Dubai, Feb 4 (UNI) South Africa fast bowler Shabnim Ismail on Thursday overtook Megan Schutt of Australia to second place in the ICC Women’s T20I Player Rankings after playing an important part in a 2-1 series win over Pakistan.
Ismail finished with seven wickets in the three T20Is, the highlight being a match-winning haul of five for 12 in the second match.
Marizanne Kapp also moved up among bowlers, gaining 14 slots to reach 32nd position after grabbing four wickets in the series.
Laura Wolvaardt (up one place to 28th) and Tazmin Brits (up 52 places to 37th) achieved career-bests in batting for South Africa while captain Sune Luus moved up two places to 43rd position in the latest rankings updated on Thursday.
For Pakistan, Ayesha Naseem advanced a whopping 707 slots to reach 105th position after scoring 66 runs in the series and Kainat Imtiaz moved up 161 places to 130th with 79 runs. Both have attained career best positions in the process.
Among bowlers, left-arm spinner Anam Amin gained seven slots to re-enter the top 10 after finishing as the most successful from her team with four wickets in the series. Aiman Anwer’s three wickets helped her move up from 62nd to 54th position.
In the ICC Women’s T20I Team Rankings, South Africa and Pakistan retained their fifth and seventh positions, respectively.
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