Marizanne Kapp, Nadine de Klerk achieve career-best positions in latest ICC Women’s ODI Player Rankings

South Africa players Marizanne Kapp and Nadine de Klerk have attained career-best positions in the ICC Women’s ODI Player Rankings after helping their team take a winning 2-0 lead over Pakistan in the ICC Women’s Championship (IWC) series in Karachi.

Star all-rounder Kapp has moved up to 11^th position among batters while De Klerk is up to 38^th among bowlers in the weekly women’s rankings update that is carried out on Tuesdays.

Kapp, who was named ‘player of the match’ for her 100 off 105 balls in the first match and followed it with 29 not out in the second, has moved up three slots. De Klerk’s three for 23 in the first match and a ‘player of the match’ effort of four for 23 in the second lifted her 10 slots.

Former captain Sune Luus (up four places to 24^th in the batting list), Lara Goodall (up five places to 37^th in the batting list), and Masabata Klaas (re-entered at 28^th in the bowling list) are other South African players to gain while Aliya Riaz (up three places to 30^th in the batting list) and Sadia Iqbal (up six places to 63^rd in bowling) are the Pakistan players to gain in the latest update that also takes into consideration performances in the first match of the IWC series between England and Sri Lanka.

England opener Emma Lamb has gained seven positions to reach 42^nd position among batters and Sarah Glenn is up eight places to 64^th after finishing with three wickets in the match at Chester-le-Street that their team won by seven wickets.

Left-arm seamer Mahika Gaur has entered the rankings in 141^st position after being named ‘player of the match’ for her haul of three for 26 while other debutant Lauren Filer takes 143^rd position, also finishing with a three-wicket haul.

Sri Lanka batter Harshitha Samarawickrama is up six places to 40^th after scoring 35 runs while former captain Inoka Ranaweera is up one place to 15^th position among bowlers.