Harmanpreet rises 9 spots, Mandhana fourth in ICC Women's ODI Rankings

India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur rose nine spots in the latest ICC Women's ODI rankings, released on Tuesday, as opening batter Smriti Mandhana maintained her fourth position.

Harmanpreet's surge in the rankings came on the heels of her sterling 59 off 63 balls in the third and final ODI of the recently concluded series against New Zealand.

Harmanpreet is currently placed at the 10th spot with 654 rating points.

Mandhana, who scored 100 off 122 balls in the series-deciding third ODI against New Zealand, won 23 rating points to take her tally to 728.

The ICC Women's ODI batting chart is led by England’s Natalie Sciver-Brunt with 760 rating points, with South Africa's Laura Wolvaardt and Sri Lanka's Chamari Athapaththu ranked at the second and third spots.

Among the other Indian players, Deepti Sharma went up a spot to be ranked 20th with 538 rating points, while Jemimah Rodrigues is placed at the 30th spot with 479 rating points.

Wicketkeeper-batter Yastika Bhatia, meanwhile, moved up from 48th to 45th after chipping in with 35 runs in the third ODI, which India won by six wickets.

In the ICC Women's ODI bowling rankings, Deepti is currently placed in the second spot with 703 rating points. Deepti played a pivotal role in India's 2-1 series win over New Zealand as she picked up 3 wickets for 39 in her stipulated ten overs. England's Sophie Ecclestone is currently leading the chart with a whopping 770 rating points.

India pacer Renuka Singh moved up four places to the 32nd spot.