Indian women's cricket team player Renuka Singh holds a tricolor after the medal ceremony at the Commonwealth Games 2022.(Photo | PTI) 
Cricket

Renuka Singh makes big gains in ICC T20 women's rankings after CWG

The 11 scalps at the recently-concluded Birmingham Games, where India finished with a silver medal, helped Renuka jump 10 places and enter the top 20 for the first time.

PTI

DUBAI: Indian pacer Renuka Singh, the leading wicket-taker at the Commonwealth Games, reached a career-best ranking of 18 in the latest ICC T20 women's rankings released on Tuesday.

The 11 scalps at the recently-concluded Birmingham Games, where India finished with a silver medal, helped Renuka jump 10 places and enter the top 20 for the first time.

Jemimah Rodrigues's return to form saw her score 146 runs in Birmingham, helping her gain seven spots and return to the top 10 batters list for the first time since October 2021.

She is ranked 10th.

Smriti Mandhana dropped two spots to fourth while Shafali Verma slipped to sixth.

Deepti Sharma gained two slots to reach the 36th position in the batters list.

Among bowlers, left-arm spinners Radha Yadav moved up to 14th.

Ayodhya Ram Temple embezzlement case: Donation chest bearing QR code seized from accused's house

Three held for allegedly offering TVK's Uthangarai MLA Rs 35 crore to influence Assembly vote

Sachin Ahir elected Maharashtra Legislative Council deputy chairman a day after quitting Sena (UBT)

Maharashtra TET: Question papers leaked from private printing press in Agra, finds probe

TN govt challenges Madras HC's blanket ban on cow slaughter in SC

SCROLL FOR NEXT