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Shafali Verma makes massive gains, rises to no. 4 in T20I batting rankings

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Indian opener Shafali Verma has climbed to 4th place in the latest T20I batting rankings, following a series of devastating performances with the bat. She has been in explosive form in recent times, playing a powerful role in India’s title wins at the Asia Cup and Asian Games. Shafali scored 64 and 68 in the semi-final and final of the Asia Cup and at the Asian Games. She slammed an unbeaten 40 in the quarter-final against Japan.

Most notably, she was unstoppable in the final, smashing an unbeaten 100 off 49 balls. The century was her first in international white-ball cricket, making her the first woman to blast a ton at the Asian Games. Indian spinners also made gains in the bowling rankings as N Shree Charani and Deepti Sharma retained the top two positions among T20I bowlers.

Shree Charani climbed 15 places, while Deepti jumped 22 places. There have also been massive gains for Kranti Gaud and Nandani Sharma, both moving 15 places to 57th and 22 places to 72nd, respectively. Pakistan captain Fatima Sana also moved five places to 24th.

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