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Vaishnavi Sharma jumps to 94th in ICC ODI rankings
Vaishnavi Sharma climbs 53 places to 94th in ICC Women's ODI bowling rankings after taking nine wickets in India's 3-0 sweep of Zimbabwe.
In brief
Vaishnavi Sharma climbs 53 places to 94th in ICC Women's ODI bowling rankings after taking nine wickets in India's 3-0 sweep of Zimbabwe. Vaishnavi Sharma became the youngest Indian bowler in 10 years to take a five-wicket haul in ODIs after India's 3-0 series win over Zimbabwe. Originally reported by Indiatoday.
Vaishnavi Sharma's ranking jump
Vaishnavi Sharma climbed 53 places to 94th in the ICC Women's ODI bowling rankings after taking nine wickets in India's 3-0 series sweep against Zimbabwe.
Youngest Indian bowler in 10 years
The 20-year-old became the youngest Indian bowler in 10 years to claim an ODI five-wicket haul, a feat she achieved during the Zimbabwe series.
Five-wicket haul details
She took 5/39 in 10 overs to bowl Zimbabwe out for 131 in 39.5 overs during the third ODI in Vadodara.
Record-breaking performance
At 20 years and 314 days, she became the second-youngest Indian woman to claim a five-wicket haul in ODIs and the youngest Indian bowler in 10 years.
Previous performance
Sharma had not taken a single ODI wicket before the Zimbabwe series, having played just one match without making a breakthrough.
Other Indian performers
Pratika Rawal climbed three places to 18th in the ODI batting rankings, while Sayali Satghare moved up 18 places to 85th in the bowling charts.
The big picture
Vaishnavi Sharma became the youngest Indian bowler in 10 years to take a five-wicket haul in ODIs after India's 3-0 series win over Zimbabwe.
