Smriti Mandhana climbed to the top of the ICC Women’s ODI Batting Rankings on Tuesday after consistent performances in the recently concluded three-match series against Australia.
Mandhana amassed 790 rating points, moving ahead of South Africa’s Laura Wolvaardt, who has 782 points and could regain the top position during the Proteas’ upcoming series against New Zealand in March and April. Mandhana scored 58 and 31 in the series against Australia.
Australia captain Alyssa Healy, who struck a century in her final ODI, signed off in fourth place with 744 points. She is placed behind Beth Mooney on 749 and ahead of Ashleigh Gardner on 724.
India captain Harmanpreet Kaur returned to the top 10, rising four places to ninth with 652 points after scores of 53, 54, and 25, despite India losing all three ODIs. Jemimah Rodrigues is ranked 12th.
In the bowling rankings, Australia’s Alana King surged to No.1 with a career high 775 rating points, ending Sophie Ecclestone’s nearly four-year reign at the top. King took seven wickets in the series at an average of 16.71, including 4 for 33 in the third ODI, which Australia won by 185 runs. Gardner is third among bowlers.
India’s Deepti Sharma is 10th in the bowling rankings and fifth among all-rounders. Gardner leads the ODI all-rounder rankings with 516 points, well ahead of West Indies’ Hayley Matthews on 418. Australia’s Annabel Sutherland moved up to 408 in the all-rounder list, while Georgia Voll jumped 23 places to 34th in the batting rankings after averaging 54 in the series.