With the 14-day quarantine upon arrival in Australia and ODI series to follow, the team has got very little time to prepare for the Test, beginning on Thursday.
South Africa's Lizelle Lee (761) grabbed the top spot after gaining one place. Australia's Alyssa Healy is at second spot with 750 points.
A marginal no-ball call off the final delivery bowled by Jhulan Goswami found India on the wrong side of the result in the second match. Australia lead 2-0.
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'MCC believes that the use of gender-neutral terminology helps reinforce cricket’s status as an inclusive game for all,' MCC, the custodians of the game, said in a statement.
South Africa opener Lizelle Lee, who had caught up with Mithali last week to share the mantle at the top, has slipped by a position at number 2.
India have lost back-to-back series against South Africa and England primarily due to poor batting and key batter Harmanpreet Kaur is unavailable for the first ODI.
Harmanpreet Kaur suffered the injury before the warm-up game against Australia on Saturday.
Australia posted a challenging 278 for nine after batting first at the Ian Healy Oval. In reply, India could only manage 242 for seven.
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Veteran Indian pacer Jhulan Goswami and senior spinner Poonam Yadav remained static on fifth and ninth respectively among bowlers.
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India selectors decided to reward 27-year-old Meghna and 25-year-old Renuka for their exploits in the senior one-day trophy in April
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