The West Indies skipper was in imperious form across three innings, with her knock of 182 in the series opener in Harare a new career-best as she smashed the Zimbabwe attack to all parts of the ground.
Matthews reaches a rating of 731 points on the updated batting rankings to sit in fourth place overall, with India left-hander Smriti Mandhana (790 points), South Africa captain Laura Wolvaardt (782) and Australia opener Beth Mooney (744) the only players sitting in front of her.