Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh Move Up In ICC T20I Rankings

14.02.2023 - 13:09 sports.ndtv.com

India's Jemimah Rodrigues and Richa Ghosh have moved to the 11th and 36th spots respectively among batters in the latest ICC Women's T20I Player Rankings released on Tuesday.

The duo progressed after guiding India to victory against Pakistan in the Women's T20 World Cup opener. While Rodrigues has moved from 13th to 11th after her unbeaten 52, Ghosh is up from 42nd to 36th following her 31 not out.

Vice-captain Smriti Mandhana, who missed the opener due to a finger injury, remains the top-ranked India in third place. Mandhana's opening partner Shafali Verma too remained static at the 10th place.

Alyssa Healy's knock of 55 against New Zealand has lifted her two places to seventh while Sri Lanka's Chamari Athapaththu, who is the highest scorer in the tournament so far with 83 runs that includes a match-winning 68 in a memorable victory over South Africa, sees her gain one spot to reach ninth position.

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Delhi Capitals (DC) star Jemimah Rodrigues was enjoying her time during the Women's Premier League (WPL) match against the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday. In a viral video posted on social media, Rodrigues was seen entertaining the crowd with her dazzling dance moves. Now, another gesture of Jemimah from the match has been doing rounds on social media. In a video posted by her franchise, DC, Jemimah kept the crowd hydrated by serving drinks in the stadium.

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