Athapaththu hopped one step to No. 9 in the T20I rankings, thanks to her 80* against New Zealand in the third T20I. Her partner, Harshitha Samarawickrama, who helped stitch a 143-run match-winning stand rose from 27th to 22nd. Inoka Ranaweera’s three-for took her up six spots to occupy the seventh spot, alongside New Zealand’s Lea Tahuhu.
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