Jamaican Shanel Daley, the current world number one Twenty20 bowler, has set herself a target to improve her One-Day International (ODI) rankings during the West Indies home series against New Zealand.

The regional women’s side will play New Zealand in a three-match ODI Series at Sabina Park in Jamaica, which starts tomorrow.

Daley, with 654 points, leads Englishwoman Danielle Hazell (651) in the Twenty20 world ranking. However, the Jamaican wants to improve on her eigth place in the ODI section and the fourth-place ranking in the all-rounder section.

“I am hoping to keep my number one ranking as a Twenty20 bowler and also to move up in the ODI ranking and to improve my all-round performances,” said Daley.

Daley, who has played 49 matches and has taken 59 wickets for the West Indies, is excited about playing against a quality team at home.

“It’s the first time we are playing New Zealand in Jamaica, and I am looking forward to the matches. Playing at Sabina Park will be a big moment for me because I always want to play on that surface,” she said.

“It’s the first time we are playing New Zealand in Jamaica, and I am looking forward to the matches. Playing at Sabina Park will be a big moment for me because I always want to play on that surface,” she said.

Daley is also harbouring thoughts of taking a five-wicket haul, which would be her best ODI bowling figure. She also sets herself an ambitious target of scoring 50 runs per innings against the New Zealanders.

“I would like to take my first five-wicket haul in Jamaica and hopefully score about 50 runs per innings, I know that’s a lot, but that’s one of my goals for this series,” Daley noted.

She has scored 797 runs at an average of 22, with a top-score of 63. Her best bowling figure is four for 29, which was achieved against Pakistan in 2009.

Daley has already mapped out how she will approach the New Zealand bowlers. “The New Zealanders are very good strikers of the ball, but I have my game plan in my head as to how I will bowl to them,” she noted.

Daley also expressed delight with the development of women’s cricket in the region. “Women’s cricket has come a far way since I started out playing in 2004. The West Indies Cricket Board has done a lot with the development of women’s cricket, so now its time for the territorial boards to step up and help with the development of women’s cricket in the region,” she said.

Following the ODI series at Sabina Park, the two teams will then travel to Barbados for a tri-nation Twenty20 Series, which also involves England. That series begins on Monday, October 14, and ends on Saturday, October 26.

New Zealand captain Suzie Bates is bowled in her team’s warm-up match against Jamaica’s Under-17 boys aggregation at Up Park Camp yesterday.