ICC ODI Rankings: Recently, a 3-match ODI series was played between the women’s teams of Sri Lanka and South Africa. In the last match of this series, Sri Lankan team created history and made the most successful run chase in women’s ODI history. In this match, Sri Lankan captain Chamari Atapattu played the match winning innings. 34 year old Chamari Atapattu had scored unbeaten 195 runs in 139 balls in this match. He got the reward for this innings in the latest ICC rankings.
Chamari Atapattu becomes number-1 in ICC rankings
ICC has released the latest women’s ODI rankings. Sri Lanka’s star batsman Chamari Atapattu has overtaken Natalie Sciver-Brunt to become number 1 in the ICC women’s ODI batting rankings. Chamari Atapattu has achieved her highest ever rating (773) in the women’s batting rankings. At the same time, he has also jumped two places in the all-rounder ranking and has entered the top 10 with the ninth position.
These players also benefited in ranking
South Africa’s Laura Wolvaardt has gained in the latest rankings. He shone with back-to-back centuries in the series against Sri Lanka. She has now reached third place in the batting rankings. On the other hand, West Indies’ Hayley Matthews has benefited from her innings of 140* and 44 in Pakistan and has moved up seven places to joint 11th position in the batting rankings.
Sri Lankan team had made a historic run race
In this match played by Sri Lanka at Senwes Park in Potchefstroom, South Africa women’s team had scored 301 runs at the loss of 5 wickets in 50 overs. In response, the Sri Lankan team chased the target in 44.3 overs at the loss of 4 wickets. While chasing this target, the Sri Lankan team also broke an 11 year old record. Earlier, Australia’s women’s team was at first place in terms of most successful run chase in women’s cricket. Australia team chased the target of 289 runs on 14 December 2012.
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