Unhone England ke khilaaf Nottingham mein khele gaye pehle T20I match mein 62 balls mein 112 runs ki shandaar shataki innings kheli, jo unka pehla T20I shatak tha. Is shandaar performance ne unhe 771 rating points dilaye, jo unka career-best score hai. Mandhana ne Australia ki Tahlia McGrath ko peeche chhoda, aur ab woh West Indies ki Hayley Matthews (774 points) se sirf 3 points peeche hain. Table-topper Beth Mooney (794 points) abhi bhi aage hain, lekin Mandhana unke kareeb aa rahi hain.
Mandhana ki yeh uplabdhi unki kadi mehnat ka nateeja hai. Unhone kaha, “T20 mera natural format nahi hai, kyunki mujhe ball ko time karna pasand hai, bade shots khelna nahi.” Is shatak ne unke T20I career ko nayi oonchai di hai, lekin unke liye consistency ek chunauti hai, kyunki woh aksar bade score ke baad chhote scores par out ho jati hain.
Lauren Bell ka Shandaar Bowling
England ki teevra gendbaaz Lauren Bell ne bhi ICC T20I bowling rankings mein chautha sthaan haasil kiya. Unhone Nottingham ke usi match mein 3 wickets (3/27) liye, jismein India ne 97 runs se jeet haasil ki. Yeh Bell ka career-best ranking hai, aur unhone England ki Sophie Ecclestone aur Bharat ki Renuka Thakur ko peeche chhoda. Pakistan ki Sadia Iqbal (746 points) abhi bhi top par hain, lekin Bell (727 points) sirf 19 points peeche hain.
Bell ki consistency England ke liye badi taakat hai, lekin unke khilaaf chhote grounds par bade scores banaye ja sakte hain, jaise India ne kiya. Unki team ko abhi bhi spinner Ecclestone par zyada nirbhar hona padta hai, jo thodi kamzori dikha sakta hai.
Anya Khiladiyon ki Performance
Bharat ki Shafali Verma 20 runs ke saath 13ve sthaan par pahunch gayi, jabki Harleen Deol 43 runs ke saath 86ve sthaan par wapas aayi. West Indies ki Deandra Dottin ne bhi apni shandaar wapsi ke saath all-rounder rankings mein 11va sthaan haasil kiya.
| Khiladi | Ranking | Points | Recent Performance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smriti Mandhana | 3 | 771 | 112 (62 balls) vs England |
| Hayley Matthews | 2 | 774 | Consistent batting |
| Beth Mooney | 1 | 794 | Career-best form |
| Lauren Bell | 4 | 727 | 3/27 vs India |
| Sadia Iqbal | 1 | 746 | Top T20I bowler |
Positives aur Negatives
Positives: Mandhana ki century ne Bharat ke batting lineup ko mazbooti di, aur Bell ki bowling ne England ke liye nayi ummeed jagayi. Dono teams ke liye yeh rankings unke World Cup preparations ke liye boost hain.
Negatives: England ke liye 97-run ki haar (Nottingham, 2025) unki sabse badi T20I defeat thi, jo unki strategy mein kami dikhati hai. Mandhana ke liye, T20 mein consistency ek chunauti hai.
Ek Yaadgaar Match
Nottingham ka yeh match yaadgaar raha, jahan Mandhana aur debutant Shree Charani (4 wickets) ne India ko jeet dilayi. Yeh jeet 2018 ke Asia Cup final ki tarah thi, jahan Harmanpreet Kaur ne Bangladesh ke khilaaf shandaar performance di thi.
Bharat aur England dono hi mazboot teams hain, lekin India ka passion aur naye khiladiyon ka dum unhe thodi si badhath deta hai.
