the T20I and ODI team rankings, underscoring their consistent performance across formats. Deepti Sharma further stood out as the sole Indian in the top 10 of the all-rounders’ T20I rankings, finishing fourth, while also placing sixth in the ODI all-rounders’ list.

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