Dubai, Jun 29 (UNI): India captain Mithali Raj returned to the top five in the latest ICC Women’s ODI Player Rankings released on Tuesday after playing a knock of 72 runs in the opening match of their three-match series against England.
The 38-year-old, who has completed 22 years in international cricket, on Sunday rescued her side from a precarious 27 for two but India’s total of 201 for eight was not challenging enough for England, who will be defending their ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup title in New Zealand next year.
Mithali, who had led India to the final of the last World Cup played at Lord’s in 2017 gained three slots to reach fifth position after the Bristol knock. The formerly top-ranked batter returned to the top five for the first time since October 2019.
