Deepti Sharma climbs to second spot, closes in on Sophie as top T20I bowler

India allrounder Deepti Sharma has climbed to second spot and has the top position currently occupied by Englands Sophie Ecclestone in her sights in the latest ICC T20I bowling rankings announced on TuesdayThe 25yearold offspinner who is leading the wickettakers list in the ongoing Womens T20I Triseries in South Africa with nine scalps has reduced the England leftarm spinners lead to just 26 rating pointsDeepti 737 points moved up one spot while South African leftarm spinner Nonkululeko Mlaba who has picked four wickets in the Triseries also climbed a spot to occupy the third place with 732 pointsIf the duo continue their form they could take Sophies top spot ahead of the Womens T20 World Cup scheduled in South Africa from February 10India and South Africa will square off in the T20I Triseries final in East London on ThursdayIndia leftarm spinner Rajeshwari Gayakwad also improved her rank four places and is currently 14th on the list of T20I bowlersThere was a lot of movement inside the top10 among bowlers this week with Australia pacer Megan Schutt up six places to fifth and England seamer Katherine SciverBrunt up two spots to sixth also gaining spotsAlso readT20I triseries India beat WI by eight wicketsAustralia righthander Tahlia McGrath maintained a healthy buffer at the top in the T20I batting rankings with classy South Africa toporder performer Laura Wolvaardt among the biggest movers behind herLaura improved four places to ninth on the back of her strong start to the Triseries against India and the West Indies while teammate Tazmin Brits jumped 10 spots to 18th after an impressive halfcentury last weekWest Indies skipper Hayley Matthews moved four places to 22nd overall on the updated T20I rankings for battersThe only change inside the top10 in the list for allrounders saw Australia veteran Ellyse Perry take the 10th spot from Tahila following a halfcentury against PakistanThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever