India opener Smriti Mandhana has reclaimed the No. 1 position on the ICC women’s ODI batting table after her 63-ball 58 in Sunday’s series opener against Australia in New Chandigarh. The half-century nudged her past England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt and marks the fourth time Mandhana has headed the list, having first done so in January 2019 and most recently in July this year.
Sciver-Brunt slips to second, while Australia’s Beth Mooney climbs three places to fifth following her unbeaten 74 in the same match. Team-mate Annabel Sutherland and emerging left-hander Phoebe Litchfield now share 25th after their own fifties helped Australia chase 282 with eight wickets and 35 balls in hand. The sides meet again on Wednesday in the second of three ODIs.
India remain well represented inside the top twenty: captain Harmanpreet Kaur sits 12th and Jemimah Rodrigues 15th. In the bowling rankings, Australia have two new career-best placings – seamer Kim Garth is up to fourth and leg-spinner Alana King to fifth – reward for a combined return of 4 for 83 on Sunday. India off-spinner Sneh Rana moves five spots to 16th after figures of 1 for 51.
England left-arm spinner Sophie Ecclestone continues to hold a healthy lead at the top of the bowling standings, while all-rounder Deepti Sharma, in seventh, is the only Indian among the top ten bowlers.
Quick glance at the current tables
Batting top five: 1 Mandhana, 2 Sciver-Brunt, 3 Chamari Athapaththu, 4 Laura Wolvaardt, 5 Mooney.
Bowling top five: 1 Ecclestone, 2 Ayabonga Khaka, 3 Jess Jonassen, 4 Garth, 5 King.
With two matches left in the series and an ICC Women’s Championship cycle in full swing, the rankings could yet shuffle again before the teams switch formats.
