Stalwart Indian fast bowler Jhulan Goswami, who recently called time on her 20-year international career, has hung up her boots while being ranked fifth in the world.
Although the 39-year-old was not at her frightening best in her last series against England, she put in characteristically tidy performances with the ball, finishing as the most economical bowler in the three-match affair. Goswami conceded just three runs an over while bowling 27 overs in the series, as India clean swept the opposition.
India beat the English women in their own backyard for the first time since 1999 and also won a bilateral series against them after 15 years. Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur both had a wonderful series with the bat, with 181 and 221 runs respectively in the three games, and were the two most successful batters.
As a result, Kaur moved up four spots to No.5, while Mandhana made the jump from No.7 to No.6. Kaur’s exhilarating hundred at Canterbury was the highest individual score in the series, as the Indian captain scored a magnificent 143* to floor the hosts.
Meanwhile, Renuka Singh, the most successful bowler in the series, made a 35-place jump to occupy the 35th position in the bowling rankings. Although it was a disappointing series for England, Sophie Ecclestone held on to the top spot in the bowler’s rankings after picking up three wickets in as many games, while Kate Cross moved up to seventh.
Charlie Dean, who found herself at the centre of a huge controversy surrounding her run-out at the non-strikers’ end courtesy of Deepti Sharma, moved up 13 places to No.19 on the all-rounders’ list.
West Indian skipper Hayley Matthews’ brilliance – despite her side’s disappointing performance at home to New Zealand – took her to the top of the all-rounder’s rankings. Meanwhile, Amelia Kerr of New Zealand, who scored the most runs in the series, moved to fourth place.
