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Nat Sciver-Brunt, the captain of England, scored 98 runs in the final of the three-match series against India in Durham, regaining her position at the top of the ICC Women's ODI Batting Rankings. In what turned out to be a losing effort, the all-rounder stabilized the batting when the openers' early wickets fell, and India won the match by 13 runs and clinched the series 2-1. Sciver-Brunt took the top spot for the third time in her career after defeating Smriti Mandhana by three points. She had previously held the top spot from June to December 2024 and from July 2023 to April 2024. Harmanpreet Kaur, the captain of India, moved up 10 spots to 11th place in the batters' list after her brilliant and game-winning century (102 off 84 balls). Richa Gosh rose nine spots to 39th position with a career-high rating of 516 points, while her teammate Jemimah Rodrigues rose two spots to 13th. Other changes in this week's report include the Ireland vs. Zimbabwe series in Belfast, which the home team won 2-0. Following hits of 50 and 67, Player of the Series Orla Prendergast moved up 12 spots to a career-best, joint-22nd position. In addition, she broke into the top 10 of the all-rounders' list from 13th position last week and moved up 10 spots to 33rd among the bowlers, reaching a personal-best rating of 447 after taking two wickets for 20 in the opening game. Ireland's players also had some notable improvements. Amy Hunter rose two spots to 28th place in the batters' list, while skipper Gaby Lewis went up one spot to 17th. Teammate Modester Mupachiwana has moved up two spots to 53rd place, while Zimbabwe's skipper, Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano, has reached a career-high 40th position with rating points of 513 thanks to her 48 and 56 scores. The second and third games in the three-match T20I series between Ireland and Zimbabwe in Dublin, where the visitors were once again thoroughly thrashed, are also included in this week's edition. Lewis was the series' top batsman, hit

Match Overview: GT vs RR: In the current IPL 2025, Gujarat Titans and Rajasthan Royals face off in Match 23 on Wednesday, April 9 at Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium. Gujarat will try to win in front of their home crowd in order to move up to the top of the points table. GT has won three straight games against the Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, and Sunrisers Hyderabad after losing to Punjab Kings by a slim margin of 11 runs in their debut match. Mohammed Siraj scored a four-for in their most recent match against the Orange Army, and with seven wickets and 20 balls remaining, the 2022 champions defeated a 153-run target thanks to skipper Shubman Gill's perfect half-century. In contrast, the Rajasthan Royals lost to the Sunrisers and Kolkata Knight Riders twice in a row to begin their campaign. They have, however, retrieved well to defeat the Punjab Kings and Chennai Super Kings. The team captained by Sanju Samson enters this match having defeated Punjab by 50 runs in Mullanpur. In order to keep moving up the table, the original champions would like to prolong their winning streak. GT vs RR Match Details: Match: Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals, Match 23 Venue: Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad Date & Time: Wednesday, April 9, 2025, 7:30 PM (IST) Narendra Modi Stadium Pitch Report: In general, the batting surfaces at the Narendra Modi Stadium are good. IPL 2025's first two games at this location have been high-scoring contests. Teams that bat first have won both games. Punjab scored 243/5 in the opening match, and Gujarat lost by 11 runs. This location has hosted 38 games in all. 174 is the average score in the first inning. There have been 17 wins for teams that bat first and 20 for those that chase. GT vs RR Weather Report: There will be clean weather in Ahmedabad, IN during the game. A temperature of about 26°C, 6% humidity, and 11.5 km/h wind are predicted for the match day. The visibility is 10 kilometers. Precipitation is unlikely to occur

Abhishek Sharma of India overtook Travis Head, his opening partner for Sunrisers Hyderabad, to take the top spot in the T20I batting rankings. Travis Head had maintained his top spot since defeating Suryakumar Yadav in June of last year, but after missing Australia's five-match series in the West Indies and playing his last T20I in September 2024, he dropped a spot as Abhishek Sharma became the third Indian to top the T20I batting charts, behind Virat Kohli and Suryakumar. Abhishek last played for India during the five-match Twenty20 International series against England in February. In the series' last game, he scored 135 runs off of 54 balls. Josh Inglis rose six spots to ninth in the rankings after scoring 172 runs in the five games against the West Indies, finishing as the series' third-highest run scorer. Despite ranking second on the series' run rankings after a century, Shai Hope remained in tenth place. Cameron Green was the series' greatest mover, leaping 64 spots to №24, while Tim David went up 12 spaces to 18th after scoring Australia's quickest T20I century and Brandon King gained nine slots. Nathan Ellis, a fast bowler, moved up nine ranks to go joint-eighth among the bowlers. India's Ravindra Jadeja, who has been playing well in the current series between the two countries, is still at the top of the Test all-rounders' ratings, while England skipper Ben Stokes moved up three spots to №3 after his century and five-wicket haul at Old Trafford. After recording his first Test century in Manchester, Washington Sundar rose eight spots to share thirteenth place with a career-high 193 ranking points.