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India spinner Vaishnavi Sharma jumps 53 places in ODI rankings

Sharma's five for 39 in the series finale over Zimbabwe lifted her to 94th in the bowling rankings, the biggest jump in the update.

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Vaishnavi Sharma climbed 53 places to 94th in the ODI bowling rankings after India's clean sweep of Zimbabwe, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Tuesday.

The 20-year-old India spinner took five wickets for 39 runs in the third and final ODI, her third appearance in the format, and was named Player of the Match.

She had already taken four wickets in the second ODI, and her performance in the finale completed India's clean sweep of the ICC Women's Championship series.

Teammate Sayali Satghare rose 18 places to 85th after returning figures of two for 11 from six overs in the final match, with 30 dot balls.

Kranti Gaud moved up one place to 24th after taking two wickets in Vadodara.

Zimbabwe's Nomvelo Sibanda gained two places to 60th in the bowling rankings, helped by an early breakthrough in the final ODI that dismissed Yastika Bhatia off the first ball of the innings.

In the batting rankings, Pratika Rawal climbed three places to 18th after her third consecutive half-century of the series.

Shafali Verma moved up eight places to joint 65th following her attacking 51 in the final match.

Zimbabwe's batters also made gains, with opener Modester Mupachikwa rising three places to 36th after scoring 37 in the final ODI.

Zimbabwe captain Josephine Nkomo climbed two places to 49th in the batting rankings.

The ICC updates its player rankings after international series, giving a running measure of player form across the women's game.

Source: media release from International Cricket Council (ICC). Rewritten by Daily Imroz.

Topics: ICC rankingsWomen's cricketIndia vs ZimbabweVaishnavi Sharma