Australia all-rounder Ashleigh Gardner has achieved a career-best second position in the ICC Women’s ODI Bowling Rankings following her stellar performance in the first match of their three-ODI series against England in Sydney on Sunday.

Gardner, who claimed three wickets for 19 runs and scored an unbeaten 42 to earn the Player of the Match award, has also reached career-best rating points in both the batting and all-rounders’ rankings. She maintains her 15^th position among batters with an improved 604 points, while in the all-rounders’ list, she is a close second to Marizanne Kapp with 466 points, just eight points shy of the South African player.

The latest weekly update, which considers performances in the first match of the Women’s Ashes series in Sydney and the first two matches of the ICC Women’s Championship series between India and Ireland, sees seam bowler Kim Garth achieving a career-best 10^th position following her two-wicket haul for 46 runs.

In the batting rankings, Australia captain Alyssa Healy has advanced four positions to fifth after her impressive knock of 70. Meanwhile, India’s Jemimah Rodrigues has climbed three places to achieve a career-best 19^th position after scoring a century in the second match, helping India secure a 2-0 lead.

India opener Pratika Rawal has made significant strides in the batting rankings, advancing 52 places to 65^th after scores of 89 and 67.

Other notable advancements include Ireland captain Gaby Lewis (up four places to 16^th), England captain Heather Knight (up five places to 23^rd), England’s Dannie Wyatt-Hodge (up five places to 26^th), Ireland’s Leah Paul (up 15 places to 32^nd), and India’s Harleen Deol (up seven places to 47^th).

In the bowling rankings, England new-ball bowlers Lauren Bell (up five places to 17^th) and Lauren Filer (up three places to 49^th) have made gains, while Australia’s Darcie Brown has progressed eight places to 27^th.

India’s two victories over Ireland have propelled them to 35 points from 23 matches in the ICC Women’s Championship, which Australia has won with 39 points from their 24 matches. All teams play eight other teams in three-match series on a home or away basis.

England (32 points), South Africa (25), and Sri Lanka (22) have secured direct berths to the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 in India. New Zealand (21 from 24) and Bangladesh (19 from 21) remain in contention for the last available direct spot from the championship.

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