Samarawickrama, who played a crucial knock of 65 off 44 balls in the second T20I, moved up three spots to reach 13th position in the T20I rankings. On the other hand, Lewis\u2019 stunning match-winning 119 off 75 balls, which included 17 boundaries and two sixes, helped her jump four places to 21st position, matching her career-best ranking from July 2022.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The latest rankings update, announced on Tuesday, considers performances from the second T20I as well as the first two matches of the ongoing ICC Women\u2019s Championship (IWC) ODI series between Sri Lanka and Ireland. Ireland, who have taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series, saw several players make significant progress in the rankings.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Orla Prendergast, Ireland\u2019s top run-scorer with 131 runs in the series so far, climbed nine places to secure a career-best 28th position in the ODI batting rankings. Leah Paul also made strides, moving up four slots to 29th, while Amy Hunter is now joint-34th after advancing 10 positions.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
For Sri Lanka, despite Chamari Athapaththu slipping behind India\u2019s Smriti Mandhana to fourth in the ODI batting rankings, there were notable gains for others. Nilakshika de Silva (up three places to 32nd), Samarawickrama (up eight places to 44th), and Kavisha Dilhari (up four places to 50th) all improved their standings.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Orla Prendergast, Ireland\u2019s top run-scorer with 131 runs in the series so far, climbed nine places to secure a career-best 28th position in the ODI batting rankings. Leah Paul also made strides, moving up four slots to 29th, while Amy Hunter is now joint-34th after advancing 10 positions.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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