Dubai, March 26 -- Australia's women players surged in the latest ICC rankings update following their dominant performances in their ongoing tour of Bangladesh.

ICC on Tuesday issued the latest update, which saw the reigning Women's Cricket World Cup champions excel in the ODI rankings.

Australia have played two ODIs against Bangladesh and registered a dominant victory with their all-rounded performance.

Ashleigh Gardner struck 52 runs in the first two games of the three-match series in Mirpur which helped her climb five places to 17th in the ODI batters rankings.

Her teammates, Annabel Sutherland and Alana King, also improved in the rankings. Sutherland moved up five spots to the 38th spot, while Alana also progressed 19 places to th...