Bismah, Sadia, Hani progress in ICC Women’s Rankings

Islamabad: Pakistan players Bismah Marof, Sadia Iqbal and Umm-e-Hani topped the ICC Women’s ODI Rankings released on Tuesday.
Former captain Bismah Maroof moved up one place to 27, while left-arm spinner Sadia Iqbal rose from 23 to 17 after taking three wickets in the first two matches against the West Indies.
Pakistan’s Umm-e-Hani has climbed nine places to 60th in the bowling rankings. Connell (from three to 25), Henry (from six to 36) and Sri Lanka’s Kawisha Dilhari (from seven to 48) are the others to improve the bowling ranking.
Meanwhile, Sri Lankan captain Chamari Athapaththu returned to the top of the ICC Women’s ODI Batting Rankings with an unbeaten 195 in the third ODI against South Africa in Potchefstroom, helping her team to a 1-1 record in the ICC Women’s Championship.
Atapaththu’s ninth ODI century, the highest scorer in the successful chase in women’s ODIs, helped her overtake England batsman Natalie Skiver-Brunt. The left-hander was previously followed by Beth Mooney and then Sciver-Brunt between July 3 and July 12, 2023.
The former No.1 batsman also stepped up after the series, with Atapathu’s teammate Laura Wollwaardt taking two wickets at number three after an unbeaten 184 that helped South Africa reach a total of 301 in the third ODI.
West Indies skipper Hayley Mathews completed a top-flight trio of 140 not out twice with three for 17 in the first match of the ICC Women’s Championship series against Pakistan in Karachi to help them climb to 11th place out of seven places. among batteries and ranked second overall.
Former West Indies captain Stephanie Taylor (2 to 18) is another standout player in the batting rankings, while Sri Lanka’s Nilakshi de Silva and West Indies partner Shemain Campbell and Chinelle Henry also topped the list.