Perry Gains Big

Australia star Ellyse Perry has made notable progress in the ICC Women’s T20I Batting Rankings after a string of steady scores in league matches of the ongoing ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 in the United Arab Emirates.

Perry has gained six places to reach joint-16^th position with a career-best 597 rating points after scoring 30 against Pakistan, 22 not out against New Zealand and 32 against India as her team made the semifinals by topping Group A. Perry’s career-best batting ranking in this format is 14^th position that she last held in February 2020.

Her team-mate Phoebe Litchfield has reached a career-best 30^th position after her nine-ball 15 not out against India in Sharjah contributed in a nine-run victory for the three-time defending champions.

Captains Alyssa Healy of Australia, Harmanpreet Kaur of India and Nigar Sultana of Bangladesh are among the others to move up the batting rankings even as England’s left-arm spinner Sophie Ecclestone has consolidated her position at the top of the bowling rankings after taking two for 13 against Scotland.

Bowlers from different teams made notable gains in the bowling rankings with Australia’s Annabel Sutherland attaining a career-best 11^th position after reaching 700 rating points for the first time.

India’s Deepti Sharma and Renuka Thakur have moved up to take joint-third position while Australia pacer Megan Schutt and South Africa spinner Nonkululeko Mlaba have also made notable progress towards the top.

A list of significant movements this week:

Batting:

· Alyssa Healy (Australia) up one place to seventh

· Harmanpreet Kaur (India) up one place to 11^th

· Nigar Sultana (Bangladesh) up one place to 13^th

· Amelia Kerr (New Zealand) up one place to 14^th

· Dannie Wyatt (England) up three places to 15^th

· Ellyse Perry (Australia) up six places to 16^th

· Natalie Sciver-Brunt (England) up two places to 16^th

· Maia Bouchier (England) up three places to 25^th

· Phoebe Litchfield (Australia) up nine places to 30^th

· Deepti Sharma (India) up one place to 32^nd

· Grace Harris (Australia) up four places to 38^th

· Marizanne Kapp (South Africa) up one place to 43rd

Bowling:

· Deepti Sharma (India) up one place to joint-third

· Renuka Thakur (India) up two places to joint-third

· Megan Schutt (Australia) up four places to sixth

· Nonkululeko Mlaba (South Africa) up six places to seventh

· Annabel Sutherland (Australia) up seven places to 11^th

· Amelia Kerr (New Zealand) up eight places to 12^th

· Eden Carson (New Zealand) up five places to joint-14^th

· Afy Fletcher (West Indies) up two places to 18^th

· Shreyanka Patil (India) up 10 places to 19^th

· Marizanne Kapp (South Africa) up five places to 21^st

· Karishma Ramharack (West Indies) up 11 places to 23^rd

· Sophie Molineux (Australia) up 13 places to 27^th

· Rosemary Mair (New Zealand) up 20 places to 37^th

· Fahima Khatun (Bangladesh) up four places to 41^st

All-Rounders:

· Amelia Kerr (New Zealand) up one place to second

· Marizanne Kapp (South Africa) up six places to sixth

· Natalie Sciver-Brunt (England) up two places to eighth