West Indies captain Stafanie Taylor has moved up two spots to number 8 among batters on the latest release of the MRF Tyres ICC Women’s One Day International Rankings.
It comes after she compiled a series leading 158 runs, including two half-centuries, for the Windies women in the recent three-match ODI series against Pakistan in Dubai.
The in-form Deandra Dottin who moved up one place to number 20 and Hayley Mathews at 27 are the next highest placed West Indians.
India’s Smriti Mandhana meanwhile, leads the ODI Batting Rankings ahead of Ellyse Perry of Australia and Meg Lanning of New Zealand.
Taylor in the meantime is second behind Perry among all-rounders with Dottin in the no. 9 spot.
Among bowlers, Taylor continues to pace all West Indian at joint 13th alongside Dane van Niekerk of South Africa with Windies teammates Anisa Mohammed (25) and Shakera Selman – up 8 places to 26 – also in the top 30.
Pakistan’s Sana Mir continues to occupy the no.1 spot with Megan Schutt (Australia) and Jhulan Goswami (India) rounding out the top 3.
The Windies Women following their 2-1 series defeat to Pakistan are 5th on the ICC Women’s Championship table on 11 points.
Australia leads the way on 16, New Zealand are third on 14 followed by India and Pakistan on 12.
The top three teams along with World Cup 2021 host New Zealand will gain direct qualification for ICC’s pinnacle event. The remaining four sides will get a second chance through the ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifier event in which they will be joined by six teams from four regions – Africa, Asia, East Asia Pacific and Europe.