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Hans India
18 hours ago
- Sport
- Hans India
Hayley Matthews inches closer to top spot in T20I batting rankings
Dubai: West Indies skipper Hayley Matthews' heroics against South Africa has seen her close in on top spot on the latest ICC Women's T20I batting rankings. Matthews amassed 147 runs over three T20Is at home, playing a pivotal role in West Indies' drought-breaking 2-1 series win. Her impressive performance also brought her within striking distance of Beth Mooney's top spot in the T20I batting rankings. The 27-year-old reached a career-high 770 rating points, narrowing the gap to Mooney at the top to just 24 points. Three South African batters climbed the ICC rankings following strong performances against the West Indies, with Tazmin Brits rising two spots to sixth, Nadine de Klerk moving up three places to 51st, and Annerie Dercksen jumping eight positions to a joint 79th. South Africa also saw gains in the T20I bowling rankings, with Nonkululeko Mlaba climbing six spots to a share of eighth place and Ayabonga Khaka moving up four positions to equal 38th, making them two of the biggest movers in the latest update. West Indies received a boost in the T20I bowling rankings thanks to veteran spinner Afy Fletcher, who climbed three spots to 12th after claiming two wickets in both the second and third T20Is. Meanwhile, Hayley Matthews continues to hold the No.1 position on the T20I all-rounders' list. The final ODI between West Indies and South Africa also brought notable shifts in the ICC ODI rankings. Tazmin Brits emerged as a standout performer, finishing as the top run-scorer across the three-match series with 184 runs. Her efforts earned her a six-place jump to 21st in the ODI batting rankings - a career-best position. Brits' opening partner, Laura Wolvaardt, also made a move after scoring 75 in the final ODI. The Proteas captain moved out of a tie for second and is now just two rating points behind Smriti Mandhana for the top spot. In the bowling charts, South Africa's Marizanne Kapp rose two spots to seventh, while Nonkululeko Mlaba gained three places to reach 20th. Masabata Klaas also saw a significant rise, climbing six spots to a joint 37th position.
IOL News
21 hours ago
- Sport
- IOL News
West Indies Women thrash Proteas by 6 wickets to level T20 series
Proteas Women's spinner Nonkululeko Mlaba. Photo: AFP Image: AFP For the first time during the tour of the West Indies, the Proteas Women did not produce a defendable score after batting first against the home side. West Indies Captain Hayley Matthews steered her side home to a 6 wicket victory over the South Africans in the second T20 on Sunday night. With the series now even, no doubt the home team are looking to claim a victory over the green and gold after they lost the ODI series 2-1. Players have noted the slow conditions in West Indies, which favour bowlers, and as such, the home side put the South African to bat first for the fifth consecutive time. The first four overs looked to be in South Africa's favour, but things took a turn after that. Video Player is loading. Play Video Play Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration -:- Loaded : 0% Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Window Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Dropshadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. Advertisement Video Player is loading. Play Video Play Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration -:- Loaded : 0% Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Window Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Dropshadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. Next Stay Close ✕ Tazmin Brits, unfortunately, did not deliver her usual performances with the bat, like she did so far this season, falling for 14 runs to an in-form Afy Fletcher. Marizanne Kapp fell for a duck while the Captain Laura Wolvaardt managed to squeeze in 16 runs before she was dismissed. Fletcher took another pivotal wicket for her team after she removed Nadine de Klerk for 20 runs. De Klerk was brought up a little up the order to try and put some runs on the board in the face of a crumbling top order. The West Indies knew they were in control of the game after 100 looked like an impossible task for the Proteas Women to hit, and clamped down on their run rate with the fall of wickets throughout the innings. There was no real momentum for the South African batters to ride and left each one of them with a difficult job - swing things back into 'our favour'. This was too difficult a task, especially with the West Indian bowlers finding their line. With less than five overs to go for their innings, the South Africans were in a really uncomfortable sport - having only reached 79 runs with 6 wickets gone. Chloe Tryon had been removed from the crease, and all hope rested on the last 'dawg' Annerie Dercksen. Dercky and wicketkeeper Karabo Meso put up a last stand for the Proteas with the 34-run partnership that helped them reach a meagre 113/6 wickets in 20 overs. There was just one 6 in the South African innings and four 4s.
