Harmanpreet breaks into the top-10 of ICC women’s batting rankings

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Harmanpreet in top-10 of ICC rankings. File Pic

Internet Desk: India’s ODI skipper Mithali Raj and the opening batsman Harmanpreet Kaur were placed 2nd and 10th in the ICC batswomen’s rankings after the World Cup qualifier that ended on Tuesday. In the final Mithali Raj led Indian team beat South Africa to clinch the Trophy.

Meg Lanning of Australia leads the charts with 804 points while Raj with 733 points is second in the list. Harmanpreet, known for her towering sixes is 574 in the list.

In the women’s list, Jhulan Goswami, who did not play the Qualifiers due to injury, is placed 3rd in the bowler’s list behind Marizanne Kapp of South Africa and Stefanie Taylor of West Indies. Left-arm spinner Ekta Bisht is eighth in the list.

Jhulan is also seventh in the list of all-rounders while Shikha Pandey and Deepti Sharma are 19th and 20th in the list.