Chamari Athapaththu Dominates ODI Batting Charts in Latest Player Rankings Update
Chamari Athapaththu’s exceptional performance, leading Sri Lanka to the highest successful run-chase in women’s ODIs, has catapulted her to the top of the ICC Women’s ODI Batting Rankings in the latest update.
The third and final ODI saw Athapaththu’s remarkable innings help Sri Lanka draw the three-match series in South Africa.
With a record target of 302 to win, Athapaththu spearheaded Sri Lanka’s comeback with an outstanding 195*, marking the third-highest score in women’s ODIs.
This score also stands as the second-highest in a successful run chase in ODI cricket – both men’s and women’s – only surpassed by Glenn Maxwell’s 201* against Afghanistan in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023.
Athapaththu’s performance earned her the highest-ever rating (773) in the women’s batting rankings. She also ascended two spots in the all-rounder rankings, breaking into the top 10 at ninth position.
Laura Wolvaardt, who also impressed with consecutive ODI centuries in the series against Sri Lanka, including a career-best of 184* that unfortunately proved insufficient, climbed to third position in the batting rankings.
Hayley Matthews, thanks to her scores of 140* and 44 against Pakistan, moved up seven places to finish joint-eleventh in the batting rankings. She also advanced three places in the women’s ODI all-rounder rankings, securing the second position behind Marizanne Kapp.
Other beneficiaries in the batting rankings include Shemaine Campbelle (up by 17 places to 54th) and Chinelle Henry (up by 11 places to 65th).
Pakistan spinner Sadia Iqbal climbed six places, breaking into the top 20 of the ODI bowling rankings following her commendable performance in the first two games of the series.
The West Indies duo of Afy Fletcher (up by nine places to 26th) and Henry (up by six places to joint 36th) also made significant strides in the bowling rankings.
Sri Lanka spinner Kavisha Dilhari (up seven places to 48th) and Pakistan’s Umm-e-Hani (up nine places to joint 60th) were the other notable movers in the ODI bowling rankings.
The top 10 in the Women’s T20I player rankings remained largely unchanged.
Ireland seam bowling duo Ava Canning (up by 15 places to joint 53rd) and Alana Dalzell (up by 12 places to joint 79th) benefitted from their performance in the bilateral series against Thailand women.
Laura Delany surpassed Sophie Ecclestone in the women’s T20I all-rounder rankings to finish on 12th with a career-high rating points of 213.