Mandhana still maintains a healthy advantage at the top of the rankings for ODI batters, but a host of players have made ground on her following centuries during the early stages of the eight-team tournament.
Deepti dropped to third despite being the 'Man of the Series' in the recently-concluded tri-series featuring South Africa and West Indies with nine scalps. She also ended with figures of 1/19 in losing cause against Proteas in the final
She leads a bunch of Indian players who have made rapid gains in the rankings after some excellent performances that helped complete a 3-0 sweep over England