West Indies Ladies’s captain Hayley Matthews is poised for a robust exhibiting on the upcoming Women’s T20 World Cup as she seeks to say the primary spot within the ICC T20 batting rankings.
Currently ranked third, Matthews is eyeing the highest place held by Australia’s Beth Mooney, with the match presenting an ideal alternative to make her mark.
The T20 World Cup kicked off on Thursday, with the West Indies going through South Africa of their opening match on Friday. Matthews, already the top-ranked all-rounder on this planet, is barely 11 factors behind second-placed Tahlia McGrath and 22 factors behind Mooney, who presently leads the batting rankings with 757 factors.
Competitors stays fierce
The 26-year-old Matthews, on a career-high 746 factors, will likely be aiming to overhaul the Australian duo and develop into the primary non-Australian participant to carry the highest batting spot in three years. Nonetheless, competitors stays fierce, with India’s Smriti Mandhana (743 factors) and South Africa’s Laura Wolvaardt (735 factors) additionally in shut competition.
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Within the all-rounder rankings, Matthews holds a snug lead with 524 factors, effectively forward of Australia’s Ash Gardner (415 factors), India’s Deepti Sharma (396 factors), New Zealand’s Amelia Kerr (387 factors), and Sri Lanka’s Chamari Athapaththu (330 factors).
With the highlight on her, Matthews will look to encourage the West Indies with each bat and ball as she pursues T20 dominance.
