Sree Charani becomes No 1 ranked women’s T20I bowler:Dethrones Linsey Smith to take top spot; Deepti Sharma fourth among all-rounders

21-year-old Indian spinner Shri Charani has reached the number-1 spot in the Women’s T20 International Bowling Rankings. Charani achieved this feat for the first time, surpassing England’s spinner Linsey Smith. Charani benefited from her excellent performance in the Women’s T20 World Cup. She is currently the highest wicket-taker in the tournament with 10 wickets in three matches. She took her second career four-wicket haul against the Netherlands in Leeds and then also bagged three wickets against South Africa in Manchester, which also included a double-wicket maiden. In batting, Smriti Mandhana remains in the top five spots. She had scored half-centuries against Pakistan and the Netherlands in this Women’s T20 World Cup. Charani made debut a year ago Charani played her first T20I match against England on June 28 last year. She has taken 38 wickets in 23 matches so far. Her best figures are four wickets for 12 runs. England’s off-spinner Charlie Dean has moved to second place with five wickets in three matches in the ongoing Women’s T20 World Cup. Meanwhile, former no 1 bowler Linsey Smith has slipped to third place. England’s star spinner Sophie Ecclestone has jumped four places to reach fourth position. West Indies captain Hayley Matthews has climbed nine places to 11th, Australia’s fast bowler Kim Garth has jumped 25 places to 20th, and Pakistan’s captain Fatima Sana has moved up 10 places to 25th. 3 Indian batters in top 10 Three Indian batters are included in the top 10. Vice-captain Smriti Mandhana remains in fifth place with a rating of 749. Opener Shafali Verma has moved up one place to sixth, and captain Harmanpreet Kaur has gained one spot to reach 10th position. Australia’s opener Georgia Voll remains at number 1 with 829 ratings. She has scored 62 runs in 3 matches of the current World Cup. Her compatriot Beth Mooney has moved up one spot to second place, while South Africa’s captain Laura Wolvaardt is in third place. Deepti remains at number four among all-rounders India’s all-rounder Deepti Sharma remains in fourth place with 364 rating points. She is the only Indian player in the top-10 of the all-rounder rankings. West Indies captain Hayley Matthews remains at the top. New Zealand’s Amelia Kerr is at number two. Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu has reached third, Ireland’s Orla Prendergast fifth, and Pakistan’s Fatima Sana sixth place. South Africa’s all-rounder Marizanne Kapp has jumped five places to ninth after her Player of the Match performance against India. She scored 81 runs and took 2 wickets.