Published: Jul 29, 2015, 01:10 PM (IST)
Edited: Jul 29, 2015, 01:10 PM (IST)
Australian skipper Meg Lanning ascended to the top of the women’s ICC rankings in One-Day International (ODI) and T20s, boosting Australia along with Steven Smith, who holds the number one rank in Tests, to produce world’s current best batters. The 23-year-old Lanning was the leading run-scorer in the recently concluded three-match ODI Ashes series against England, posting 195 runs including a century in the second match in Bristol which was her sixth in ODI cricket. She was followed by teammate Ellyse Perry who took the second place on the table of most runs with a total of 193. READ: Steven Finn likely to replace Mark Wood in 3rd Ashes 2015 Test at Edgbaston
According to a report from Cricket Australia, there was good news too for Ellyse Perry, whose player-of-the-series performance saw her shoot into the top 10 of the ODI batting and bowling rankings.
“I think it’s important that I lead from the front. As a top-three batter my job is to score big runs. I’ve got the opportunity to do that. Once you get to 50 and 60 as a number three you’ve really got to go on and make those big score, because that’s what wins your team games. Fifties and sixties are good, but if you get that big score that’s what’s going to put you in that good position,” the opening batsman said.
These women next play in the one-off Women’s Ashes Test match against England in Canterbury on August 11 before squaring off with the Old Enemy for three T20 internationals. READ: Meg Lanning’s ton helps Australia women register 63-run win in 2nd ODI against
