Ellyse Perry becomes highest-ranked ODI batter

Feb.15 (CRICKETNMORE) - Australia’s Ellyse Perry, winner of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Award for the ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Year 2017, has added another feather to her cap by achieving the number-one batting position in the ICC Women’s ODI Player

South Africa’s Shibnam Ismail and Poonam Yadav have made upward movements following the conclusion of the series. Ismail has risen four places to sixth after bagging four wickets, while Yadav has claimed a career-high 23rd spot (up by four places) following her seven wickets.

There is no change in the top three all-rounders’ list, which is headed by Perry and followed by Stafanie Taylor and van Niekerk.

After the first round of the eight-team ICC Women’s Championship, the Windies are on top of the table with six points. India, New Zealand and Australia have four points apiece, while England, South Africa and Pakistan have two points each. Sri Lanka are yet to win a match.

The second round of the ICC Women’s Championship will commence next month, when the Windies will travel to New Zealand for the ODIs to be played on 4, 8 and 11 March. Also in March, India will host Australia in Baroda for games to be played on 12, 15 and 18 March, while Pakistan and Sri Lanka will go head to head in Dambulla on 20, 22 and 24 March.

In the final series of round two, South Africa will travel to England for the matches to be played on 9, 12 and 15 June.

ICC Women’s Championship (first round results):

Windies beat Sri Lanka 3-0
Australia beat England 2-1
New Zealand beat Pakistan 2-1
India beat South Africa 2-1

ICC Women’s Championship (second round fixtures):

New Zealand v Windies
4 March – 1st ODI, Bert Sutcliffe Oval
8 March – 2nd ODI, Bert Sutcliffe Oval
11 March – 3rd ODI, Hagley Oval

India v Australia
12 March – 1st ODI, Baroda
15 March – 2nd ODI, Baroda
18 March – 3rd ODI, Baroda

Sri Lanka v Pakistan
20 March – 1st ODI, Dambulla
22 March – 2nd ODI, Dambulla
24 March – 3rd ODI – Dambulla

England v South Africa
9 June – 1st ODI, Worcester
12 June – 2nd ODI, Hove
15 June – 3rd ODI, Canterbury

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ICC Media Release