ISLAMABAD: South African all-rounder Marizanne Kapp has moved up seven places to second among bowlers in the ICC Women’s ODI Player Rankings while increasing her rating points in the other two lists following the ICC Women’s Championship series against Australia.
Kapp, previously the top-ranked bowler, took four wickets in the last two ODIs of the three-match series played last week, finishing second behind England spinner Sophie Ecclestone, an ICC press release said on Tuesday.
A total of 75 and three for 12 in the second match at North Sydney, which helped South Africa register their first ever ODI win over Australia, also helped them retain the eighth position in the batting order and cement their top spot in the all-rounder’s list. Kapp increased her points tally from 658 to 668 in the batting rankings and from 388 to 452 in the all-around players rankings.
Chloe-Tryon is another South African all-rounder to gain in the latest weekly rankings update, moving up one place to 20th among batsmen, up seven places to 43rd among bowlers and breaking into the top 10 all-rounder for the first time in years . useful performances in two matches.
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Anneke Bosche (up 13 places to 68th among women’s batsmen) and Masabata Klaas (up two places to 24th among women’s bowlers).
Australia too had several players move up the rankings after a 2-1 win to end the series at the top of the ICC Women’s Championship table.
All-rounder Tahlia McGrath, who was named Player of the Match in the final after smashing 44 off 35 balls and taking three for 23, moved up four places to 30th among women’s batsmen, five places to 60th among women’s bowlers and 21st. place in everyone’s list. -rounders. Alana King (77th in batting and 13th in bowling) and Kim Garth (96th in batting and 28th in bowling) also made significant progress.
In the ICC Women’s T20I Player Rankings, Thailand’s Naruemoi Chaiwai’s 83 not out against Kuwait in the Asian Cricket Council Women’s Premier Cup moved her up two places to 44th position. The UAE trio of Theertha Sathish (up one place to 57th), Kavisha Egodge (up three places to 62nd) and Esha Oz (up four places to 68th) also moved up the batting rankings.
