Shafali retains No. 1 spot in T20I batting rankings, Devine jumps to joint top-rank among all-rounders
The Hindu
Verma is ranked ahead of Austrailia’s Mooney and India’s Mandhana
Indian teen star Shafali Verma maintained her number one position among women’s T20 batters while New Zealand’s Sophie Devine is the new joint top-ranked all-rounder in the latest ICC rankings issued on September 7. Verma is holding onto her top rank with 759 ranking points, ahead of Australian Beth Mooney (744) and India T20 vice-captain Smriti Mandhana (716). Another Australian, Meg Lanning, is at fourth spot with 709 points while Devine also gains a place in the batting chart to jump up to number 5 with 689 points.
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