Dubai, April 22 -- West Indies skipper Hayley Matthews has returned to the top five of the ICC Women's ODI Batting Rankings after leading a stupendous chase against Thailand on the last
day of the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025 Qualifier in Lahore.
Matthews, who was named Player of the Match for her quickfire 70 off 29 that helped her team win
by six wickets with 235 balls to spare, has moved up two spots to fifth position, just one below her career-best fourth position attained at the start of the tournament.
The win though was not enough for the West Indies to qualify for the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025 to be hosted by India as they finished with a net run rate that was 0.013 short of Bangladesh, the second team to qualify ...