The International Cricket Council (ICC) released its updated women’s player rankings on Tuesday, with notable movements following the ongoing three-match ODI series between India and England, which is currently level at 1-1.
India’s Deepti Sharma emerged as one of the biggest gainers in the ODI batting rankings. Her unbeaten 62 in the series opener, which guided India to a successful 259-run chase, followed by another 30 not out in the second ODI, propelled her up 10 places to No.23. England’s Sophia Dunkley also surged upward, climbing 24 places to No.52 after her 83 off 92 balls in the first ODI. Alice Davidson-Richards made a leap of 40 spots to 118 following her 53-run knock.
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Meanwhile, Smriti Mandhana retained her position at the top of the ODI batting rankings with consistent scores of 28 and 42 in the first two games, maintaining her rating of 727.
In the ODI bowling charts, England’s Sophie Ecclestone continued to dominate, further strengthening her hold on the No.1 spot. With four wickets across the two matches, including a standout 3/27 performance in the second ODI, Ecclestone’s rating rose from 747 to 776. Australian bowlers Ashleigh Gardner (724) and Megan Schutt (696) remain her closest competitors.
England’s Charlie Dean and India’s Sneh Rana also made significant strides. Both claimed three wickets in the series, with Dean jumping two places to a career-best No.9 and Rana climbing 12 places to No.21, also a personal high. In the all-rounder rankings, Dean moved into joint 14th alongside Australia’s Ellyse Perry, while Ecclestone advanced to 18th.
In T20I rankings, Ireland players made notable progress after their win against Zimbabwe in the opening match of their three-match series. Captain Gaby Lewis rose five spots to No.18 in the batting rankings after scoring a match-winning 67 off 49 balls. In bowling, Arlene Kelly (2/10) and Cara Murray (3/19) improved to 23rd and 48th positions respectively.
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