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India’s Women Surge in ICC Rankings After Zimbabwe Series Victory

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India’s women’s cricket team has seen several players climb the ICC Women’s ODI and T20I rankings following a 3‑game series win over Zimbabwe in Vadodara. In the second ODI, former captain Harmanpreet Kaur and all‑rounder Deepti Sharma both scored centuries, earning Kaur a jump to eighth among ODI batters and Sharma a move to 23rd overall and fourth among ODI all‑rounders. Sharma also advanced to eighth among ODI bowlers, while teammate Kranti Gaud rose two places to 25th in the batting list. Young Indian Pratika Rawal reached a career‑best 21st in the ODI batting rankings. Zimbabwe’s Modester Mupachikwa, Chipo Mugeri‑Tiripano and Beloved Biza also improved, moving to 39th, 47th and 56th respectively.

The top batting spot changed hands as South Africa captain Laura Wolvaardt reclaimed No.1 after India’s Smriti Mandhana lost points with scores of 32 and 0 in the last two fixtures.

In T20I rankings, Shafali Verma and Mandhana each moved up one place to third and fourth among batters. The recent Trans‑Tasman series between Australia and New Zealand also saw movement: Ash Gardner rose nine places to 19th among batters, Georgia Wareham and Kim Garth moved to equal seventh and tenth among bowlers, and New Zealand’s Bree Illing and Nensi Patel advanced to 17th and 29th among bowlers.

These ranking changes reflect the performances of India’s white‑ball players during the Zimbabwe series and the broader international fixtures.