Nida Dar makes notable gains in MRF Tyres ICC Women's ODI Rankings
Pakistan left-arm spinner Nashra Sandhu climbed four places to No.17 in the MRF Tyres ICC Women's ODI Rankings for bowling.
Sandhu, who is currently playing the ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier in Zimbabwe returned impressive figures of 2/24 in the match against Bangladesh on Sunday, 21 November. Despite Pakistan losing the final-over thriller, Sandhu's exploits helped her break in the top 20.
Other Pakistan bowlers to make notable gains are Anam Amin, who went from 43rd to 40th position and Nida Dar, who moved up four places to 29th after her economical spell of 1/17 against Bangladesh.
Dar made significant progress in batting rankings too as she scored a stunning 87 in Pakistan's total of 201/7, gaining seven slots to reach the 37th position. She shared a 137-run partnership with Aliya Riaz (61*), who jumped five places to No.32.
Bangladesh batters were also among the top gainers with Fargana Hoque and Rumana Ahmed making significant progress. Hoque's 90-ball 45 that laid the foundation for Bangladesh's victory helped her gain one slot to reach the 25th position; whereas Rumana Ahmed, who remained unbeaten on 50 climbed five places to reach the 29th spot.
Former Bangladesh captain Salma Khatun's cameo at the end helped her up seven places to No.75 in the batting rankings and her spell of 1/32 bumped her to 35th position in the bowling rankings.
In all-rounders, Rumana moved to No.13 after gaining two places while Khatun moved to 34 after climbing three spots. For Pakistan, Dar gained one spot to No.16 and Riaz jumped to No.43.