Hayley Matthews piled on 326 runs in the recent three-match series against Zimbabwe, propelling her to career-high rating and ranking on ICC Women's ODI rankings for batters.
Matthews had an incredible run against Zimbabwe in the recent series, equalling the record for the most ODI hundreds in a single calendar year in women's cricket. The West Indies skipper smashed 182 off 156 balls in the series opener in Harare, and capped off the series with 118 in the third ODI as they sealed the series 2-1.
This was Matthews' fifth ODI century this year, pulling her level with Laura Wolvaardt, Tazmin Brits, and Smriti Mandhana. Matthews achieved this feat in just 12 innings, nine fewer than the next best.
Hayley Matthews reaches career-high in ICC Women's ODI rankings for batters
On the back of her series heroics, she jumped from seventh to a career-best fourth and also attained her highest-ever rating of 731 in Women's ODI rankings for batters. Mandhana (790 points), Wolvaardt (782), and Beth Mooney (744) the only players ahead of her.
| Pos | Player | Team | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smriti Mandhana | India | 790 |
| 2 | Laura Wolvaardt | South Africa | 782 |
| 3 | Beth Mooney | Australia | 744 |
| 4 | Hayley Matthews | West Indies | 731 |
| 5 | Phoebe Litchfield | Australia | 709 |
| 6 | Ashleigh Gardner | Australia | 696 |
| 7 | Maddy Green | New Zealand | 685 |
| 8 | Nat Sciver-Brunt | England | 672 |
| 9 | Harmanpreet Kaur | India | 652 |
| 10 | Sidra Amin | Pakistan | 648 |
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Latest ICC Women's ODI rankings for bowlers
Matthews went wicketless in the series, which affected her rankings for bowlers, losing two spots and sliding to the sixth place. Alana King and Ashleigh Gardner continue to hold the top-two spots.
| Pos | Player | Team | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alana King | Australia | 753 |
| 2 | Ashleigh Gardner | Australia | 715 |
| 3 | Sophie Ecclestone | England | 696 |
| 4 | Marizanne Kapp | South Africa | 650 |
| 5 | Annabel Sutherland | Australia | 646 |
| 6 | Hayley Matthews | West Indies | 639 |
| 7 | Megan Schutt | Australia | 624 |
| 8 | Kim Garth | Australia | 614 |
| 8 | Deepti Sharma | India | 614 |
| 10 | Nashra Sundhu | Pakistan | 601 |
Latest ICC Women's ODI rankings for all-rounders
Similar to the batters' rankings, Matthews reached a career-high rating of 467 on the all-rounders' list as well, closing the gap to the top-ranked Gardner down to 30 points.
| Pos | Player | Team | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashleigh Gardner | Australia | 497 |
| 2 | Hayley Matthews | West Indies | 467 |
| 3 | Annabel Sutherland | Australia | 385 |
| 4 | Marizanne Kapp | South Africa | 367 |
| 5 | Amelia Kerr | New Zealand | 358 |
| 6 | Deepti Sharma | India | 343 |
| 7 | Alana King | Australia | 281 |
| 8 | Chamari Athapaththu | Sri Lanka | 280 |
| 9 | Nat Sciver-Brunt | England | 248 |
| 9 | Charlie Dean | England | 248 |
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