Tahlia has become the new No. 1-ranked batter
Australian cricketer Tahlia McGrath has become the new No. 1 ranked batsman in Women’s T20Is, more than a year after her debut in the format, after playing impressive knocks in the first two games against India in Mumbai.
Tahlia has overtaken her teammates
In T20Is, Tahlia McGrath has so far scored 485 runs in ten innings at an average of 121.25 and a strike rate of 149.69. In the first T20I against India in the ongoing series, he scored an unbeaten 40 from 29 balls in Australia’s win and followed it up with 70 from 51 balls in the second game, which Australia lost in a Super Over.
She has overtaken teammates Meg Lanning and Beth Mooney and Smriti Mandhana to become the fourth Australian and 12th overall to top the table.
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Other batsmen to gain in the latest rankings update were Sophie Devine, Shafali Verma and Alyssa Healy, who have moved up one place to fourth, sixth and eighth respectively. Among bowlers, Sarah Glenn has moved up a place to No. 2, and Katherine Brunt has also jumped a place to No. 6.
In ODIs, Perry has become the No. 1 all-rounder
In ODIs, Ellyse Perry has once again overtaken Hayley Mathews to become the No. 1 all-rounder. Perry claimed the top ranking for the first time in February 2017. She has spent 1787 days at the top, fourth behind Karen Rolton (2725), Enid Bakewell (2611) and Stafanie Taylor (1947).
Among ODI batsmen, Suzie Bates has moved up five places to 17th after scoring an unbeaten 93 in the first ODI against Bangladesh. On the bowling front, Charlie Deane has moved up two places to 16th while Jess Kerr has moved up two places to 19th.
