DUBAI, July 6:
India skipper Mithali Raj today reclaimed the number one spot in the women’s ODI rankings after more than three years following a stellar show in the three-match series against England.
India lost the series 1-2 but the 38-year-old Raj hit a half-century in each of the contest.
She struck 72 and 59 in the first two ODIs and then guided India to a four-wicket victory in the final match of the series with an unbeaten 75, gaining four spots to reach the top of the ladder.
She last occupied the top spot in February 2018.
The first time she reached number one position was in April 2005 after scoring an unbeaten 91 against New Zealand at the World Cup in Potchefstroom and the difference of more than 16 years at No.1 is the largest for any woman batter.
England’s Janette Brittin was number one for the first time in 1984 and the last time in 1995, while New Zealand’s Debbie Hockley is the only other female batter to have been No.1 more than 10 years apart – first achieving the feat in 1987 and for the final time in 1997. (PTI)
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