The new rankings
system will incorporate the results of Twenty20, ODI and Test matches and then
come out with a single rating. Not surprisingly, Australia are ranked number
one following its success in the ICC Women’s World Cup 2013 in India and the
World Twenty20 2014 in Bangladesh. It also leads the ICC Women’s Championship,
which is the qualifying tournament for the 2017 World Cup.
England are ranked
second in the 10-team table, 10 points behind Australia, followed by New
Zealand (109), India (105), West Indies (99), South Africa (92), Pakistan (81),
Sri Lanka (74), Bangladesh (57) and Ireland (26). Teams will be added to the
table as and when they reach the required standard.
which has already started to drive substantial increase in
public interest and participation as well as a marked improvement in the
standard of the international game.
The world’s fourth-ranked batswoman and Indian captain Mithali
Raj said, “I am happy to know that the ICC has launched the ICC Women’s Team
Rankings. There will now be added context when the sides play in bilateral
series as victories will not only edge teams closer to the ICC Women’s World
Cup but will also be rewarded in terms of improvement in rankings.
“For India, the aim is simple and straight -- qualify for the
ICC Women’s World Cup 2017 and, in the meantime, top the rankings. It will be
challenging but not impossible, and if we continue to work hard, I don’t see
why we can’t achieve these objectives.”
The annual update of
the team rankings, in which the oldest results will be dropped from rankings
and the weightings updated, will be carried out on October 1 each year, whereas
the annual updates for men’s Test, ODI and T20I team rankings take place in May.
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