Chamari Athapaththu, one of Sri Lanka’s top batters, has once again become the best in the ICC Women’s ODI Batting Rankings. She achieved this after scoring an amazing 195 runs without getting out in the third ODI against South Africa.
Her excellent performance in this crucial match helped Sri Lanka tie the three-game series in South Africa. They were chasing a really big score of 302 to win. And Athapaththu’s fantastic 195* runs played a huge part in their comeback. It’s the third-highest score ever made by a woman in ODIs.
Chamari Athapaththu Regains Top Spot
Chamari Athapaththu is back at the top spot after her incredible performance. Her outstanding innings not only led her team to victory. But she also leveled the closely contested ICC Women’s Championship Series at 1-1. This ninth ODI century of hers is a record-breaking inning. This marked the highest individual score in a successful chase in Women’s ODIs.
It’s worth mentioning that Athapaththu had held this prestigious position before in July 2023, but was briefly surpassed by players like Beth Mooney and later by Sciver-Brunt.
Her score is also the second-highest ever in a successful run chase in ODI cricket, for both men’s and women’s matches, just behind Glenn Maxwell‘s 201* against Afghanistan in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023.
This amazing knock has elevated Athapaththu to her highest-ever rating (773) in the women’s batting rankings. Additionally, she has climbed two spots in the all-rounder rankings, now sitting in ninth position in the top 10.
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Other Exciting Progress in Cricket Rankings
scored two centuries in a row while playing against Sri Lanka. One of those innings was her best, where she scored 184 runs without getting out. Even though her team didn’t win, her performance was outstanding. Now she’s ranked third among all batters.
Hayley Matthews also did great. She scored 140 not out and 44 runs in matches against Pakistan. Because of these scores, she moved up seven places in the rankings and now shares the eleventh spot with another player. Also, she improved her position in the all-rounder rankings, now sitting in second place after Marizanne Kapp.
Shemaine Campbelle and Chinelle Henry also improved their rankings by playing well. Shemaine moved up by 17 places to 54th, while Chinelle climbed 11 spots to 65th in the batting rankings.
Afy Fletcher and Chinelle Henry from the West Indies also improved their positions in the bowling rankings. Afy moved up by nine places to 26th, while Chinelle climbed six places and shares the 36th position with another player.
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Outstanding Performances in Bowling
Bowling saw some amazing performances recently. Sadia Iqbal, a spinner from Pakistan, moved up in the rankings from 23rd to 17th place. She did this by taking three wickets in the first two matches against the West Indies.
Kavisha Dilhari from Sri Lanka and Umm-e-Hani from Pakistan also did well. Kavisha moved up seven places to 48th, and Umm-e-Hani climbed nine places to share the 60th spot.
While Chinelle climbed six places to share the 36th spot. Sophie Ecclestone from England is still at the top, and Deepti Sharma from India is in fifth place in the rankings.
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