Tigresses shine in individual performances
Sports Reporter :
The Tigresses have won all four matches played so far in ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier.
They have also been brilliant in their individual performances as well as in their team performances. This has also had an impact on the latest ICC Women’s T20I Player Rankings.
The Asian side are unbeaten at the qualifier event in Nepal and are closing in on earning a spot at the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in England and Wales in the middle of the year.
Bangladesh won the last match against Ireland. Sharmin Akter scored a fifty in that match.
In such an innings, she has moved up 22 places in the list of T20 batsmen. She is now in 35th place. This is the best position of her career.
Bangladesh’s top-order batter Sharmin Akter leading the way with 156 runs from four innings to be the second leading run-scorer at the event.
The right-hander has scored a pair of half-centuries at the qualifier against USA and Ireland.
Dilara Akter is also batting brilliantly. After scoring 25 runs against Namibia, she scored 35 runs against Ireland.
The opener first time has made it into the top 100. He has moved up 33 places and is now in joint 70th place.
Sobhana Mostari has scored 27 and 30 runs in the last two matches. She raises 11 places to move to equal 52nd on the same list following a quartet of good scores.
while Ireland captain Gaby Lewis (up one place to equal 15th) and Netherlands star Sterre Kalis (48th) are among the other players to make gains on the rankings update this week.
Shorna Akhter has moved up 17 places to number 83.
Bangladesh spinner Rabeya Khan improving one place to move to 14th overall following seven wickets through the first four matches her side has played at the qualifier event.
Bangladesh teammate Fahima Khatun gains six places to move to 30th on the same list, while Scotland youngster Katherine Fraser (up 17 rungs to equal 44th) and Thailand spinner Sunida Chaturongrattana (up nine spots to equal 46th) are other players to make ground.
Fraser has made contributions for Scotland with both bat and ball and the 20-year-old also rises a whopping 39 places to 25th.