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Dubai: Following her 11-wicket haul in the victorious five-match ODI series against England, Indian captain Jhulan Goswami has reclaimed the top spot in the latest ICC Women's ODI Rankings for bowlers.
Goswami, who led India to a 3-2 win against the Englishwomen in the recently-concluded home series, included her 3-16 in the opening match in Bangalore helped her leapfrog the Australia duo of Shelley Nitschke and Lisa Sthalekar with 777 points in her kitty. Seven months ago, Goswami had surrendered her number-one position to England's Holly Colvin.
Meanwhile, Goswam's team-mate Gouher Sultana is the biggest mover in the latest rankings released yesterday as the 31-year-old left-arm spinner took a massive jump of 12 places, thanks to her scalp of 12 wickets in the series, to sit in a career-best 19th position.
England's Katherine Brunt also had an excellent series with the ball which is reflected in her ranking. The 24-year-old fast bowler from Barnsley took 10 wickets in the series and has climbed one place to fourth position.
Indian eves pacer Rumeli Dhar has also achieved her career-best fifth ranking after a series haul of nine wickets, while Jenny Gunn has improved by two places as she now occupies 18th position after claiming eight wickets in the series.
Among the batsmen, former India captain Mithali Raj has strengthened her position at the top after an outstanding series. The 27-year-old batter scored 287 runs with four half-centuries and has opened up a 150-point gap with second-ranked Claire Taylor of England after the ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year 2009 missed the India tour.
Amita Sharma remains the next successful Indian batsman to rise in her rankings as the 27-year-old is now in 15th spot after jumping three places.
For England, Ebony Rainford-Brent was its leading run-getter in the series with 120 runs which has helped her vault 22 places to 33rd spot while captain Charlotte Edwards was the third leading run-getter in the series with 114 runs which has helped her to extend her advantage over sixth-ranked Alex Blackwell of Australia.
Meanwhile, the only change in the ICC Women's ODI Rankings for all-rounders was Rumeli, who has returned to the top five after moving a rung. Australia's Shelley Nitschke continues to head the list, with Lisa Sthalekar in second position.
