Vaishnavi Sharma, 20, jumps 53 places to 94th in ICC women's ODI bowling rankings

India's young spinner Vaishnavi Sharma has made her mark in international cricket. She bowled superbly in the three-match ODI series against Zimbabwe and has been rewarded in the ICC women's ODI bowling rankings, climbing 53 places to 94th.

Vaishnavi, 20, played only her third ODI in the series and took five wickets in it. She had taken four wickets in the second ODI, giving her nine wickets in the series.

In the last match of the series, Vaishnavi dismissed five batters for 39 runs. India won that match on the strength of her bowling and took the series 3-0. She was also named Player of the Match.

Vaishnavi was not the only one to gain in the rankings. Sayali Satghare jumped 18 places to 85th. In the third ODI against Zimbabwe, Sayali took two wickets for just 11 runs in six overs. Left-arm spinner Kranti Goud moved up one place to 24th.

Zimbabwe's Nomvelo Sibanda also rose two places to 60th. Australia's Alana King is first in the bowling rankings. Among Indians, Deepti Sharma is eighth, the highest-ranked Indian.

Indian players also gained in the batting rankings. Opener Pratika Rawal rose three places to 18th. In this series against Zimbabwe, Pratika scored her third consecutive half-century.

Shafali Verma played an aggressive innings of 51 in the last ODI. It lifted her eight places to 65th.

Zimbabwe's Modester Mupachikwa rose three places to 36th, while captain Josephine Nkomo climbed two places to 49th. South Africa's Laura Wolvaardt remains first in the batting rankings, and India captain Smriti Mandhana is second.