Up 53 spots! Vaishnavi Sharma makes giant leap in ICC ODI rankings

Vaishnavi Sharma (BCCI Photo)

NEW DELHI: India's 3-0 clean sweep against Zimbabwe in the three-match ODI series has brought several players into the spotlight in the latest ICC Women's ODI Player Rankings, with young spinner Vaishnavi Sharma making the biggest jump after an impressive performance in the series finale.The 20-year-old left-arm spinner climbed an impressive 53 places to reach 94th in the ODI bowling rankings after claiming nine wickets across the second and third matches of the series. It was a remarkable rise for Vaishnavi, who has made an immediate impact in just her first three appearances in the format.

After picking up four wickets in the second ODI, Vaishnavi delivered a match-winning performance in the series finale, returning figures of 5/39.

Her maiden five-wicket haul in ODIs earned her the Player of the Match award as India completed a comprehensive series sweep in the ICC Women's Championship.

Sayali Satghare, Kranti Gaud also rise

Vaishnavi was not the only Indian bowler to benefit from the series against Zimbabwe. Sayali Satghare climbed 18 places to 85th in the latest bowling rankings following an impressive outing in the third ODI.The right-arm pacer returned figures of 2/11 from six overs, including 30 dot balls, underlining her effectiveness with the new ball.

Kranti Gaud also made progress, moving up one place to 24th after claiming two wickets in Vadodara.Zimbabwe's Nomvelo Sibanda gained two places to reach 60th in the bowling rankings. She made an early impact in the final ODI, dismissing Yastika Bhatia off the first ball of India's innings.

Pratika Rawal, Shafali Verma make batting gains

There were positive developments for Indian batters as well, with Pratika Rawal continuing her consistent run in the series. The opener climbed three places to 18th after registering her third consecutive half-century against Zimbabwe.Shafali Verma also moved up eight places to joint 65th following her attacking 51-run knock in the series finale.Zimbabwe's batters made progress in the latest update too. Opener Modester Mupachikwa climbed three places to 36th after scoring 37 in the third ODI, while captain Josephine Nkomo gained two spots to reach 49th.