DUBAI: Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu scripted history by becoming the first player from her country to top the ICC Women’s ODI Player Rankings, released on Tuesday, after starring with the bat in her side’s 2-1 win over New Zealand in the recently concluded series.
Athapaththu jumped six places and claimed the top billing from Australia opener Beth Mooney on the back of her excellent series against New Zealand that netted a total of 248 runs from three matches and included an amazing knock of 140 not out from just 80 deliveries that helped her side record an unlikely series triumph.
It was the first time that Sri Lanka had beaten New Zealand in a bilateral women’s ODI series and it was on the back of a mountain of runs from their inspirational skipper in Athapaththu.
The 33-year-old hit an unbeaten 108 not out in the opening match of the three-game series and a first-ball duck in the second clash did little to temper the aggression of the confident left-hander heading into the series decider. IANS
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