ICC Women ODI Rankings: The Indian women players came up with an impressive show in the recently concluded series against England women. They won the series 3-0 with several players delivering the goods. It has helped many players move up the ODI rankings. India captain Harmanpreet Kaur, who smashed a match-winning 143 not out in Canterbury, climbed to fifth position. Smriti Mandhana and Deepti Sharma have also moved up in the new rankings released on Tuesday. Follow ICC Player rankings update with InsideSport.IN
It is not only the big names of India women cricket. Many of the players from the recent series have moved up in the latest cricket rankings too.
Mandhana, a formerly top-ranked batter, who scored 40 and 50 in the two matches, has inched up one place to take sixth position while Sharma’s unbeaten 68 not out in the third match at Lord’s has lifted her eight places to 24th position.
ICC Women ODI Rankings: After impressive show in England, India captain Harmanpreet Kaur leads Indian charge in ODI Player Rankings
Pooja Vastrakar (up four places to 49th) and Harleen Deol (up 46 places to 81st) are other India players to move up the batters’ list while new-ball bowler Renuka Singh has galloped 35 places to take 35th position after grabbing four wickets each in the two matches. Fast bowler Jhulan Goswami, a formerly top-ranked bowler, retired in fifth position.
Harmanpreet Kaur in tears for Jhulan Goswami’s last match #ENGvIND | #ThankYouJhulan pic.twitter.com/I8no7MhBSq
— Jhulan GOATswami (@Alyssa_Healy77) September 24, 2022
England’s Danny Wyatt, who scored 65 in the second match, has gained two slots to reach 21st position among batters while Amy Jones is up four places to 30th. Charlie Dean has progressed 24 places to get to 62nd among batters and one slot to 19th among bowlers.
West Indies captain Hayley Matthews has grabbed the No. 1 position for all-rounders in the ODI format for the first time in her career after aggregating 88 runs and grabbing five wickets in a 2-1 series win over New Zealand. Mathews, who has been a top ranked all-rounder in T20Is in the past, has also moved up three slots to 18th among batters and two places to sixth among bowlers.
ICC Women ODI Rankings: After impressive show in England, India captain Harmanpreet Kaur leads Indian charge in ODI Player Rankings