ICC Women's ODI Rankings: Australia On Top, India Retain 2nd Spot

Australia are on the top with 26 points ahead of India and increased their lead over England from 10 to 14 points over England

Indian women’s cricket team has retained their 2^nd position in ODIs as the International Cricket Council (ICC) released latest rankings on Monday. The women in blue have widened the gap over England from one to three points while the West Indies have lost five points and are now just two points ahead of Pakistan in seventh place. It was the first annual updates since the introduction of the women's global T20I rankings in October last year. Australia are on the top with 26 points ahead of India and increased their lead over England from 10 to 14 points over England. While there are no changes in the top spots in T20I rankings, Thailand have moved to within four points of 10th placed Ireland after a remarkable run saw them win a world record 17 consecutive matches earlier this year, breaking the previous record of 16 successive wins by Australia. Thailand, who played the most T20Is in this period with 25 matches and winning 21 of them, have also qualified for the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2020 in Australia. This is the first time the country will feature in a global cricket event. Denmark (40th) and Mexico (41st) are the biggest gainers in the T20I rankings table with eight points each while Ireland and Singapore have lost seven points each. Over the last 12 months, 265 women's T20Is have been played by 50 countries, a 60 per cent increase on the 166 played in the previous 12-month period.