| Progress for Harman and Smriti Mangalam

Dubai: India’s heroine Harmanpreet Kaur and opener Smriti Mandana have moved up in the International Cricket Council’s women’s ODI rankings. In the batsmen’s rankings, Harman moved up one place to 13th and Mandana to ninth. In the three ODI series against Sri Lanka, Harman scored 119 runs at an average of 59.50. And for the star to take three wickets.

Smriti Mandana scored 104 runs at an average of 52 in three ODIs. Opener Shafali Verma moved up three places to 33 and Yastika Bhatia moved up one place to 45. Bowling all-rounder Pooja Vastrakar climbed eight places to 53. Among the bowlers, Rajeshwari Gaekwad climbed three places to nine. Meghana Singh climbed three places to 43 and Vastrakar to 48.

Veteran pacer Jhulan Goswami, who did not play against Lanka, remained at number six. In the ranking of batters, Australia’s Alyssa Healy continues to be on the first position and England’s Nat Sheaver is on the second position. Among the bowlers, Sophie Eccleston of England is first and Shabnim Ismail of South Africa is second.