Deepti Sharma rises to No. 2 in ODI bowling rankings
NewsFor New Zealand, Sophie Devine, Lea Tahuhu and Amelia Kerr have moved up after the first two ODIs in India
Deepti Sharma has three wickets from the two games so far against New Zealand  •  BCCI
Deepti Sharma’s performances with the ball in the first two ODIs against New Zealand in Ahmedabad have given her a career-high 687 rating points in the ICC ODI bowling rankings, and taken her past Kate Cross and Megan Schutt up to No. 2 on the table. That’s only behind Sophie Ecclestone, though the gap between them remains a massive 83 points.
Deepti carried her good form into the final ODI of the series, returning 3 for 39 as India wrapped up a 2-1 series win, but those wickets* came after the latest ICC update. In the first two games, Deepti had three wickets and has an economy rate of 3.42, which gave her the boost in the rankings. On the T20I table, too, Deepti is up at No. 3, only behind Ecclestone and Sadia Iqbal.
From the India vs New Zealand series, Lea Tahuhu has moved up three places to 12th, Amelia Kerr is up one spot to 13th, and Sophie Devine has gained nine positions to get to equal 30th among bowlers.
Kerr was ruled out of the remainder of the series after she picked up a quadricep tear in the first ODI, which India won, before Tahuhu and Devine played starring roles in New Zealand’s win in the second ODI.
Devine, who led the way for New Zealand with an 86-ball 79 and 3 for 27 in that game, has also gone up three spots to eighth among ODI batters. Also gaining within the top 20 are Kerr (up one spot to 11th), Suzie Bates (up two spots to joint 15th) and Maddy Green (up seven spots to 18th). For India, the major gainer among the batters is Jemimah Rodrigues, whose 35 played a part in India winning the first game.
Both Deepti and Devine also made strong gains within the top ten on the allrounders’ table. Devine is up two places to No. 7, while Deepti is up one spot to No. 4.
*The article was updated after the third India vs New Zealand ODI at 4pm GMT on October 29, 2024
