Dhaka, Sept 8 (V7N) – Bangladesh pacer Marufa Akter was rewarded for her impressive performance against Sri Lanka in the ongoing Women's Asia Cup as she climbed 19 places to a career-best 18th position in the latest ICC Women's T20I bowling rankings .
Marufa, who claimed 3-21 in four overs against Sri Lanka, earned a rating of 622 and became the highest-ranked Bangladeshi bowler in the T20I rankings .
Spinner Sultana Khatun also improved her position, moving up nine places to joint 37th after claiming 1-14 in four overs . Rabeya Khan and Nahida Akter, however, slipped in the latest update .
There was no change among the leading bowlers, with Sri Lanka's Inoka Ranaweera, England's Sophie Ecclestone and Australia's Sophie Molineux featuring among the top-ranked bowlers .
Bangladesh's batters also showed significant improvement in the latest rankings despite their substandard performance:
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Captain Nigar Sultana Joty moved up one place to 21st
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Sobhana Mostary rose three places to 36th
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Dilara Akter climbed five places to 62nd
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Juairiya Ferdous advanced six places to 96th
Joty remains Bangladesh's highest-ranked batter in T20Is .
Australia's Beth Mooney retained the top spot in the women's T20I batting rankings, followed by Georgia Voll and Laura Wolvaardt .
There was also no change at the top of the T20I all-rounder rankings, with West Indies captain Hayley Matthews leading the list ahead of New Zealand's Amelia Kerr and Sri Lanka's Chamari Athapaththu .
The Women's Asia Cup is currently underway in Sri Lanka, with Bangladesh seeking to build on their recent form following a T20I series victory against Sri Lanka in August, where they won the five-match series 3-2 . Marufa was named Player of the Series for her consistent performances, taking eight wickets across the five matches .
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