Tazmin Brits, the opening batsman for South Africa, moved up two spots to a career-high fourth position in this week’s ICC Women’s ODI Player Rankings. After reaching 101 in Monday’s six-wicket victory against New Zealand in the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup, she moved up to fourth place in the batters’ list.
South Africa recovered spectacularly after their tournament-opening defeat to England, and Tazmin Brits’ century is her fifth of the year, making it the highest three-figure scores by a female cricket player in a calendar year.
Ash Gardner of Australia is just behind her, having jumped seven spots to fifth place among batters with 697 rating points compared to the Tazmin Brits 706, her lifetime best. In January of this year, she was in 10th place, which was her best ranking. Gardner’s breakthrough came in their tournament opener against the White Ferns, which Australia won by 89 runs, when he scored an incredible 115 off 83 balls.
After scoring 112 and 85 in defeating efforts against Australia and South Africa, Sophie Devine, the skipper of New Zealand, has also risen seven spots to a career-best-equaling ninth place in the batters’ list. In October 2024, she last attained this status.
After a previous peak of 13th in December 2023, Pakistan opener Sidra Amin’s 81 runs against India have earned her a three-slot jump to 10th place, her personal best, and her maiden appearance in the top 10 of the Women’s ODI Batting Rankings.
Another player to advance is Deepti Sharma of India, who rose one spot to 17th position with scores of 25 and 53 against Pakistan and Sri Lanka, respectively.
In the ICC Women’s ODI Bowling Rankings, South Africa’s Marizanne Kapp has moved up one spot to fifth place, while her teammate Nonkululeko Mlaba has jumped six spots to a career-high 13th place with 589 points after taking four wickets against New Zealand. This September, she placed 19th, which was her previous best.
While her countrywoman Annabel Sutherland is only 19 points behind Mlaba with 570 and one spot behind her at her own career-best 14th position, Australia’s Alana King has moved up to seventh place from eighth in the previous week’s update. 17th place in December 2024 was her previous best.
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