Archive · 30 Dec 2025
Shafali Verma Climbs to Sixth in T20I Rankings
Shafali Verma is a cricket player from India.
She has recently moved up to the sixth position in the Women's T20I rankings because she has been playing very well in the games against Sri Lanka.
She has scored a lot of runs and helped her team win.
Other Indian players like Richa Ghosh, Renuka Singh, Shree Charani, and Vaishnavi Sharma have also improved their rankings.
Deepti Sharma is still the best bowler in these rankings.
India is winning the series against Sri Lanka and is close to winning all the matches.
Shafali is very close to becoming the number one player again, just behind Beth Mooney from Australia.
She is one of the best young players in cricket and is making her country proud.
Shafali Verma climbed to sixth place in the latest ICC Women’s T20I Player Rankings due to her impressive performances in the ongoing T20I series against Sri Lanka.
She scored three half-centuries in the series, including unbeaten knocks of 79 off 42 deliveries and 79 off 46 balls in the third and fourth matches.
Shafali is just 60 rating points behind the top-ranked Australian batter Beth Mooney, showing her growing dominance in the T20I format.
Other Indian players like Richa Ghosh, Renuka Singh, Shree Charani, and Vaishnavi Sharma have also seen significant rises in the rankings.
India is leading the five-match series against Sri Lanka with a commanding 4-0 lead and aims for a whitewash in the final match.
- Who
- Shafali Verma, Richa Ghosh, Renuka Singh, Shree Charani, Vaishnavi Sharma, Deepti Sharma, Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Hasini Perera, Kavisha Dilhari
- What
- Climbs to sixth place in the latest ICC Women’s T20I Player Rankings
- When
- December 30, 2025
- Where
- Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram
- Why
- Due to impressive performances in the ongoing T20I series against Sri Lanka
- Player
- Shafali Verma
- Country
- India
- Current Ranking
- 6th in Women's T20I Batter Rankings
- Previous Ranking
- 10th
- Recent Performances
- Three half-centuries in the ongoing T20I series against Sri Lanka
- Top-Ranked Batter
- Beth Mooney (Australia)
- Rating Points Behind Top
- 60
- Notable Achievement
- Second Indian player to achieve the number one ranking in T20I cricket
- Other Indian Players Rising
- Richa Ghosh (20th), Renuka Singh (6th in bowling), Shree Charani (52nd in bowling), Vaishnavi Sharma (124th in bowling)
- Series Status
- India leads 4-0 in the five-match series against Sri Lanka
Sources
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Shafali Verma Creates History, Breaks West Indies Legend's Record; Becomes First Player In The World To...
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