India captain Jhulan Goswami has slipped off the top of the Reliance Mobile ICC ODI Women’s Rankings for bowlers after a disappointing series against Australia which concluded in Canberra on Sunday.
Goswami took just one wicket in the series which Australia won by 5-0 and has consequently dropped two places to third position behind England’s Isa Guha and Shelley Nitschke of Australia.
Nitschke is one of the five Australia bowlers who are on the charge as Emma Sampson, Lisa Sthalekar, Kirsten Pike and Ellyse Perry have also made good upward movements.
Sampson, who was the leading wicket-taker in the series with eight, has jumped two places to sixth, Sthalekar has climbed four places to fifth after a series haul of 7-124, Pike rose to 11th position after improving one place and Perry has vaulted 10 places to 16th spot after claiming six wickets in the series.
While all the Australia bowlers have made significant upward movement, the only India bowler to climb the ladder was Rumeli Dhar who has lifted four places to eighth position.
Besides Goswami, other India bowlers to lose ground were Amita Shah who has dropped five places to 18th and Neetu David who has slipped six places to 20th.
In the Reliance Mobile ICC Women’s Player Rankings for ODI batters, Sthalekar has swapped places with India’s second-placed Mithali Raj to close the gap on top ranked Claire Taylor of England. Sthalekar scored 208 runs in the series while Mithali’s contribution was 138 runs.
Alex Blackwell was rewarded for her series aggregate of 255 runs when she jumped three places to fifth position.
Australia captain Karen Rolton’s eighth career century, which is most by any female cricketer, was not enough to keep her in seventh place. The 33-year-old South Australian scored 123 runs in the series and dropped one place to eighth position.
In the Reliance Mobile ICC Women’s Rankings for ODI all-rounders, Sthalekar has stayed ahead of team-mate Nitschke.
Reliance Mobile ICC Women’s ODI Rankings (as of 10 November)
Batters
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Ave HS Rating
1 ( - ) Claire Taylor Eng 804 39.13 820 v NZ at Blackpool 2007
2 (+1) Lisa Sthalekar Aus 783 37.96 804 v Ind at Sydney 2008
3 (-1) Mithali Raj Ind 711 46.50 827 v Aus at Baroda Vadodar 2004
4 ( - ) Sarah Taylor Eng 699* 40.11 706 v Ind at Taunton 2008
5 (+3) Alex Blackwell Aus 693! 35.42 693 v Ind at Canberra 2008
6 (-1) Charlotte Edwards Eng 658 37.05 694 v SA at Pretoria 2005
7 (-1) Nicola Browne NZ 653! 30.21 653 v Aus at Lincoln 2008
8 (-1) Karen Rolton Aus 652 49.25 867 v Ind at Vapi 2004
9 ( - ) Shelley Nitschke Aus 611*! 28.20 611 v Ind at Canberra 2008
10 ( - ) Sara McGlashen NZ 568 23.09 584 v Eng at Derby 2007
11 ( - ) Haidee Tiffen NZ 557 29.50 764 v Ind at Lincoln 2006
12 ( - ) Aimee Mason NZ 549 22.20 616 v Eng at Blackpool 2007
13 (+3) Dedunu Silva SL 524*! 22.00 524 v WI at Dambulla 2008
14 ( - ) Lydia Greenway Eng 489 22.55 512 v Aus at Sydney 2008
15 ( - ) Jenny Gunn Eng 472 22.37 543 v Aus at Melbourne 2008
16 ( - ) Caroline Atkins Eng 468* 28.46 476 v Ind at Taunton 2008
17 (+1) Cri-Zelda Brits SA 466* 29.24 531 v NET at Stellenbosch 2008
18 (+1) Caitriona Beggs Ire 460 24.83 551 v NET at Dublin 2006
19 (-6) Jaya Sharma Ind 451 30.75 686 v Aus at Vapi 2004
20 (RE) Anjum Chopra Ind 448 33.89 749 v Aus at Adelaide 2006
Bowlers
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Ave HS Rating
1 (+1) Isa Guha Eng 720 18.43 741 v Ind at Taunton 2008
2 (+1) Shelley Nitschke Aus 675*! 21.76 675 v Ind at Canberra 2008
3 (-2) Jhulan Goswami Ind 668 22.23 797 v Eng at Chennai 2007
4 (+2) Emma Sampson Aus 663*! 23.19 663 v Ind at Canberra 2008
5 (+4) Lisa Sthalekar Aus 641 28.05 646 v Ind at Canberra 2008
6 (-2) Holly Colvin Eng 619* 19.90 632 v Ind at Arundel 2008
7 (-2) Jenny Gunn Eng 593 31.22 673 v Aus at Melbourne 2008
8 (+4) Rumeli Dhar Ind 565* 33.52 610 v SL at Dambulla 2008
9 (-2) Aimee Mason NZ 547 32.90 586 v Aus at Darwin 2007
10= (-2) Nicola Browne NZ 546 33.75 648 v Eng at Shenley 2007
(+1) Kirsten Pike Aus 546* 23.97 567 v NZ at Lincoln 2008
12 (-3) Katherine Brunt Eng 545* 26.33 560 v Ind at Taunton 2008
13 (+2) Nicky Shaw Eng 502* 32.93 517 v Ind at Taunton 2008
14 (+2) Alicia Smith SA 494* 22.10 538 v Ire at Crowthorne 2008
15 (+2) Sajida Shah Pak 491* 26.48 499 v NET at Stellenbosch 2008
16 (+10) Ellyse Perry Aus 487* 23.08 490 v Ind at Canberra 2008
17 (+1) Ashlyn Kilowan SA 483*! 20.16 483 v Eng at Shenley 2008
18 (-5) Amita Sharma Ind 472 31.18 650 v Pak at Karachi 2005
19 (+1) Sophie Devine NZ 468*! 37.42 468 v Aus at Lincoln 2008
20 (-6) Neetu David Ind 457 16.34 794 v WI at Pretoria 2005
All-rounders
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points HS Rating
1 ( - ) Lisa Sthalekar Aus 502 516 v Ind at Canberra 2008
2 ( - ) Shelley Nitschke Aus 412*/*! 412 v Ind at Canberra 2008
3 ( - ) Nicola Browne NZ 357 383 v Eng at Lincoln 2008
4 ( - ) Aimee Mason NZ 300 338 v Eng at Blackpool 2007
5 ( - ) Jenny Gunn Eng 280 364 v Aus at Melbourne 2008
About Reliance Mobile ICC ODI Women’s Rankings and women’s cricket
The rankings were launched in Mumbai on 16 October 2008 and have been introduced as part of the ICC’s continued promotion of women’s cricket. They will initially apply to ODI cricket only and will help identify where the leading players stand in women’s international cricket to add further competition and context to their achievements.
Next year will be huge for women’s cricket with the ICC Women’s World Cup to be played in Sydney, Australia, from 7 to 22 March. This will be the first time the biggest event in women’s cricket will be played under the banner of the ICC following the merger with the International Women’s Cricket Council in 2005.
Then in June, the ICC World Twenty20 in England will include a men’s and women’s competition running simultaneously. The semi-finals and final of the women’s event will be played at the same venue on the same day as the men’s tournament.
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