ICC Rankings: Richa Ghosh reaches a career-high ratings in Women's T20I

India's wicket-keeper batsman Richa Ghosh achieved career-best T20 rankings in the ICC rankings released on Wednesday.

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After some good scores in the Women's T20 World Cup 2023 to be held in South Africa, Richa has entered the top-20 of the ICC rankings (Women) for batsmen for the first time. Richa played brilliant innings against West Indies (41) and England (47) last week, which gave her an advantage. She also became the fifth Indian to break into the top-20. She joined vice-captain Smriti Mandhana (3rd), Shafali Verma (10th), Jemimah Rodrigues (12th) and captain Harmanpreet Kaur (13th).

While Richa didn't get a run against Ireland, the 19-year-old star scored an unbeaten 31, an unbeaten 44 and an unbeaten 47 in her previous matches. She returned to the dressing room with only 1 wicket against the Irish. Barring this match, Richa is in terrific form and with that she has reached a career best ICC rankings. After India's match against England, Richa Ghosh's rating increased by 58 points. And with 572 rating points, she climbed up 16 steps to rank 20.

However, Richa's clean sheet against Ireland has reduced his rating points slightly. Otherwise, she could have risen higher. But for now, he has occupied the 20th place in the ICC rankings, which is the best of her career. Apart from this, two New Zealand players and an underrated Pakistani all-rounder also achieved career-high ratings.

Meanwhile, in the bowlers' ICC rankings, Renuka took five wickets for 15 runs against England, moving up seven places to reach a career-best ranking of fifth. Kiwi pacer Lea Tahuhu is currently the highest wicket-taker in the World Cup with eight wickets. And the 32-year-old star has climbed to seventh place in the new list of T20 bowlers with a career-best rating of 701. For the first time Lea got 700 rating.

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While Lea's team-mate Amelia Kerr again performed brilliantly in South Africa to move up three places in the batsmen's list to number sixteen. And in the list of all-rounders, she has moved up to number three. At the same time, Pakistan's dynamo Nida Dar has once again climbed two places in the all-rounders' ICC rankings list to the fifth spot. And Australian pacer Darcie Brown again reached a career-best ranking. She has moved up 10 places in the bowlers' list to the eighth position.

In the ICC rankings released on Tuesday, there has been a lot of change in the top 10. However, Australia's Tahlia McGrath (batting) and England's Sophie Ecclestone (bowling) still hold their respective top positions.