West Indies captain Hayley Matthews has closed in on top spot in the ICC Women’s T20I Player Rankings for all-rounders.
Matthews, who has picked up five wickets in the ongoing T20I series against England in the West Indies, jumped up three places in the bowling rankings and one spot in the all-rounder rankings to reach the top five in both lists.
Matthews is now four rating points away from the top-ranked Sophie Devine in the ICC Women’s T20I Player Rankings for all-rounders.
She also jumped up to No.4 in the bowling rankings behind Sophie Ecclestone, Sarah Glenn and Deepti Sharma, the ICC said in a statement on Tuesday.
There was also a significant gain in the rankings for England’s T20I opener Sophia Dunkley, who moved up 19 places to close in on a spot in the top 10.
With 147 runs in the four T20Is in West Indies so far, Dunkley is the leading run-getter by a fair distance and has moved up to No.12 in the batting rankings, making her the highest-ranked England batter ahead of Danni Wyatt and Nat Sciver.