Daijiworld Media Network - Dubai

Dubai, Nov 3: India's young spinner Vaishnavi Sharma has climbed 53 places to reach 94th position in the latest ICC Women's ODI bowling rankings following her impressive performance in the three-match series against Zimbabwe.

The 20-year-old emerged as the biggest gainer among Indian players after an outstanding showing in the series, particularly in the third and final ODI, where she registered her maiden five-wicket haul in the 50-over format.

After claiming four wickets in the second ODI, Vaishnavi continued her impressive run with figures of 5/39 in the series finale. The performance, achieved in only her third appearance in the format, earned her the Player of the Match award and helped India complete a 3-0 clean sweep.

Vaishnavi was not the only Indian bowler to make progress in the rankings. Pacer Sayali Satghare climbed 18 places to 85th following an impressive performance in the final ODI, where she returned figures of 2/11 in six overs and bowled 30 dot balls.

Meanwhile, left-arm spinner Kranti Gaud moved up one place to 24th after picking up two wickets in the third ODI.

For Zimbabwe, Nomvelo Sibanda gained two places to reach 60th in the bowling rankings. She made an early impact in the final match by dismissing India's Yastika Bhatia off the first ball of the innings.

In the batting rankings, Indian opener Pratika Rawal climbed three places to 18th following another consistent performance against Zimbabwe. She registered her third consecutive half-century of the series, continuing her impressive run with the bat.

Fellow opener Shafali Verma also made progress, moving up eight places to joint 65th after scoring an attacking 51 in the final match.

Among Zimbabwean batters, Modester Mupachikwa climbed three places to 36th after scoring 37 in the final ODI, while captain Josephine Nkomo moved up two places to 49th in the batting rankings.