Ranking boost for Sri Lanka and Ireland women cricketers

Sri Lanka and Ireland stars earn a decent rise in the latest ODI Rankings.

The Asian T20 champions, Sri Lanka, led by skipper Chamari Athapaththu toured Ireland for a two-match T20I series followed by a three-match ODI series from 11th August 2024 and concluded on 20th August. Netherlands women led by skipper Babette de Leede hosted, Scotland and Papua New Guinea for a tri-series that includes a six-match ODI series and then a two-match T20I series.

Ranking boost for Sri Lanka and Ireland women cricketers
Ranking boost for Sri Lanka and Ireland women cricketers

ICC Women’s ODI Batting Rankings

The Indian vice-captain Smriti Mandhana has climbed up one spot to the 3rd position (738 points). Ashleigh Gardner from Australia has climbed up one spot to the 15th position (570 points). The 22-year-old all-rounder from Ireland Orla Prendergast had an impressive series with the bat in the recently concluded ODI series. She scored 134 runs in three innings, including one unbeaten century in the first ODI. She played a crucial role in helping her side seal a historic ODI series win against Sri Lanka. As a result of her impressive performances, she has earned a significant rise as she climbed up nine spots to the 28th position (484 points). Her fellow teammate from Ireland, Leah Paul had a decent series as she scored 107 runs in three innings. As a result, she has also earned a decent rise as she climbed up four spots to the 29th position (478 points).

Nilakshika Silva from Sri Lanka has scored 37 runs in a couple of innings. As a result, she has climbed up three spots to the 32nd position (464 points). The 18-year-old young wicket-keeper batter from Ireland Amy Hunter, scored 108 runs in three innings. Her tally of runs includes a half-century. As a result, she has earned a significant rise as she climbed up 10 spots to equal the 34th position (461 points) alongside Australia’s Tahlia McGrath. Harshitha Samarawickrama from Sri Lanka has been in the form of her life ever since the Player of the Match performance in the ACC Women’s Asia Cup final against India. She scored 172 runs in three innings, including one century. As a result of her impressive performances, she has earned a significant rise as she climbed up eight spots to the 44th position (431 points). The 23-year-old all-rounder from Sri Lanka, Kavisha Dilhari had a decent series with the bat in the ODIs against Ireland. She has scored 79 runs in three innings, including one half-century with the bat. As a result, she climbed up four spots to the 50th position (383 points).

The 18-year-old young sensation from Sri Lanka Vishmi Gunaratne scored 112 runs in three innings with the bat against Ireland. She became the youngest Sri Lankan at the age of 18 years and 360 days. She also became only the 2nd player from Sri Lanka after skipper Chamari Athapaththu to score a century in the ODI format. As a result, of her impressive performance, she has earned a massive rise as she climbed up 22 spots to the 53rd position (366 points). Her fellow teammate Hasini Perera has also earned a significant rise as she climbed up 13 spots to equal the 59th position (342 points) alongside Australia’s Alana King and Netherlands Robine Rijke. She scored 60 runs in a couple of innings.

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The 24-year-old middle-order batter from Ireland, Rebecca Stokell scored 80 runs in three innings, including one unbeaten half-century in the 2nd ODI against Sri Lanka. As a result, she earned a massive rise as she climbed up 25 spots to the 91st position (273 points). Lata Mondal from Bangladesh has climbed up one spot to equal the 98th position (260 points) alongside Ireland’s Arlene Kelly.

ICC Women’s ODI Bowling Rankings

The veteran left-arm pacer from Sri Lanka Udeshika Prabodhani picked up one wicket with the ball in a couple of innings. She has climbed up one spot to the 21st position (481 points). The 30-year-old pace bowling all-rounder from Ireland Arlene Kelly picked up five wickets in a couple of innings. As a result, she has climbed up three spots to the 27th position (464 points). The 23-year-old Sri Lankan all-rounder Kavisha Dilhari has picked up six wickets in three innings. As a result, she has earned a significant rise as she climbed up five spots to equal the 30th position (445 points) alongside South Africa’s Nonkululeko Mlaba.

Jahanara Alam from Bangladesh has climbed up one spot to the 39th position (395 points). The White Ferns duo, skipper Sophie Devine and Fran Jonas have climbed up one spot each to the 40th (394 points) and 41st position (391 points). India’s Sneh Rana has climbed up one spot to equal the 42nd position (389 points) alongside Ireland’s skipper Laura Delany. The veteran pacer from Sri Lanka, Achini Kulasuriya was the stand-out performer with the ball for Sri Lanka in the recently concluded ODI series against Ireland. She has picked up six wickets in three innings with the ball. As a result of her impressive performances, she has earned a significant rise as she climbed up 13 spots to equal the 44th position (388 points) alongside Fatima Sana from Pakistan who has also climbed up one spot.

Thailand’s skipper Thipatcha Putthawong has climbed up one spot to the 58th position (342 points). The Sri Lankan skipper Chamari Athapaththu had an impressive series with the ball in the recently concluded ODI series against Ireland. She picked up four wickets in three innings with the ball. As a result, she has climbed up one spot to the 59th position (339 points). The young 21-year-old pacer from Ireland, Jane Maguire picked up a couple of wickets with the ball in a couple of wickets. As a result, she earned a significant rise as she climbed up five spots to the 71st position (310 points).

Vicky Araa from Papua New Guinea has climbed up one spot to the 90th position (234 points). Chanida Sutthiruang from Thailand has climbed up one spot to the 91st position (232 points). Scotland skipper Kathryn Bryce has climbed up one spot to the 92nd position (231 points). The 18-year-old young sensation from Ireland, Freya Sargent picked up a couple of wickets in three innings in the ODI series against Sri Lanka. As a result, she has earned a massive rise as she climbed up 17 spots to equal the 99th position (209 points) alongside Sornnarine Thippoch from Thailand.

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ICC Women’s ODI All-rounder Rankings

The veteran all-rounder from Australia, Ellyse Perry has climbed up one spot to the 7th position (252 points). The New Zealand skipper Sophie Devine has climbed up one spot to the 8th position (250 points). The 23-year-old all-rounder Kavisha Dilhari from Sri Lanka, scored 79 runs in three innings with the bat and picked up six wickets with the ball in three innings. As a result of her impressive all-round performances, she has earned a significant rise as she climbed up six spots to the 17th position (170 points).

Arlene Kelly from Ireland, scored 48 runs in three innings with the bat and picked up five wickets in a couple of innings with the ball. She climbed up one spot to the 29th position (120 points). The young 22-year-old all-rounder from Ireland, Orla Prendergast scored 134 runs with the bat including one unbeaten century, and picked up four wickets with the ball in three innings. As a result of her impressive all-round performances, she earned a massive rise as she climbed up 25 spots to the 35th position (94 points).

The 24-year-old all-rounder from Scotland Saskia Horley scored 114 runs with the bat in three innings and picked up a couple of wickets with the ball. As a result, she climbed up one spot to the 62nd position (68 points). The 26-year-old all-rounder Caroline de Lange from the Netherlands scored 80 runs in four innings with the bat and picked up five wickets in four innings with the ball. As a result, she has climbed up one spot to the 63rd position (66 points). Sneh Rana from India has climbed up one spot to the 64th position (65 points). Her fellow teammate Renuka Singh has also climbed up one spot to the 74th position (52 points). Eliz-Mari Marx from South Africa has climbed up one spot to the 75th position (51 points).

The 26-year-old leg-spinner from Thailand, Suleeporn Laomi, and Pauke Siaka from Papua New Guinea have climbed up a couple of spots each to equal the 76th position (50 points) alongside Ireland’s Gaby Lewis. Eva Lynch from the Netherlands and Sarah Glenn from England have climbed up one spot each to equal the 79th position (49 points) alongside Ireland’s Eimear Richardson.

Thailand’s duo of Onnicha Kamchomphu and Chanida Sutthiruang have climbed up one spot each to equal the 87th position (46 points) alongside Ireland’s Jane Maguire who has earned a massive rise as she climbed up 17 spots. She scored seven runs with the bat and picked up a couple of wickets with the ball. The veteran 32-year-old spinner from Sri Lanka Sugandika Kumari scored 20 runs in two innings with the bat and had a decent spell with the ball. As a result, she has climbed up four spots to equal the 99th position (38 points) alongside Abtaha Maqsood from Scotland.

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