Stafanie Taylor topples Mithali Raj to reclaim No.1 spot in ICC Women’s ODI batting rakings

Stafanie Taylor also achieved No.1 position in the list of all-rounders.

By Salman Anjum - 13 Jul, 2021

West Indies skipper Stafanie Taylor on Tuesday (July 13) reclaimed the numero uno position in batting as well as in the list of all-rounders in the ICC Women's ODI Player Rankings after an impressive outing in the first ODI against Pakistan in Coolidge.

Taylor's Player-of-the-Match effort, which saw her hitting 105 not out and claiming 3 wickets for 29 runs, has helped her rise in all three departments.

She has moved up four slots and pipped India captain Mithali Raj from the top of the batters' list, has gained three spots to reach 16th position among bowlers and is up two places to first among all-rounders, replacing Ellyse Perry of Australia.

The latest weekly update, which includes performances in the first two ODIs of the West Indies-Pakistan series, also sees all-rounder Deandra Dottin re-enter the rankings in 28th position among batters and 47th among all-rounders.

Kyshona Knight has leapfrogged seven places to 53rd among batters while spinner Anisa Mohammed (up two places to 26th) and fast bowler Shamilia Connell (up to four places to 39th) have progressed among bowlers.

For Pakistan, spinner Nida Dar has gained three slots to reach 29th position and pace bowler Diana Baig is up to one place to 32nd. Ayesha Zafar has re-entered the batting rankings in 83rd position after scores of 46 and four in the two matches and opener Muneeba Ali is up 47 places to 88th after scoring 36 and 37.

In the ICC Women's T20I Player Rankings, carried out after the first two matches of the ongoing England-India series, Natalie Sciver of England has moved up two places to ninth position among batters after a knock off 55 in the first match while India all-rounder Deepti Sharma is up to two places to 37th.

Among the bowlers, India’s Poonam Yadav (up to five places to seventh) and Shikha Pandey (up to eight places to 27th) are the main gainers.

(With ICC inputs)

By Salman Anjum - 13 Jul, 2021

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