Mithali Raj has reclaimed the top spot in the ICC women’s ODI rankings after her three successive half-centuries against England in the recently concluded limited-overs series.
The 38-year-old, who made 72 in the first ODI, struck 59 in the second match and then guided India to a four-wicket victory in the final match of the series with an unbeaten 75, gaining four spots to sit atop the latest weekly rankings.
“The first time she reached No. 1 position was in April 2005 after scoring an unbeaten 91 against New Zealand in ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup in Potchefstroom and the difference of more than 16 years at No.1 is the largest for any woman batter,” said the International Cricket Council (ICC) in its statement.
In the final ODI, the 37-year-old also became the top run-getter in all formats from women’s game perspective.
