India opener Smriti Mandhana has extended her advantage at the top of the ICC Women’s ODI batter rankings, as several leading players at the ongoing ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup made significant gains following the latest update.

Mandhana, who has been in sublime touch, registered back-to-back half-centuries in the tournament, including a classy 88 against England during India’s narrow four-run defeat in Indore. The knock helped her strengthen her position as the No. 1-ranked ODI batter, now leading by 83 rating points over her nearest rival, England skipper Nat Sciver-Brunt, who has amassed 191 runs so far in the competition.

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The left-hander’s rich vein of form continues from before the World Cup and was recently named the ICC Women’s Player of the Month for September 20

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