Sadia Iqbal in motion throughout ladies’s T20I match between Pakistan and South Africa, Karachi, September 3, 2023. — PCB
Pakistan spinner Sadia Iqbal reclaimed the highest spot amongst bowlers within the Ladies’s T20I rating, which was introduced by the Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday.
Iqbal, who performed a pivotal position in Pakistan’s marketing campaign through the ICC Ladies’s T20 World Cup final yr, climbed one place to reclaim the No.1 rating.
Her return to the highest comes after England’s premier spinner Sophie Ecclestone missed the latest T20I collection in opposition to the West Indies, prompting a reshuffle within the rankings.
Ecclestone, who had been holding the highest spot, dropped to fourth, permitting Iqbal to regain the place she briefly held throughout final yr’s World Cup.
In the meantime, England pacer Lauren Bell made vital strides, surging 13 locations to succeed in sixth general after taking seven wickets within the collection.
Different English bowlers additionally moved up, with Linsey Smith climbing 37 spots to forty first and Issy Wong leaping 32 locations to joint-62nd.
On the batting entrance, West Indies captain Hayley Matthews delivered an impressive efficiency in England, scoring 177 runs at a mean of 88.50 throughout three matches.
Her efforts earned her the Participant of the Collection title and a two-place soar to second within the T20I batting rankings. She now carefully trails Australia’s Beth Mooney, who stays the No.1 ranked batter. Tahlia McGrath of Australia slipped to 3rd resulting from Matthews’ spectacular rise.
England batters additionally made notable progress. Nat Sciver-Brunt moved up 5 locations to ninth, Heather Knight superior seven spots to joint-Seventeenth, and Sophia Dunkley climbed eight positions to joint-Twenty ninth following her constant contributions with the bat.
Matthews additional cemented her dominance within the T20I all-rounder rankings.
Alongside along with her batting exploits, she additionally picked up three wickets through the collection, strengthening her grip because the top-ranked all-rounder within the format.
