Stafanie Taylor tops again in ICC Women’s ODI Player Rankings

Dubai, Jul 13 (Agency) West Indies captain Stafanie Taylor recaptured the number one position in batting as well as in the list of all-rounders in the latest ICC Women’s ODI Player Rankings released on Tuesday after a superb effort in the first ODI that helped the West Indies win by five wickets against Pakistan. Taylor’s Player of the Match effort of three for 29 and an unbeaten 105 have helped her ascend all three lists. She has gained four positions and displaced India captain Mithali Raj from the top of the batters’ list, has gained three places to reach 16th position among bowlers and is up two places to first among all-rounders, replacing Ellyse Perry of Australia.

Taylor, who has been No 1 in all three lists in the past at different points in time, first attained number position among batters in March 2012 and the last time she was at the top was in November 2014. In the all-rounders’ rankings, she was last number one in July 2017. According to ICC release, the latest weekly update includes performances in the first two ODIs of the West Indies-Pakistan series.