Dubai, 20 October 2026: India seamers Nandani Sharma and Kranti Gaud have moved up the ICC women’s T20I bowling rankings after their part in India’s 2-0 series lead over Zimbabwe in Raipur.
Nandani, a right-arm seamer, has jumped 26 places to 45th after taking three wickets in the first two matches, including two for 11 in the series opener. She has also reached a career-best 507 rating points.
Kranti has climbed nine places to 43rd. She took one for 16 in the first match and one for 15 in the second.
Shafali holds fourth, Deepti moves up
India’s T20I vice-captain Shafali Verma hit 55 from 25 balls in the second match and stays fourth in the batting rankings. Deepti Sharma has gone up one place to joint-37th after making 49 from 37 balls in the opening game.
Several Zimbabwe batters also gained ground. Kelis Ndhlovu is up three places to 64th after her 42 in the first match, Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano has climbed seven places to 73rd and Josephine Nkomo is up three to 91st. Sharne Meyers is back in the top 100, rising 19 places to 96th after an unbeaten 43 from 33 balls in the series opener.
Plimmer and Green rise after Sydney thriller
New Zealand’s Georgia Plimmer and Maddy Green moved up after the opening T20I against Australia in North Sydney, which Australia won by two wickets.
Plimmer made a career-best 85 not out and added an unbeaten 127 for the third wicket with Green as New Zealand reached 162 for two. Her 54 previous T20Is had brought an average of 16.16. She is up 13 places to 48th. Green is up three places to 34th with a career-best 528 rating points.
Ellyse Perry made 52 from 30 balls in Australia’s chase. She stays 16th but has reached a career-best 633 rating points in a format she first played in February 2008.
Among the bowlers, New Zealand’s Jess Kerr took three for 25 and is up five places to 17th. Bree Illing has climbed six places to a career-best 23rd and Nensi Patel five places to a personal-best 35th.
Schutt up to fourth in ODI bowling
In the ODI rankings, Australia’s Megan Schutt has moved up to fourth among the bowlers. She took four for 16 from her 10 overs, including five maidens, as Australia beat Bangladesh by eight wickets in Brisbane to complete a 3-0 sweep in the ICC Women’s Championship. Schutt finished the series with 10 wickets and was named Player of the Match and Player of the Series.
Annabel Sutherland and Perry both made unbeaten half-centuries in that match. Sutherland is up four places to a career-best 13th in the ODI batting rankings with 642 rating points. Perry is up one to ninth in a list led by India’s Smriti Mandhana, and has jumped 14 places to joint-25th among the all-rounders.
For Bangladesh, Sharmin Akhter is up five places to 25th after a half-century and Shorna Akter has climbed 16 places to joint-86th.
What’s next for India
India played the third T20I against Zimbabwe in Raipur on Tuesday, 20 October, before the teams move to Vadodara for three ODIs. Read the second T20I report and why Shafali Verma was reprimanded.