Indiawomen's vice-captain Harmanpreet Kaur gained one place to reach 17th on theInternational Cricket Council's (ICC) women's ODI batters' rankings on Tuesday.
Indiacaptain Mithali Raj, who scored 50 in the first ODI, gained four points butremained seventh on the standings.
Harmanpreetscored 40 in the first ODI against South Africa which India lost by eightwickets. Meanwhile, South Africa openers Laura Wolvaardt (up one place tosixth) and Lizelle Lee (up three places to eighth) have reaped rewards fortheir half-centuries.
Englandopener Tammy Beaumont has entered the top 20 of the rankings after topping therun aggregate against New Zealand and helping sweep the series 3-0.
Beaumont's102 runs, which included a knock of 63 in the second match, won her the playerof the series award while helping her gain four slots in the rankings. Thesurge in the rankings comes on the back of a sterling performance in thepreceding ODI series which helped her top the rankings for the first time andwon her the ICC Women's Player of the Month award for February.
Herteam-mate Fran Wilson was another one to move up the rankings for batters, from87th to 71st position, while leg-spinner Sarah Glenn and the pace bowling pairof Katherine Brunt and Natalie Sciver also made notable gains in the latestweekly rankings update for women.
Glenn'sfive wickets in the series sees her gain six slots to reach a career-best thirdposition while Brunt (up two places to 10th) and Sciver (up five places to23rd) have advanced after finishing with four and five wickets, respectively.Seam bowler Freya David's five wickets, which included a haul of four for 23 inthe second match, sees her jump 25 places to 64th position.