Mooney Stays No.1 in T20I Rankings, Litchfield & Sutherland Rise

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Australia's cricket player Beth Mooney is still the No.1 batter in the latest T20I rankings. The new rankings were released on Tuesday. Mooney played very well in the recent matches against New Zealand, helping Australia win all three games. She made 166 runs in the series and won the Player of the Series award.

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Other Australian players also improved their rankings. Young batter Phoebe Litchfield moved up two spots to number 20. She scored 60 runs in the series. Georgia Voll made a big jump, moving up 29 places to reach number 41. She scored 161 runs in three matches.

All-rounder Annabel Sutherland performed very well with the ball. She took eight wickets in the series. Her best match was in Wellington, where she got four wickets for 35 runs. This helped Australia win the match by eight runs. Sutherland is now in fourth place in the bowler rankings and is getting closer to the top-ranked bowler, Sophie Ecclestone from England.

Other Australian bowlers also climbed the rankings. Georgia Wareham moved up to eighth place, while fast bowler Megan Schutt is now ranked 11th.

Even though New Zealand lost all three matches, some of their players gained ranking points. Amelia Kerr played a great innings in the last game, scoring a half-century (50+ runs). She moved up seven places to reach the top 10 of the batting rankings. Another New Zealand batter, Maddy Green, also improved her ranking. She moved up nine places to 45th after scoring 62 runs in the final match.

Australia continues to be a strong team in women’s T20 cricket, with many players improving their rankings after their great performances.