Smriti Mandhana lagged behind in ODI rankings despite great performance, know the reason

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Tezzbuzz|26-06-2024

 

The ODI series played between India and South Africa is over.

The Indian women’s team won all three matches of the series and defeated the opposition team. Meanwhile, the most talked about Indian player in this series was Smriti Mandhana. Who scored back-to-back centuries for India in the first two matches of the series and then played a big innings of 90 runs in the last match. Meanwhile, instead of gaining profit, she has suffered a loss in the ranking released by the ICC. Laura Wolvaardt has made a big leap.

ICC announces ODI rankings

England’s Nat Sever-Brunt remains at the top position in the women’s ODI rankings released by the ICC.

Currently, her rating is 772. South Africa’s Laura Wolvaardt has jumped three places in one go. Her rating has now become 756 and she has directly reached the second position. Laura Wolvaard’s team’s performance may not have been very good, but Wolvaard’s own game has been commendable. Her bat also performed well in this series and its benefit has been seen in the ICC ODI rankings.

Loss to Chamari Atapattu and Smriti Mandhana

Sri Lanka’s Chamari Atapattu has now moved from second to third position. Her rating is 755 and she has managed to secure the third position.

India’s star player Smriti Mandhana was at third position till last week, but now despite excellent performance, she has slipped to fourth position. Smriti Mandhana’s current rating is 738 and she is at fourth position. Australia’s Beth Mooney is at number 5 with a rating of 704. She has also lost one position.

Smriti Mandhana’s performance

Talking about Smriti Mandhana’s performance, she played an innings of 117 runs in the first match of the South Africa series. After this, her bat did not stop in the second match as well and she scored 136 runs.

This is also the best innings of her ODI career. After this, in the third and last match, she played an innings of 90 runs with her bat. She did not complete her century, but even after this she definitely made many new records.

This is also the best innings of her ODI career. After this, in the third and last match, she played an innings of 90 runs with her bat. She did not complete her century, but even after this she definitely made many new records.

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