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Harmanpreet Kaur ranked 20th, Mithali Raj at 2nd in ICC rankings. Cricket News – Times of India

March 1, 2022
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Dubai: of India Harmanpreet Kaur took a place to finish 20th, while his captain Mithali Raj She retained her second position in the latest women’s ODI batsman rankings released on Tuesday.
Kaur recently hit a 66-ball 63 in the fifth and final ODI against New Zealand, helping India avoid a whitewash at the hands of the home team.
Raj and star opener Smriti Mandhanawho scored 73 in the final ODI, maintained his second and eight places respectively.

All-rounder Deepti Sharma also improved her position in the bowling charts to be ranked No. 12. He returned with figures of 1/49 in four overs and 2/42 in 10 overs in the fourth and fifth ODIs respectively.
She scored only nine runs in the fourth ODI and did not bat in the fifth match, losing a spot in the all-rounders’ rankings to No.
Veteran pacer Jhulan Goswami remained the only Indian in the top 10 as she finished fourth in the bowlers’ list.
New Zealand’s Amelia Kerr performed brilliantly in the last two ODIs of the five-match series against India.
In the fourth ODI, which was reduced to a 20-over contest, Kerr scored an unbeaten 68 off just 33 balls. In the fifth and final ODI, Kerr scored 68 runs in 75 balls. His exploits with the bat saw him jump five places to number 17 in the batsmen’s ranking chart.
Kerr also contributed in some easy overs in the last two matches. In the fourth match, she came back with figures of 3/30 in 3.5 overs as New Zealand successfully defended a score of 191.
In the fifth and final ODI, he recorded figures of 1/55 in his 10 overs. This has raised his ranking to 17th among bowlers, up four places.
She has also reached the top 5 in the all-rounders chart, taking two spots to number 4. His form will undoubtedly help New Zealand as the hosts aim to get second ICC Women Cricket The World Cup title is starting from March 4.
In other big movements, Amy Satterthwaite dropped four places in the batting rankings to number seven. He scored 32 runs in 16 balls in the fourth ODI and 12 runs in 21 balls in the fifth and final match.
Alyssa Healy continued to top the batting charts, while her Australian compatriots Jess Jonassen and Ellyse Perry maintained their positions as the No. 1 ranked bowler and No. 1 all-rounder respectively.