India, July 1 -- England fast bowler Lauren Bell and India's stand-in skipper Smriti Mandhana have registered huge gains in the ICC Women's T20I Player Rankings after stellar performances in the opening match of their five-match series in Nottingham.

The hosts suffered their heaviest T20I defeat in the opening fixture at Trent Bridge thanks to the heroics of Mandhana and left-arm spinner, Shree Charani, who took four wickets on debut to enter the rankings in 450th position.

Mandhana's opening partner Shafali Verma has moved up one slot to 13th position after scoring 20 runs and Harleen Deol has re-entered the rankings in 86th position on the back of a 43 off 23 balls.

She has gained 20 rating points to reach a career-best aggregate of ...