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Jemimah and Richa now occupied the 11th and 36th spots respectively in the batters' list. While Rodrigues has gained two rankings spots to move from 13th to 11th after her unbeaten 52, Ghosh is up from 42nd to 36th following her 31 not out.India vice-captain Smriti Mandhana, who missed the opener due to a finger injury, remains the top-ranked India in third place.
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.
Warriorz splurged a hefty amount of Rs 2.6 crore to own the services of all-rounder Deepti Sharma who became the second costliest Indian player. UP Warriorz also got England left-arm spinner Sophie Ecclestone on board for Rs 1.80 crore. Squad: Sophie Ecclestone, Deepti Sharma, Tahlia McGrath, Shabnim Ismail, Alyssa Healy, Anjali Sarvani, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Parshavi Chopra, Shweta Sehrawat, S Yashasri, Kiran Navgire, Grace Harris, Devika Vaidya, Lauren Bell, Laxmi Yadav, Simran Shaikh
UP Warriorz had a balanced show at the inaugural Women's Premier League (WPL) auction with India all-rounder Deepti Sharma being the costliest buy at Rs 2.6 crore. She was joined by her teammates Rajeshwari Gayakwad and Devika Vaidya in a squad that looked filled with experienced as well as young talents. On the international front, the talent duo of Alyssa Healy and Sophie Ecclestone were bought by the franchise for prices below Rs 2 crore while the extremely talented all-rounder Tahlia McGrath ended up being one of the most attractive buys in the entire auction.
The auction for the inaugural edition of the Women's Premier League turned out to be a memorable one. The event, which was held in Mumbai on Monday, saw India vice-captain Smriti Mandhana being sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs 3.4 crores, thus becoming the costliest buy. Among overseas players, Australia's Ashleigh Gardner was picked by Gujarat Giants for Rs 3.2 crore and England's Nat Sciver-Brunt got the same amount from Mumbai Indians. India captain Harmanpreet Kaur went to Mumbai Indians for Rs 1.80 crore while Deepti Sharma went to UP Warriorz for Rs 2.60 crore. Shafali Verma got Rs 2 crore from Delhi Capitals. Jemimah Rodrigues got Rs 2.2 crore from the same team.
PAARL, South Africa: Australia opened the defense of their Women’s T20 World Cup title with a crushing 97-run win over New Zealand at Boland Park in Paarl on Saturday, but captain Meg Lanning said she wanted her team to improve as the tournament progressed.
Reigning champions and heavy tournament favourites Australia fell to a shock three-wicket defeat against Ireland in a Women's Twenty20 World Cup warm-up game in Stellenbosch on Wednesday.
India's fast bowling star Renuka Singh clinched the ICC Emerging Women's Cricketer of the Year award with her magnificent displays of seam and swing bowling in 2022, International Cricket Council (ICC) announced on Wednesday. Renuka Singh bagged 18 ODI wickets at 14.88, economy 4.62 while the pacer scalped 22 T20I wickets at 23.95, economy 6.50. Renuka beat Australia's Darcie Brown, England's Alice Capsey and compatriot Yastika Bhatia to become the recipient of ICC Emerging Women's Cricketer of the Year 2022. The 26-year-old has generated a lot of noise as a result of her meteoric rise during a hectic year for the India team.