The International Cricket Council (ICC) has released the latest rankings of women T20 players on Tuesday. India’s young spinner Shri Charani has created history. She has become the first Indian bowler to achieve 800 rating points in the women’s T20I bowlers’ rankings. Charani continues to top the list with 804 marks. Only Australia’s Megan Schutt has a higher rating (806). England’s Sophie Ecclestone (802) is at third place. Apart from these three, no other female bowler reached 800 points. The 22-year-old Charani performed brilliantly in the recently concluded Women’s Asia Cup 2026. He took 12 wickets in five matches in the tournament. Charani took four wickets for 20 runs in the final against Sri Lanka. India won the final by 72 runs and captured the Women’s Asia Cup trophy for a record eighth time.
Deepti Sharma jumped
Star all-rounder Deepti Sharma has jumped four places in the list of women bowlers. She has reached second place. There is a difference of 75 marks between Deepti and Charani. Currently, Deepti has 729 points in her account. She took the maximum of 14 wickets in five matches in the Women’s Asia Cup. He spent 19 runs and took three wickets in the title match. Many bowlers of Bangladesh have benefited. Marufa Akhtar (up three places to 15th), Rabeya Khan (up three places to 18th), Sultana Khatoon (up five places to 32nd) and Fahima Khatoon (up six places to 49th) have moved up in the rankings after the Asia Cup.
Smriti Mandhana present in top 5
At the same time, India’s young opener Shafali Verma (741 points) has gained one place in the ranking of T20I batsmen. She has come at number six. He scored the highest score of 236 runs in the tournament at an average of 47.20. Apart from this, Shefali has moved up five places to 15th position in the list of all-rounders. Smriti Mandhana (745) remains at fifth position in the list of batsmen. She was the second highest run scorer in the tournament. Star opener Mandhana scored 213 runs at an average of 213, including one century and one half-century. Indian women’s cricket team captain Harmanpreet Kaur (657) is at tenth position.
Australian pair dominate
Australian pair Beth Mooney and Georgia Woll continue to dominate the top 2 batsmen’s rankings. Mooney is the number-1 batsman with 785 points. Vol (779) is in second place. At the same time, the rankings of Bangladesh’s Nigar Sultana (up one place to 20th), Sharmin Akhtar Supta (up three places to 40th), Sri Lanka’s Imesha Dulani (up two places to 20th) and Pakistan’s Shawal Zulfikar (up four places to 45th) have improved after the Asia Cup.