Dubai, May 16 (FN Agency) Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu has progressed two places to ninth position in the ICC Women’s T20I Player Rankings after a consistent run in a three-match series against Bangladesh that Sri Lanka won 2-1. The left-handed opener scored 38, 33 and 32 for an aggregate of 103 runs to advance along with compatriots Harshita Samarawickrama and Nilakshi de Silva. Samarawickrama has moved up 12 places to 27th position, scoring 125 in the three matches whileDe Silva, who slammed 63 not out in the final match, has moved up nine places to 51st.
Left-arm bowlers Inoka Ranaweera (up five places to 12th) and Sugandika Kumari (up 20 places to 33rd) and Udeshika Prabodhini (up 21 places to 38th) have moved up in the bowling rankings. Inoka finished with four wickets in the series while Prabodhini and Sugandika took five each. For Bangladesh, skipper Nigar Sultana has moved up four places to 18th after aggregating 113 runs in the series while leg-spinner Fahima Khatun’s five wickets have lifted her 29 places to 56th position.