Pak women players top individual performers’ lists

KARACHI: Pakistan players topped batting and bowling charts in the recently concluded ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifier 2017 held in Colombo.

Pakistan’s Javeria Khan topped the list of run-getters with 299 runs, while India’s left-handed opener Deepti Sharma was the second with 253 runs.

Pakistan leg-spinner Nashra Sandhu topped the bowlers’ list with 17 wickets. India’s left-arm spinner Ekta Bisht (13) and South Africa captain Dane van Niekerk finished with 13 wickets each in the tournament.

India and South Africa ranked fourth and sixth respectively, on the ICC Women’s Rankings, ensured places in the ICC Women’s World Cup and the ICC Women’s Championship even before the last round of the Super Six stage.

Sri Lanka and Pakistan were the other teams to advance.

These four teams now join Australia, England, New Zealand and the West Indies, who had already booked places in the pinnacle event to be held in England and Wales from June 24 to July 23 by finishing in the top four of the ICC Women’s Championship.