West Indies women’s team captain Hayley Matthews has climbed back into the top five of the ICC Women’s ODI Batting Rankings, thanks to a stellar performance during the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 Qualifier in Lahore.
Opening the innings, Matthews showed her class by smashing a total of 240 runs. Her standout performances included an unbeaten 114 against Scotland and a blistering 70 off just 29 balls in a dominant six-wicket win over Thailand. Her remarkable run with the bat has seen her rise two places to fifth in the ODI batting rankings, just shy of her career-best fourth position, which she had reached earlier in the tournament. She also remains a strong presence across other departments—ranked third among all-rounders and ninth among bowlers.
Despite her contributions, Matthews couldn’t steer West Indies to qualification for the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 in India. The team narrowly missed out, falling short of Bangladesh’s net run rate by a slim margin of 0.013, as Bangladesh joined hosts Pakistan in qualifying.
Elsewhere, Pakistan’s Sidra Amin jumped from 23rd to 18th after scores of 80 against Thailand and 33 versus Bangladesh. Her teammate Muneeba Ali achieved a career-best 30th position. Bangladesh’s Sharmin Akhter also hit a personal milestone, reaching 21st place.
Ireland’s Gaby Lewis returned to the top 20 following scores of 75 and 61 against Thailand and Scotland, respectively, moving up five spots to 17th. Her teammates also saw improvements—Amy Hunter climbed to 27th, Orla Prendergast rose to 31st, Laura Delany to 40th, and Leah Paul to 42nd.
In the bowling rankings, Bangladesh’s Nahida Akter and Pakistan’s Sadia Iqbal made strong strides. Bangladesh leg-spinner Rabeya Khan followed closely in 22nd, moving up one spot. West Indies’ Afy Fletcher equaled her career-best 21st place after impressive returns in the Qualifiers.
In the all-rounders’ list, Prendergast rose three places to 11th, pushing past Ellyse Perry. Pakistan captain Fatima Sana also surged up ten places, reaching 17th.
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