Archive · 11 Aug 2026
ICC Rankings: Sri Lanka, Pakistan players gain after T20I series
Women cricketers from Pakistan and Sri Lanka played three short matches against each other, called T20 games.
Sri Lanka won two of the three games, so they won the whole series.
It was Sri Lanka's first win over Pakistan in this kind of series since 2014, which is a very long time.
After the games, the ICC, which is the organization that runs international cricket, updated its player rankings.
Rankings are lists that show how well players are doing compared to others around the world.
Imesha Dulani scored the most important runs for Sri Lanka and was chosen as the best player of the series.
Chamari Athapaththu, Sri Lanka's captain, moved up five places on the bowling list.
On Pakistan's side, Nashra Sandhu moved up to eighth place, and Shawaal Zulfiqar scored the most runs in the whole series.
Pakistan won the last game, so Sri Lanka could not win all three matches.
Players from both teams were happy to see their rankings improve.
Sri Lanka clinched the three-match Women's T20I series 2-1 against Pakistan, their first bilateral T20I series win over Pakistan since 2014.
Imesha Dulani was named Player of the Series, scoring 123 runs at an average of 61.50 and rising one place to 22nd in the ICC T20I batting rankings.
Nashra Sandhu was Pakistan's biggest mover, climbing one place to eighth in the bowling rankings after taking 1/17 in the final match and three wickets in the series.
Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu climbed five places to 36th in the bowling rankings, while Kavisha Dilhari moved up one spot to 13th among all-rounders.
Pakistan avoided a clean sweep by winning the final T20I, restricting Sri Lanka to 113 and chasing the target with four wickets and 10 deliveries remaining.
- Who
- Both Pakistan and Sri Lanka women's cricket teams, including notable performers Nashra Sandhu, Shawaal Zulfiqar, Tuba Hassan, Chamari Athapaththu, Imesha Dulani and Kavisha Dilhari.
- What
- The ICC Women's T20I Player Rankings were updated, with several players from both teams rising after Sri Lanka's 2-1 series win.
- When
- After the three-match series; the opening match was played on July 31 and the second on August 2 (year not stated in the articles).
- Where
- Sri Lanka, which hosted the series; the rankings report was filed from Dubai.
- Why
- To reflect individual performances from the series, rewarding strong showings by players on both sides.
- Series result
- Sri Lanka 2-1 Pakistan
- Player of the Series
- Imesha Dulani (123 runs, average 61.50)
- Top run-scorer
- Shawaal Zulfiqar (132 runs)
- Nashra Sandhu ranking
- 8th in ICC T20I bowling (up 1 place)
- Imesha Dulani ranking
- 22nd in ICC T20I batting (up 1 place)
- Chamari Athapaththu ranking
- 36th in ICC T20I bowling (up 5 places)
- Final T20I
- Pakistan won by 4 wickets with 10 balls remaining
- Historical milestone
- Sri Lanka's first bilateral T20I series win over Pakistan since 2014