Jemimah Rodrigues storms into top 10 of ICC Women's T20I Rankings

India top-order batter Jemimah Rodrigues has entered the top 10 list of the ICC Women's T20I Rankings following her impressive start at the Asia Cup.

Rodrigues jumped four places to attain the number eight position in the rankings for batters. She is now among the three India players inside the top 10, with vice-captain Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma retaining their third and seventh positions respectively.

The 22-year-old Rodrigues scored 76 during India's Asia Cup match against Sri Lanka on October 1 in Sylhet. She may even rise even further if she continues her brilliance with the bat.

Australia opener Beth Mooney leads the rankings for batters, followed by her captain Meg Lanning, who announced an indefinite break after guiding her team to clinch the historic gold medal at the Commonwealth Games. Meanwhile, India captain



Harmanpreet Kaur moved two spots up to now sit in 13th place after the update in the rankings.

In the bowling rankings, off-spinner Deepti Sharma slipped one place to take No.6 position. She was recently involved in a run-out controversy with England's Charlie Dean during an ODI match.

Deepti ran out Dean at the non-striker's end after finding her leaving the crease before the release of the ball from her hand at Lord's. England's Sophie Ecclestone leads the chart for bowlers. Deepti Sharma, however, retained her number four position in the rankings for all-rounders, which is led by New Zealand captain Sophie Devine.

India are currently playing at the Asia Cup, which will run till October 15 in Sylhet. Harmanpreet's side won their first two matches against Sri Lanka and Malaysia to sit in the second position of the seven-team tournament.