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Wednesday, September 07, 2011

Anisa Mohammed becomes highest-ranked West Indies women's team's bowler

West Indies :  off-spinner Anisa Mohammed has become the highest-ranked bowler of her country in the Reliance ICC Women's ODI Rankings for bowlers after a successful series against Pakistan women's team which her side by 3-1.Mohammed finished as the most successful bowler in the series with 14 wickets which gave her a jump of four places and put her one spot ahead of Stafanie Taylor in fifth position.Mohammed's team-mate Shanel Daley and Pakistan's pair of Sadia Yousuf and Nida Dar are the other bowlers to make a real impact in the latest rankings. Daley has jumped 13 places to 28th position after claiming seven wickets in the series, Sadia has moved into 54th spot after rising 12 places following her six wickets while Nida Dar has been rewarded for her nine wickets with a jump of 14 places which has placed her in 57th position.In the Reliance ICC Women's ODI Rankings for batters, West Indies captain Merissa Aguilleira has rocketed 24 places to 22nd spot after finishing as the leading run-getter with 106 runs. However, Deandra Dottin has slipped two places to 16th spot but Daley has gained four places following her series contribution of 82 runs.For Pakistan, Javeria Khan has climbed two places to 28th spot while Bismah Maroof is in 44th position after rising six places.The batting table is led by India's Mithali Raj while ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year nominee Stafanie Taylor of the West Indies is second. Taylor had a disappointing series by her high standards when she could manage only 55 runs in four matches.For information relating to the latest Reliance ICC Test Player Rankings, please click here