India captain Mithali Raj moved up two places to sixth in the latest ICC Women’s ODI rankings released on Tuesday keeping in mind the ongoing World Cup in New Zealand, while veteran pacer Jhulan Goswami also gained a few places to be at fifth position. But reached.
Raj, who scored a half-century in India’s final league match against South Africa on Sunday, surpassed Australia’s Rachel Haynes and England’s Tammy Beaumont.
However, the match ended with heartbreak for the Indian captain as his team was knocked out of the World Cup in a last-ball thriller.
Star opener Smriti Mandhana, who scored 71 against South Africa, remained stable at 10th place.
In the bowlers’ chart, Goswami, who missed the match against the Proteas, finished fifth behind South Africa’s pair of Marijane Cup and Ayabonga Khaka.
However, she lost her ninth position in the all-rounders’ list to England’s Katherine Brunt.
Goswami is now ranked 10th with 217 rating points, while compatriot Deepti Sharma is in seventh place.
South African opener Laura Wolvaardt, who has scored more runs (433) than any other player in the ongoing World Cup, moved up two places to claim the top ranking, overtaking Australian pair of Alyssa Heu and Beth Mooney Huh.
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