In the latest ICC T20I rankings update on Monday, 11 June, Bangladesh women who made history by defeating India twice, as well as Pakistan once, on their way to the title, made considerable gains.

Rumana Ahmed, the Player of the Match in the final, rose six places to be 12th on the all-rounders’ chart following her six international wickets in the competition and average of 37.5 against the three higher-ranked sides, reports www.icc-cricket.com.

The leg-spinning all-rounder also broke into the top 20 among bowlers.

Khadija Tul Kubra, the off-spinner, gained six places to be 13th among bowlers with a career-best 537 ranking points, while Nahida Akter shot up 22 spots to be 40.

India’s Poonam Yadav and Pakistan’s Anam Amin have broken into the top five on the MRF Tyres ICC Women’s T20I Rankings for bowlers following their performances in the Women’s T20 Asia Cup in Malaysia.