ICC Women's Championship sees Edwards, Mir and Gunn climb ODI rankings
Edwards recorded scores of 53 and 108 not out, her ninth One-Day International (ODI) century, in the first two ODIs to propel her side to a 2-0 victory after the third match at Lord’s was declared a no result on Monday due to rain.
India skipper Mithali Raj has retained her place at the top of the batting rankings with scores of 34 and 30, respectively, to be the second-highest run-scorer for her side in the series, while her teammate Smriti Mandhana was the biggest mover on the table, jumping 23 places to a career-high 40th, following her knocks of 32 and 74.
In the Reliance ICC Women’s Rankings for ODI Bowlers, England’s Jenny Gunn has moved up to two places to second, her highest ranking to date, after claiming five victims in two matches at an economy rate of 2.95. Gunn has also moved up one place to fourth on the all-rounder list.
Other players moving in the right direction include India’s Rajeshwari Gayakwad, the second highest wicket-taker of the series who has risen 37 spots to reach a career-best ranking of 48th after claiming four wickets for 42 runs.
In the second series played, Australia defeated visitor Pakistan 3-0 in Brisbane, with batter Jessica Cameron finishing the series with an impressive average of 84.00 to secure her seventh place position in the batting table.
Pakistan’s Bismah Maroof has jumped two places to 13th after scores of 53, 26 and 36. For Australia, Nicole Bolton (up 37 spots to 53) and Jess Jonassen (up 16 to 66th) were the biggest movers in the batting table.
In the bowling table, Pakistan captain Sana Mir moved up four places to sixth after consistent economical displays of 3-28, 2-27 and 0-31 with the ball to be the second highest wicket-taker of the series, with Qanita Jalil jumping 10 spots to 16th place.
Australian medium-paced bowler Sarah Coyte has moved up four places to 19th in the bowling rankings after producing spells of 2-27, 1-20 and 2-41.
West Indies’ Stafanie Taylor is unchanged as the world’s leading bowler and all-rounder as it currently stands and the 23-year-old Jamaican is set to feature in the West Indies-New Zealand series which will take place in St. Kitts on September 12, 14 and 17.
The Sri Lanka-South Africa fixtures will be announced in due course.
Reliance ICC Women's ODI Rankings (as on 26 August 2014, after the first round ICC Women’s Championship series between England and India, and Australia and Pakistan)
Batters
Rank (Change) Player Team Points Average Highest Ranking
1 ( - ) Mithali Raj Ind 735 50.05 839 v Aus at Baroda Vadodar 2004
2 (+5) Charlotte Edwards Eng 723 ! 38.07 723 v Ind at Scarborough 2014
3 (-1) Sarah Taylor Eng 707 39.71 803 v Aus at Chelmsford 2009
4 (-1) Suzie Bates NZ 672 37.75 734 v WI at Kingston 2013
5 (-1) Meg Lanning Aus 651 * 40.23 673 v Eng at Hove 2013
6 (-1) Stafanie Taylor WI 649 43.03 765 v Ind at St Kitts (WP) 2012
7 ( - ) Jessica Cameron Aus 648 38.53 660 v Pak at Brisbane 2014
8 (-2) Harmanpreet Kaur Ind 640 * 35.06 673 v SL at Visakhapatnam 2014
9 ( - ) Alex Blackwell Aus 615 34.01 683 v Ind at Canberra 2008
10 ( - ) Amy Satterthwaite NZ 574 28.79 653 v Aus at Sydney 2012
11 ( - ) Lydia Greenway Eng 557 30.29 664 v NZ at Lincoln 2012
12 ( - ) Deandra Dottin WI 548 25.45 650 v NZ at Kingston 2013
13 (+2) Bismah Maroof Pak 538 ! 24.00 538 v Aus at Brisbane 2014
14 ( - ) Heather Knight Eng 527 29.41 537 v Ind at Scarborough 2014
15 (-2) Javeria Khan Pak 507 25.57 544 v SA at Doha 2014
16 ( - ) Mignon du Preez SA 506 33.28 540 v SL at Potchefstroom 2013
17 (+1) Marizanne Kapp SA 497 *30.56 509 v Ire at Doha 2014
18= (+1) Sara McGlashan NZ 488 23.42 573 v Eng at Derby 2007
(+1) Trisha Chetty SA 488 30.09 531 v SL at Potchefstroom 2013
20 (-3) Ellyse Perry Aus 470 28.40 499 v Eng at Hobart 2014
Selected rankings
40 (+23) Smriti Mandhana Ind 373 *! 33.42 373 v Eng at Scarborough 2014
53 (+37) Nicole Bolton Aus 307 *! 71.75 307 v Pak at Brisbane 2014
66 (+16) Jess Jonassen Aus 245 *! 16.83 245 v Pak at Brisbane 2014
Bowlers
Rank (Change) Player Team Points Average Economy Highest Ranking
1 ( - ) Stafanie Taylor WI 709 16.82 2.98 768 v NZ at Kingston 2013
2 (+2) Jenny Gunn Eng 693 ! 27.00 3.73 693 v Ind at Scarborough 2014
3 ( - ) Jhulan Goswami Ind 671 21.36 3.20 796 v Eng at Chennai 2007
4 (-2) Katherine Brunt Eng 653 21.52 3.29 796 v Ind at Mumbai 2013
5 ( - ) Shanel Daley WI 602 * 21.41 3.30 638 v NZ at Kingston 2013
6 (+4) Sana Mir Pak 579 24.21 3.44 598 v Aus at Brisbane 2014
7 (+1) Sunette Loubser SA 568 *! 17.53 3.04 568 v Pak at Doha 2014
8 (-2) Erin Osborne Aus 560 * 27.09 3.95 581 v Eng at Melbourne 2014
9 (+2) Anisa Mohammed WI 552 17.63 3.17 658 v NZ at Mumbai 2013
10 (+2) Shibnam Ismail SA 551 * 20.20 3.51 557 v Ire at Doha 2014
11 (-4) Ellyse Perry Aus 539 24.29 4.31 698 v Ind at Mumbai 2012
12 (-3) Holly Colvin Eng 538 21.80 3.58 715 v Aus at Lord's 2009
13 ( - ) Gouher Sultana Ind 527 * 19.39 3.32 590 v WI at St Kitts (WP) 2012
14 ( - ) Dane van Niekerk SA 520 *! 14.68 3.22 520 v Pak at Doha 2014
15 ( - ) Danielle Hazell Eng 516 * 33.34 3.93 517 v Ind at Scarborough 2014
16= (+1) H.A.S.D. Siriwardene SL 493 23.24 3.67 535 v Eng at Colombo (NCC) 2010
(+10) Qanita Jalil Pak 493 *! 28.40 3.94 493 v Aus at Brisbane 2014
18 ( - ) Sian Ruck NZ 485 * 32.75 3.68 538 v WI at Kingston 2013
19 (+4) Sarah Coyte Aus 471 * 21.82 4.28 482 v Eng at Hove 2013
20 ( - ) Nicola Browne NZ 470 34.14 3.94 663 v Eng at Derby 2011
Select rankings
48= (+37) Rajeshwari Gayakwad Ind 288 *! 10.40 2.55 288 v Eng at Scarborough 2014
All-rounders
Rank (Change) Player Team Points Highest Ranking
1 ( - ) Stafanie Taylor WI 460 560 v NZ at Kingston 2013
2 ( - ) Ellyse Perry Aus 253 286 v Eng at Hobart 2014
3 ( - ) Shanel Daley WI 235 /* 273 v Aus at Mumbai 2013
4 (+1) Jenny Gunn Eng 232 348 v Aus at Melbourne 2008
5 (-1) Marizanne Kapp SA 226 */* 227 v Ire at Doha 2014
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