ICC: Stars return to action with top women’s T20I rankings at stake

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Leading players of the world will return to action for the first time since the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2020, as two high profile series get underway in different parts of the world.

  • Focus on the likes of Mooney, Bates, Ecclestone and Schutt as players feature in two series in different parts of the world

Australia, who retained the title on International Women’s Day with a record 86,174 spectators watching the final against India at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground, will take on trans-Tasman rivals New Zealand in a three-match series from next Saturday.

However, the action kicks off before that, with reigning 50-over World champions England playing former T20 World champions West Indies in a five-match series at home from Monday as the sides try to put behind their disappointments in Australia.

England had failed to make the final as rain washed out their semifinal against India, who advanced due to a better finish in the league phase, while 2016 champions West Indies could only notch a solitary win over first-time entrants Thailand.

The series in Brisbane will see Beth Mooney try to hold on to the top batting spot in the MRF Tyres ICC Women’s T20I Player Rankings which she grabbed with a player of the tournament performance at the T20 World Cup, while former New Zealand captain Suzie Bates will look to recapture the top position with just 12 rating points separating the two.

New Zealand captain Sophie Devine and the Aussie pair of Alyssa Healy and Meg Lanning occupy the positions from four to six, while West Indian captain Stafanie Taylor (eighth) and England star Natalie Sciver (10th) are the top-ranked players from their sides. Devine also enjoys a healthy lead at the top of the all-rounders’ list.

The story is not much different in the bowlers’ rankings as England’s left-arm spinner Sophie Ecclestone will try to ward off challenge from Australia’s Megan Schutt, a formerly top-ranked player who will be doing her best in the other series.

Amelia Kerr (fourth) of New Zealand and Hayley Matthews (24th) of the West Indies are the top ranked players from their sides, again featuring in different series.

The upcoming spell of T20Is could also impact the MRF Tyres ICC Women’s T20I Team Rankings. Though top-ranked Australia will retain their top spot irrespective of the outcomes of these two series, second-ranked England can be overtaken by New Zealand.

MRF Tyres ICC Women’s T20I Player Rankings (as of 19 Sep 2020)

Batters (top 10)

RankPlayerTeamPtsAvgeS/RHighest rating
1Beth MooneyAus 76238.21123766 v India at Mumbai 2018
   2Suzie BatesNZ 75030.30112770 v Pak at Guyana 2018
   3Shafali VermaIndia 74427.05146761 v SL at Melbourne 2020
   4Sophie DevineNZ 74231.36127749 v SL at Perth 2020
   5Alyssa HealyAus 71425.43132717 v SL at Sydney 2019
   6Meg LanningAus 71236.20117785 v WI at Melbourne 2014
   7Smriti MandhanaIndia 69425.23119732 v Aus at Melbourne 2020
   8Stafanie TaylorWI 66136.39104836 v NZ at St Lucia 2010
   9Jemimah RodriguesIndia 64326.57111753 v NZ at Auckland 2019
  10Natalie SciverEng 636!25.90112636 v WI at Sydney 2020

Other selected rankings

RankPlayerTeamPtsAvgeS/RHighest rating
15Heather KnightEng 59022.78119593 v Pak at Canberra 2020
  17Danielle WyattEng 57620.10123610 v WI at Northampton 2019
  20Deandra DottinWI 55525.86127735 v Eng at Bridgetown 2013
  24=Hayley MatthewsWI 52919.75109623 v Ire at Dublin 2019
  Ashleigh GardnerAus 52920.87128559 v India at Sydney 2020
  27Tammy BeaumontEng 52322.14108551 v Aus at Canberra 2020

Bowlers (top 10)

RankPlayerTeamPtsAvgeEcoHighest Rating
1Sophie EcclestoneEng779!15.326.00779 v WI at Sydney 2020
   2Megan SchuttAus76315.175.97806 v Pak at Guyana 2018
   3Shabnim IsmailSA74318.655.73751 v India at Surat 2019
   4Amelia KerrNZ740!19.525.68740 v Aus at Melbourne 2020
   5Jess JonassenAus728!20.085.43728 v India at Melbourne 2020
   6Deepti SharmaIndia71619.375.95746 v WI at Guyana 2019
   7Radha YadavIndia70416.366.29769 v WI at Guyana 2019
   8Poonam YadavIndia69814.385.64733 v Ire at Guyana 2018
   9Ellyse PerryAus67419.385.86767 v NZ at Nelson 2010
10Leigh KasperekNZ67013.646.14717 v Ire at Dublin 2018

Other selected rankings

RankPlayerTeamPtsAvgeEcoHighest Rating
 13=Lea TahuhuNZ 63521.205.90680 v SA at Hamilton 2020
 16=Anya ShrubsoleEng61214.685.90755 v WI at Dharamsala 2016
 Sophie MolineuxAus 612 19.61 6.01672 v Eng at Hove 2019
 18Georgia Wareham Aus611* 13.505.70671 v NZ at Melbourne 2020
 22 Sarah GlennEng  587*!12.935.24587 v WI at Sydney 2020
 23Katherine BruntEng 58319.835.53755 v SA at St Kitts (WP) 2010
 24Hayley MatthewsWI57618.265.84709 v SA at Trinidad 2018
 30Natalie SciverEng55019.506.38559 v Tha at Canberra 2020

All-rounders (top five) 

RankPlayerTeamPtsHighest Rating
1Sophie Devine  NZ398405 v Ban at Melbourne 2020
2Ellyse Perry  Aus363421 v India at Canberra 2020
3Natalie Sciver  Eng349!349 v WI at Sydney 2020
4Hayley Matthews  WI304403 v NZ at Bay Oval 2018
5Deepti Sharma  India302*/!302 v Aus at Melbourne 2020

*Indicates provisional rating;! indicates career-highest rating

 
For more information on player rankings, please click here.

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