Harmanpreet Kaur Regains Top 10 Spot in ICC Women's ODI Rankings

In the most recent ICC Women's ODI rankings, which were released on Tuesday, India's captain Harmanpreet Kaur has effectively risen to a joint tenth position. This comes after she played a pivotal part in India's victory against New Zealand by six wickets in the third ODI in Ahmedabad.

Even though opener Smriti Mandhana and all-rounder Deepti Sharma received significant rating points for their excellent performances in the day-night match that helped India win the series 2-1, Kaur, who had dropped three spots after the first two matches, scored 59 not out off 63 balls to secure the joint-ninth rank.

India's Deepti Sharma, who currently holds second place with 703 rating points, made significant progress in the bowling department. India's third-place finish in the ICC Women's Championship highlights their increasing strength on the global scene.

Harmanpreet Kaur takes her crown:

Harmanpreet Kaur rises to 9th, Smriti Mandhana remains 4th in women's ODI rankings

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In the list headed by Natalie Sciver-Brunt of England with 760 rating points, left-hander Mandhana, who received Player of the Match for her 100, has added 23 rating points to achieve a total of 728, just five points fewer than Chamari Athapaththu of Sri Lanka.

Another player to rise in the batting rankings is India's wicketkeeper Yastika Bhatia, who went from 48th to 45th after contributing 35 runs. Brooke Halliday's 86-run haul propelled her 12 spots to 24th place for New Zealand, while Georgia Plimmer's 39-run haul moved her from 85th to 74th place.

Renuka Singh moved up four spots to 32nd in the bowling rankings, Saima Thakor moved up 20 spots to joint-77th, and Priya Mishra moved up six spots to 83rd. After defeating New Zealand in the series, India is now ranked third in the ICC Women's Championship rankings. New Zealand is in sixth place with 20 points from 21 games, whereas India has 25 points from 15 games. With 28 points apiece from 18 and 21 games, respectively, Australia and England are leading the field.

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