Matthews continues to dominate ICC all-rounder rankings

West Indies captain Hayley Matthews continues to reign at the top of the latest International Cricket Council (ICC) women’s all-rounder rankings. Matthews, who is currently leading three-time defending champions Barbados Tridents in the Women’s Caribbean Premier League, holds on to the No.1 spot in the Women’s T20 all-rounder rankings. New Zealand’s Amelia Kerr is ranked second, while Sri Lanka’s Chamari Athapaththu occupies third place. Matthews is also ranked second in the ODI allrounder’s list, behind Australian Ashleigh Gardener, but ahead of Annabel Sutherland, another Australian. In the ODI bowling rankings, Matthews is ranked at number four in the world, while she occupies 14th position in the T20 format. Among the world’s top T20 batters, the West Indies skipper is ranked at number four, while she is listed at number seven in the 50 Over format. Despite Matthews’ exploits West Indies Women are ranked at number seven in the world in the ODI format, with that list being headed by top ranked England, India and South Africa. In the T20 format West Indies are ranked seventh, in a table headed by leaders Australia, second placed India and third placed New Zealand. (KH)