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Sri Lanka Women's team Captain Chamari Athapaththu
Leading performers at the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup have been the big winners on the latest update to the ICC Women’s T20I Player Rankings.
India spinner Sree Charani holds on to her lead at the top of the rankings for T20I bowlers on the back of her 14 wickets at the T20 World Cup, but there are a host of players still in action in the knockout stages that are within striking distance.
England spinner Sophie Ecclestone gains one place to move to third in this category following her eight wickets thus far at the tournament, while teammate Lauren Bell improves three spots to rise to fourth.
There are also gains for South Africa spinner Nonkululek Mlaba (up one spot to fifth) and Pakistan veteran Nashra Sandhu (up one rung to ninth), while outside the top 10 there is eye-catching improvement for Proteas speedster Marizanne Kapp (up seven slots to 14th), Scotland all-rounder Kathryn Bryce (up 17 places to 26th) and New Zealand seamer Bree Illing (up six spots to 31st).
It is a similar story on the updated rankings for T20I batters, with Australia right-hander Georgia Voll maintaining her advantage at the top of the category ahead of the Aussies’ cut-throat semi-final at the T20 World Cup against the West Indies.
South Africa skipper Laura Wolvaardt gains one place to improve to equal third behind Voll, while Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu rises two rungs to move to seventh following a century during the tournament against Ireland in Bristol.
Outside the top 10 there are gains for the leading run-scorer at this year’s T20 World Cup, with England opener Danni Wyatt-Hodge rising five spots to move to 11th on the list for T20I batters. There are also further gains for Australia veteran Ellyse Perry (up five spots to 17th), South Africa hard-hitter Annerie Dercksen (up four slots to 24th) and Scotland’s Darcey Carter (up 13 rungs to 42nd) on the back of some good efforts at the T20 World Cup.
West Indies skipper Hayley Matthews remains the No.1 ranked T20I all-rounder ahead of New Zealand counterpart Melie Kerr, with Ireland star Orla Prendergast the big improver as she gains two spots to move into joint third place in this category.
Kapp (up one place to eighth), Bryce (up three rungs to 11th) and Annabel Sutherland (up two slots to 17th) are other players to make improvement in this category over the last week.
