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Lahore: Pakistan has moved to fourth place in the ICC Women’s Championship after defeating Sri Lanka 3-0 in the second round clash, which concluded in Sharjah on Tuesday.
The ICC Women’s Championship is a qualifying tournament for the ICC Women’s World Cup 2017 with the top four sides earning automatic qualification for the event to be staged in England, while the bottom four sides will get a final chance of qualification through the ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifier in 2017.
The tournament structure sees each team will play each other in one home or away series that will include three ODIs over a two and a half year period. As such, each side is guaranteed at least 21 ODIs over the tournament period.
Pakistan claimed the first spoils in the three-ODI series when it defeated Sri Lanka by five wickets in a game, which saw the tourists’ batting duo Chamari Jayangani (49) and wicketkeeper MADD Surangika (43) propel its side to a score of 178 for 8, with the wickets being shared around by the Pakistan attack, with left-arm spinner Sadia Yousuf returning two wickets for 28. In reply, Pakistan opener Marina Iqbal’s 69, with contributions from Javeria Khan (30) and Nida Dar (37 not out) helping their side chase down the total with eight balls to spare.
In a low-scoring second ODI in Sharjah, Sri Lanka bowled out Pakistan for 138, with Sugandika Kumari the pick of the bowlers returning figures of three for 24 off her eight overs. Pakistan captain Sana Mir’s 34 not out swelled the score and her spell of two for 22 helped restrict Sri Lanka to 126 all out, with Bismah Mahroof (three for 14) and Sadia Yousuf again (three for 28) the pick of the bowlers.
In the final game on Tuesday, Sri Lanka put in its best performance boosted by an innings of 99 from the in-form Jayangani, with contributions from H.A.S.D. Siriwardene (39 not out) and wicketkeeper Prasadani Weerakkody (32) to reach 242 for five wickets from its allotted overs. Sana Mir’s off-spin claimed two wickets for 35 from her spell. In response, Pakistan opener Javeria Khan recorded the highest personal score of the series with 133 not out, which was the Karachi-born player’s first century of her ODI career. Mir also chipped in with 51 not out to help chase down the tally with 16 balls to spare.
As a consequence, in the latest Reliance ICC Women’s ODI Player Rankings for Batters, Sri Lanka’s Jayangani has moved up four places to a career-high joint ninth position alongside Australia’s Jessica Cameron on 580 points, while Pakistan’s Javeria Khan has moved up two places to a career high 13th.
However, the biggest movers from either camp were Sri Lanka duo Dilani Surangika in 51st spot (up eight places) and Prasadani Weerakkody (up 18 places to a career high 85th), while there were also significant advances for Pakistan duo Sana Mir (up 13 places to 63rd) and Marina Iqbal (up 22 places to 72nd).
In the Reliance ICC Women’s ODI Player Rankings for Bowlers, there was no change in the top 10, however Sri Lanka off-spinner H.A.S.D. Siriwardene has moved up three places to 16th. Sana Mir is Pakistan’s highest ranked bowler in seventh place, 22 points adrift of West Indies’ Shanel Daley. The biggest mover from either side was Pakistan’s Sumaiya Siddiqui (up six places to a career high 52nd) and Inoka Ranaweera (up 12 places to a career high 48th).
Stafanie Taylor of the West Indies continues to lead the bowlers’ and all-rounders’ tables.
In the fourth and final series of the second round, fifth-placed England will travel to face bottom-placed New Zealand in February with all three ODIs taking place in Mount Maunganui.
Forthcoming fixtures:
New Zealand v England
11 Feb – First ODI, Mount Maunganui
13 Feb – Second ODI, Mount Maunganui
15 Feb – Third ODI, Mount Maunganui
Points table:
|
Teams |
P |
W |
L |
Tie |
N/R |
Points |
NRR |
For |
Against |
|
Australia |
6 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
0.952 |
1196/236.2 |
1130/275 |
|
South Africa |
6 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
0.334 |
852/216.1 |
796/220.4 |
|
West Indies |
6 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0.584 |
1128/257.3 |
1111/292.4 |
|
Pakistan |
6 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
-0.398 |
1030/271 |
1023/243.4 |
|
England |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
0.686 |
367/80.1 |
312/80.1 |
|
Sri Lanka |
6 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
-0.347 |
861/226 |
927/223 |
|
India |
6 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
-0.371 |
793/224.5 |
855/219.2 |
|
New Zealand |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1.712 |
392/150 |
465/107.5 |
Note – two points for a win, no point for a loss and one point for a no-result
ICC Women’s ODI Team Rankings:
The ICC Women’s Championship is being contested by the following eight teams who have been seeded according to their rankings following the ICC Women’s World Cup India 2013:
1. Australia
2. West Indies
3. England
4. New Zealand
5. Sri Lanka
6. South Africa
7. India
8. Pakistan
Following the completion of the round-robin matches, the final standings of the points table will represent each team’s final event ranking, and the top four teams will automatically qualify for the ICC WWC 2017.
Reliance ICC Women’s Player Rankings (as on 14 January after Pakistan-Sri Lanka series):
Batting
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Ave Highest Ranking
1 ( – ) Meg Lanning Aus 727*! 45.64 727 v WI at Bowral 2014
2 ( – ) C. Edwards Eng 723! 38.07 723 v Ind at Scarborough 2014
3 ( – ) Sarah Taylor Eng 707 39.71 803 v Aus at Chelmsford 2009
4 ( – ) Mithali Raj Ind 680 48.88 839 v Aus at Baroda Vadodar 2004
5 ( – ) H. Kaur Ind 678*! 36.38 678 v SA at Bangalore 2014
6 ( – ) Stafanie Taylor WI 675 43.14 765 v Ind at St Kitts (WP) 2012
7 ( – ) Suzie Bates NZ 651 37.20 734 v WI at Kingston 2013
8 ( – ) Deandra Dottin WI 594 26.98 650 v NZ at Kingston 2013
9= ( – ) Jessica Cameron Aus 580 37.63 660 v Pak at Brisbane 2014
(+4) C. Jayangani SL 580*! 33.44 580 v Pak at Sharjah 2015
Selected Others:
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Ave Highest Ranking
13 (+2) Javeria Khan Pak 555! 28.71 555 v SL at Sharjah 2015
19 (-5) Bismah Maroof Pak 500 23.50 538 v Aus at Brisbane 2014
26 (-3) E. Kaushalya SL 404 15.84 482 v Ind at Mumbai 2013
43 (-4) Nain Abidi Pak 343 19.12 459 v Ire at Dublin 2012
48 ( – ) H.A.S.D.Si’dene SL 322 19.28 497 v Pak at Canberra 2009
51 (+8) Dilani Surangika SL 318 19.72 330 v Pak at Sharjah 2015
54 (+4) Nida Dar Pak 306* 14.45 309 v SL at Sharjah 2015
59 (+2) Asmavia Iqbal Pak 280! 13.31 280 v SL at Sharjah 2015
60 (+4) S. Weerakkody SL 277 13.18 302 v WI at Dambulla 2013
63 (+13) Sana Mir Pak 261 14.80 284 v Ban at Dublin 2012
68 (+3) Sadia Yousuf Pak 241* 3.16 247 v SA at Doha 2014
72 (+22) Marina Iqbal Pak 228* 15.45 229 v SL at Sharjah 2015
74 (-4) Qanita Jalil Pak 224 8.80 275 v Ind at Cuttack 2013
85 (+18) P. Weerakkody SL 196*! 14.00 196 v Pak at Sharjah 2015
89 (+16) I. Ranaweera SL 183*! 8.00 183 v Pak at Sharjah 2015
97 (+1) M. Samuddika SL 176* 13.28 181 v Pak at Sharjah 2015
Bowling
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Ave Highest Ranking
1 ( – ) Stafanie Taylor WI 711 17.44 3.04 768 v NZ at Kingston 2013
2 ( – ) Jenny Gunn Eng 693 ! 27.00 3.73 693 v Ind at Scarborough 2014
3 ( – ) Jhulan Goswami Ind 676 21.05 3.19 796 v Eng at Chennai 2007
4 ( – ) A. Mohammed WI 655 17.66 3.28 704 v Aus at Sydney 2014
5 ( – ) Katherine Brunt Eng 653 21.52 3.29 796 v Ind at Mumbai 2013
6 ( – ) Shanel Daley WI 616 22.09 3.33 664 v NZ at St Kitts (WP) 2014
7 ( – ) Sana Mir Pak 594 23.34 3.46 598 v Aus at Brisbane 2014
8 ( – ) D. van Niekerk SA 578* 15.48 3.27 583 v Ind at Bangalore 2014
9 ( – ) Erin Osborne Aus 564 25.82 3.98 581 v Eng at Melbourne 2014
10 ( – ) Shibnam Ismail SA 560* 18.61 3.49 595 v SL at Colombo (SSC) 2014
Selected Others:
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Ave Highest Ranking
16 (+3) H.A.S.D.Si’dene SL 503 23.95 3.68 535 v Eng at Colombo (NCC) 2010
20 (+1) Sadia Yousuf Pak 471* 17.41 3.19 524 v Ire at Doha 2014
21 (-1) Qanita Jalil Pak 461* 29.24 3.97 493 v Aus at Brisbane 2014
22 (+1) Asmavia Iqbal Pak 451 32.26 4.12 453 v SL at Sharjah 2015
29 (+2) Nida Dar Pak 418* 19.76 3.58 463 v Ban at Cox’s Bazar 2014
38 (+3) E.Kaushalya SL 354* 27.88 4.18 377 v WI at Dambulla 2013
44 ( – ) U. Prabodhani SL 296* 44.46 3.78 326 v SA at Potchefstroom 2013
47 (+3) Bismah Maroof Pak 287*! 21.53 3.59 287 v SL at Sharjah 2015
48 (+12) I. Ranaweera SL 281*! 30.50 4.13 281 v Pak at Sharjah 2015
49 (+7) M. Samuddika SL 275*! 34.63 3.56 275 v Pak at Sharjah 2015
52 (+6) S. Siddiqui Pak 273*! 31.16 3.36 273 v SL at Sharjah 2015
57 (+2) P.R.C.S.Ku’ami SL 248* 28.78 3.71 403 v Ind at Sydney 2009
90 (+4) Ama Kanchana SL 119* 21.33 5.60 124 v Pak at Sharjah 2015
All-rounders
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Highest Ranking
1 ( – ) Stafanie Taylor WI 480 560 v NZ at Kingston 2013
2 ( – ) Ellyse Perry Aus 296! 296 v WI at Bowral 2014
3 ( – ) Marizanne Kapp SA 269*/* 273 v Ind at Bangalore 2014
4 ( – ) D. van Niekerk SA 258*/*! 258 v Ind at Bangalore 2014
5 ( – ) J. Goswami Ind 233 245 v Aus at Ahmedabad 2012
