Mithali Raj during an event. (file photo)
Highlight
- England’s Sophie Ecclestone takes pole position among bowlers
- Veteran India pacer Jhulan Goswami in top 10
- Pakistan opener Sidra Amin jumped 19 places to reach career-best 35th position
Mithali Raj retained his seventh position as opener Smriti Mandhana As per the latest ICC Women’s ODI Batting Rankings, ranked ninth.
Australia’s Alyssa Healy continues to lead the rankings charts in the ongoing rankings, followed by Natalie Sciver of England. Both the batsmen performed brilliantly in the Women’s World Cup in New Zealand earlier this year.
Veteran Indian fast bowler Jhulan Goswami also remains at the fifth position in the bowling list. Veteran Pakistan opener Sidra Amin has been rewarded for his memorable series against Sri Lanka which saw him take a huge leap in the latest batting charts.
Sidra scored 218 runs in the series at an impressive average of 72.66, including a match-winning 123 in the second ODI against Sri Lanka. The 30-year-old has now climbed 19 places to reach a career-best 35th position.
Sri Lankan captain Chamari Athapaththu also made remarkable progress, up six places to be ranked 23rd. The 32-year-old had scored 101 runs in the second ODI against Pakistan and scored a total of 142 runs in the three-match series.
The bowling rankings were led by English woman Sophie Ecclestone, while South Africa’s Shabnim Ismail and Australia’s Jess Jonassen finished second and third respectively.
(input AP)