New Zealand star regains top ranking on eve of T20 World Cup
Melie Kerr overtakes Hayley Matthews to regain the top ranking for T20I all-rounders on the eve of the T20 World Cup.
New Zealand captain Melie Kerr will enter the ICC Women's T20 World Cup as the No.1 ranked T20I all-rounder following the latest update to the ICC Women's Player Rankings.
Kerr returns to the premier position just days prior to the start of the T20 World Cup, with West Indies skipper Hayley Matthews dropping back to the No.2 slot after she sat out her side's final fixture of the recent tri-series in Ireland.
It remains tight at the top of the all-rounder charts, with Kerr's lead sitting at just five rating points as the two influential skippers jostle for positions at the upcoming T20 World Cup in England and Wales that commences on June 12.
Australia duo Georgia Voll (first) and Beth Mooney (second) hold on to the top two spots on the list for T20I batters heading into the T20 World Cup, with India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur (up one rung to 10th) the only player moving inside the top 10 following her unbeaten half-century in the recent series decider against England in Taunton.
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India defeated West Indies by 26 runs.
England youngster Alice Capsey was the Player of the Match in that fixture with a superb innings of 82 and that saw the right-hander gain 13 slots to improve to 30th on the list for T20I batters.
There were also gains for a host of other batters in this category across the last week, with Bangladesh captain Nigar Sultana Joty (up two slots to equal 18th), England veteran Heather Knight (up four rungs to 21st) and Scotland right-hander Sarah Bryce (up four spots to 36th) among those to make ground.
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It's still ver tight near the top of the T20I bowler rankings, with England spinner Linsey Smith maintaining her narrow advantage in the No.1 position ahead of Pakistan counterpart Sadia Iqbal.
There are gains inside the top 10 for England duo Lauren Bell (up one place to equal second) and Charlie Dean (up one spot to fourth), while South Africa spinner Nonkululek Mlaba is up to fifth after she improved two rungs.
And while Kerr and Matthews dominate the charts for T20I all-rounders, there are gains for Scotland captain Kathryn Bryce (up nine places to 17th) following some decent efforts during their recent tri-series against Bangladesh and Netherlands.