Sciver, who was named Player of the Match for her innings of 90 that set the platform for England's 142-run victory, has moved up one place and is just one off her career-best second position attained in April this year.
The 33-year-old made her 137th appearance in the final of the Asia Cup against Sri Lanka at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium in Bangladesh on Saturday
With this knock, Harmanpreet Kaur registered her fifth ODI century and became India's second-highest century scorer in ODIs, next to Smriti Mandhana (5) and former batter Mithali Raj (7)
Indian bowlers made quick inroads into the batting of the English lineup not allowing the hosts to make use of the powerplay overs. India struck in the eight over after Meghna Singh dismissed Emma Lamb for 12, drawing first blood.