West Indies women have slipped from 7th to 9th in the latest ICC Women’s One-Day International team rankings following the annual update released yesterday. But they will be hoping to climb back up the standings with a strong showing in their upcoming series against England. The latest shuffle in the rankings sees the Caribbean side fall behind Bangladesh and Pakistan, after losing ten rating points in the updated calculation, which now discounts matches played between October 2021 and April 2022, including the 2022 ICC Women’s World Cup. This update has particularly hurt teams like West Indies and South Africa, which made the knockout stages of that tournament but now see those performances dropped from the equation. Despite the rankings dip, the West Indies will look at their series in England as a crucial opportunity to reassert their ODI credentials, especially as the countdown to major global events continues. A tidy performance on English soil could help them regain momentum and rebuild their position in the top tier of international women’s cricket. About The Author