Athapaththu rises fast in T20 rankings race

DUBAI

Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu climbed into the top three of ICC T20I all-rounders rankings after a strong series against Bangladesh. She scored 115 runs and took four wickets, earning Player of the Series. Sri Lanka won 3-0 comfortably. Athapaththu now ranks third, moving ahead of Deepti Sharma and Ash Gardner. Teammates also improved, with Harshita Samarawickrama and Imesha Dulani rising in batting charts. Bangladesh players made gains despite losing. In ODIs, Pakistan players moved up after beating Zimbabwe, with Sidra Amin and Fatima Sana showing impressive form in latest rankings update.