Archive · 6 Jan 2026
Harmanpreet Kaur Rises in T20 Rankings
Harmanpreet Kaur, the captain of the Indian women's cricket team, moved up two places to the 13th position in the ICC Women's T20I rankings for batters.
She scored 68 runs in a match against Sri Lanka, which helped India win the series.
Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma kept their third and sixth positions, respectively.
Jemimah Rodrigues dropped out of the top 10.
In the bowling rankings, Deepti Sharma lost her top spot to Australia's Annabel Sutherland.
Shree Charani, an Indian bowler, moved up five places.
For Sri Lanka, Kavisha Dilhari and Chamari Athapaththu also improved their rankings.
Harmanpreet Kaur moved up two places to 13th in the ICC Women's T20I batting rankings.
She scored 68 runs off 43 balls in the final T20I match against Sri Lanka, winning Player of the Match.
Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma retained their 3rd and 6th positions respectively.
Jemimah Rodrigues dropped out of the top 10, now ranked 12th.
Deepti Sharma lost the top spot in bowling rankings to Australia's Annabel Sutherland.
- Who
- Harmanpreet Kaur, Deepti Sharma, Annabel Sutherland, Shree Charani, Kavisha Dilhari, Chamari Athapaththu
- What
- Changes in ICC Women's T20I rankings for batters and bowlers
- When
- December 30, 2025
- Where
- Thiruvananthapuram, India
- Why
- Performance in the fifth and final T20I match between India and Sri Lanka
- Harmanpreet Kaur's New Ranking
- 13th
- Harmanpreet Kaur's Runs
- 68 off 43 balls
- Smriti Mandhana's Ranking
- 3rd
- Shafali Verma's Ranking
- 6th
- Jemimah Rodrigues's Ranking
- 12th
- Deepti Sharma's New Ranking
- 2nd
- Annabel Sutherland's Rating
- 736
- Shree Charani's New Ranking
- 47th
- Kavisha Dilhari's New Ranking
- 32nd
- Chamari Athapaththu's New Ranking
- 48th