Archive · 15 Sep 2026
Sree Charani Crosses 800 as Indian T20I Stars Rise
Sree Charani is now the top-ranked bowler in women’s T20I cricket.
She became the first Indian bowler to score more than 800 ranking points.
Her rating reached 804 after she took four wickets for 20 runs in the Asia Cup final.
She took 12 wickets during the whole tournament.
Deepti Sharma also moved up to second among bowlers.
Deepti took 14 wickets in the tournament.
Shafali Verma improved her batting and all-rounder rankings after scoring many runs.
India won its eighth Asia Cup title.
Charani is now close to the highest rating ever recorded by a women’s T20I bowler.
Sree Charani became the first Indian bowler to exceed 800 rating points in the ICC women’s T20I rankings.
Charani reached a career-best 804 points after taking 4-20 against Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup 2026 final.
Deepti Sharma rose four places to second among bowlers with 729 points after taking 14 tournament wickets.
Shafali Verma moved to sixth among batters and 15th among all-rounders after scoring 236 Asia Cup runs.
Charani’s 804 points are two short of Megan Schutt’s women’s T20I bowling record of 806.
- Who
- Sree Charani, Deepti Sharma, Shafali Verma and other Indian women’s cricketers.
- What
- Charani crossed 800 points in the ICC women’s T20I bowling rankings, while Deepti and Shafali improved their positions.
- When
- In the latest rankings update released on Tuesday, September 15, after the Asia Cup 2026 final.
- Where
- The rankings were reported from Dubai and New Delhi; the final was played against Sri Lanka.
- Why
- Their performances in the Asia Cup, including India’s title-winning final, improved their ranking positions.
- Sree Charani rating
- 804 points
- Charani’s bowling ranking
- No. 1 in women’s T20Is
- Charani’s final performance
- 4-20 against Sri Lanka
- Deepti Sharma
- No. 2 with 729 points after a four-place rise
- Asia Cup wickets
- Charani took 12; Deepti took 14
- Shafali Verma
- No. 6 among batters and No. 15 among all-rounders
- India’s Asia Cup titles
- Eight
