In women’s cricket, West Indies skipper Stefanie Taylor is the top female T20 batter in the world while Hayley Matthews leads the all-rounder category in the latest ICC One Day International (ODI) and T20I rankings.
Tops batting
Taylor topped the T20I batting rankings with 678 points, while her teammate Deandra Dottin was fourth with 622 points. Taylor also featured in the ODI rankings where she is fourth in bowling with 626 points and second in the all-rounder category with 377 points.
Matthews leads the T20I bowling and all-rounder categories with 631 and 288 points respectively. Taylor with 286 and Dottin 278 points respectively round out the top three in the all-rounder category. Anisa Mohammed was fourth in the bowling rankings with 608 points.
WI clean sweep
The Windies women’s cricket team just completed a clean sweep against Sri Lanka, with series wins in the ODIs and T20Is at home, and have been congratulated by Cricket West Indies for their successful campaign.
New Zealand tour next
Next on the agenda for the Women will be a tour of New Zealand next March.
Both teams will do battle in three ODIs and five T20Is.
The West Indies women’s cricket team will play the hosts in the first ODI on- March 4 at the Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln University with the second set for the same venue on March 8.
The venue changes for the final ODI which will be played at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch on March 11.
The action switches to the T20i on March 14 when the first match will be played at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui. The second match will be played at the same venue on March 16.
Pukekura Park in New Plymouth will host the next two matches on March 20 and 22 with the final match in the series set for Seddon Park in Hamilton on March 25.
For more on the West Indies women’s cricket, visit the link: West Indies women sweep ODI series
