Joty-Rabeya hits career best ranking
Bangladesh's captain Nigar Sultana Joty and leg-spinner Rabeya Khan have risen to the top of the career rankings.

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Posted - 2024-04-30T20:41:23+06:00
Updated - 2024-04-30T20:41:23+06:00
Bangladesh's captain Nigar Sultana Joty and leg-spinner Rabeya Khan have risen to the top of the career rankings. Both of them have received ratings for their excellent performance in the first match of the five-match T20 series against India.
Bangladesh women's team lost by 44 runs against India in the first T20. However, captain Nigar played a fantastic innings, scoring 51 runs off 48 balls. Rabeya Khan took 3 wickets for 23 runs. Both have risen in the latest ICC rankings to the top of the career rankings.
In the ICC T20 batswomen rankings, Nigar has moved up 3 places to 13th position. She shares the same position with England's Natalie Sciver-Brunt. Among the Indians, Harmanpreet Kaur has moved up 2 places to 17th position. Richa Ghosh has moved up 5 places to 25th position. Deepti Sharma has moved up 1 place to 32nd position.
Among the bowlers, Tigress leggie Rabeya has moved up 8 places to become the 8th in the career-best rankings. She is the highest among Bangladeshis. Pacer Marufa Akter has moved up 11 places to 32nd position. Among the Indians, Deepti Sharma has moved up 1 place to 2nd position. On the other hand, Renuka Singh has moved up 4 places to 4th position. England's Sophie Ecclestone leads among the bowlers.