India Bowlers Climb ICC Women's T20 Rankings
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Two India bowlers have moved up in the world rankings.
Their names are Nandani Sharma and Kranti Gaud.
They play T20 cricket for the India women's team.
The rankings come from the ICC.
The ICC is the group that runs world cricket.
The two bowlers played well in a series against Zimbabwe.
A series is a group of matches between two teams.
After the series, their rankings went up.
This means they are now seen as better bowlers.
Some Australian players also moved up in the rankings.
These Australian players are called veterans.
A veteran is a player with a lot of experience.
The rankings show the best players in the world.
Good results in matches can change a player's rank.
India and Australia are both strong teams in women's cricket.
Vocabulary15 words
- bowler
- a cricket player who throws the ball to the batter
- T20
- a short, fast type of cricket game
- ICC
- the group that controls cricket around the world
- series
- a group of matches played between two teams
- veteran
- a person who has done something for a long time
- rankings
- a list that shows who is best
- women's cricket
- cricket played by women's teams
- climb
- to move up or get higher
- gain
- to get more of something, like a better rank
- match
- a single game between two teams
- team
- a group of players who play together
- result
- what happens at the end of a game
- world cricket
- cricket played in all countries
- experience
- knowledge from doing something many times
- strong team
- a team that plays very well
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1. Nandani Sharma and Kranti Gaud 2. Zimbabwe 3. Yes
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