Amidst the 9th edition of the Women’s Twenty20 (T20) World Cup in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), standout performers saw significant gains in the latest International Cricket Council (ICC) rankings update as of October 15, 2024. Here’s a summary of the top movers across all departments – batters, bowlers, and all-rounders.
Women’s T20I Batting Rankings
The Australian skipper Alyssa Healy scored 67 runs in three innings for her side, climbing up one spot to the 7th position (685 points). The Indian skipper Harmanpreet Kaur was the leading run-scorer for India at the World Cup with 150 runs at an impressive strike rate of 133.92 and a sensational average of 150 in four innings. Her tally of runs includes a couple of half-centuries, and as a result of her impressive performances, she has climbed up one spot to the 11th position (640 points).
Bangladesh skipper Nigar Sultana Joty, and Amelia Kerr from New Zealand have climbed up one spot each to the 13th (618 points) and the 14th position (613 points). The veteran opening batter from England, Danielle Wyatt-Hodge, the leading run-scorer for her side with 135 runs at a strike rate of 123.85 and a sensational average of 67.50 in three innings. As a result of her impressive performance, she climbed up three spots to the 15th position (604 points).
Ellyse Perry from Australia, scoring 101 runs at a strike rate of 118.82 and an impressive average of 33.66 in four innings, earned a significant rise as she has climbed up six spots to equal the 16th position (597 points) alongside Harshitha Samarawickrama from Sri Lanka and Nat Sciver-Brunt from England who also climbed up a couple of spots.
Maia Bouchier from England, scored 93 runs in three innings for her side. As a result, she climbed up three spots to the 25th position (558 points). Phoebe Litchfield from Australia has scored 42 runs in three innings for her side with the bat and climbed up 9 spots to the 30th position (531 points). Deepti Sharma from India climbed up one spot to the 32nd position (529 points), while Grace Harris from Australia chipped in with a handy run-a-ball 40 against India in the final league game of their campaign, resulting in her four spots jump to the 38th position (504 points). Marizanne Kapp from South Africa climbed up one spot to the 43rd position (476 points) and Nilakshika Silva from Sri Lanka has climbed up one spot to the 54th position (437 points).
The young 22-year-old Pakistan skipper Fatima Sana was one of the stand-out performers for her side in the 9th edition of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024. She scored 64 runs in three innings with the bat for her side. Apart from her exploits with the bat, she also picked up four wickets in three innings with the ball for her side. As a result of her impressive performances, she climbed up four spots to the 59th position (402 points).
Sobhana Mostary from Bangladesh was the leading run-scorer for her side with 134 runs at a strike rate of 88.74 and an impressive average of 33.50 in four innings for her side. As a result of her impressive performances, earned a significant rise as she climbed up 9 spots to the 65th position (381 points). The young 20-year-old opening batter from New Zealand, Georgia Plimmer was one of the stand-out performers with the bat for New Zealand, scoring 108 runs at an impressive strike rate of 122.72 and an impressive average of 27 in four innings for her side. As a result of her impressive performance, she earned a massive rise as she climbed up 26 spots to the 71st position (352 points).
Deandra Dottin from the West Indies reversed her international retirement ahead of the T20 World Cup and has been successful in creating a solid impact with her contributions with the bat for her side. She scored 87 runs at a sensational strike rate of 167.30 in four innings for her side. As a result of her impressive performances with the bat for her side, she earned a significant rise as she climbed up 8 spots to the 95th position (294 points).
Women’s T20I Bowling Rankings
Deepti Sharma from India picked up four wickets in four innings with the ball for her side. As a result, she has inched closer to the top spot as she climbed up one spot to equal the 3rd position (740 points) alongside her fellow teammate Renuka Singh Thakur who has climbed up a couple of spots as she picked up 7 wickets in four innings. Megan Schutt from Australia was leading the pace attack for her side with 8 wickets to her name in four innings. As a result of her impressive performances, she climbed up four spots to the 6th position (719 points). The 24-year-old left-arm spinner from South Africa, Nonkululeko Mlaba with 9 wickets in four innings for her side, earned a significant rise as she climbed up six spots to the 7th position (706 points).
The young 23-year-old all-rounder from Australia, Annabel Sutherland was exceptional with the ball for her side in the 9th edition of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup. She was leading the Australian pace attack alongside the likes of Megan Schutt. She picked up seven wickets in four innings at the end of the league stages of the tournament. As a result of her impressive performances with the ball, she earned a significant rise as she climbed up 7 spots to the 11th position (700 points).
Amelia Kerr from New Zealand, the leading wicket-taker for her side and also the leading wicket-taker of the tournament, with 10 wickets in four innings for her side, for her impressive performances earned a significant rise as she has climbed up 8 spots to the 12th position (693 points). The 23-year-old young off-spinner from New Zealand Eden Carson picked up five wickets in four innings for her side, earning a significant rise as she has climbed up five spots to equal the 14th position (674 points) alongside Australia’s Georgia Wareham. The veteran leg-spinner from the West Indies, Afy Fletcher who was one of the leading wicket-takers in the 9th edition the Women’s T20 World Cup, climbed up a couple of spots to the 18th position (656 points).
The 22-year-old young off-spinner from India, Shreyanka Patil picked up four wickets in four innings for her side. As a result, she earned a massive rise, climbing up 10 spots to the 19th position (647 points). Marizanne Kapp from South Africa picked up four wickets in four innings, resulting in a significant rise as she climbed up five spots to the 21st position (629 points). The 29-year-old off-spinner from the West Indies, Karishma Ramharack picked up five wickets in three innings for her side. As a result, she earned a massive rise, climbing up 11 spots to the 23rd position (622 points).
The 26-year-old left-arm spinner from Australia, Sophie Molineux picked up 7 wickets in four innings for her side. As a result of her impressive performances, she earned a massive rise as she climbed up 13 spots to the 27th position (603 points). The 25-year-old pacer from New Zealand Rosemary Mair picked up seven wickets in four innings, returning to the World Cup squad after an injury. As a result of her impressive performances, she has earned a massive rise as she climbed up 20 spots to the 37th position (536 points). Fahima Khatun from Bangladesh was one of the leading wicket-takers for her side in the 9th edition of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024. She picked up five wickets in four innings for her side with the ball. As a result, she climbed up four spots to the 41st position (514 points).
Arundhati Reddy from India was the leading wicket-taker for her side in the ongoing 9th edition of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 in the UAE, picking up 7 wickets in four innings. As a result of her impressive performances, she earned a massive rise as she climbed up 37 spots to the 52nd position (468 points). Chloe Tryon from South Africa, picked up a couple of wickets in four innings with the ball for her side in the league stages. As a result, she climbed up three spots to the 55th position (464 points). Nat Sciver-Brunt from England picked up a couple of wickets in three innings for her side with the ball. As a result, she earned a significant rise as she climbed up five spots to the 66th position (426 points).
The 33-year-old leg-spinner from India, Asha Sobhana picked up five wickets in three innings with the ball for her side. As a result of her impressive performances, she earned a humongous rise as she climbed up 40 spots to the 73rd position (400 points). Omaima Sohail from Pakistan picked up four wickets in four innings with the ball for her side in the league stages of the tournament. As a result of her impressive performances, she earned a massive rise as she climbed up 21 spots to the 80th position (369 points). The young 22-year-old left-arm pacer from Scotland Rachel Slater picked up a couple of wickets in four innings, resulting in a significant rise as she climbed up five spots to the 88th position (349 points).
Women’s T20I All-rounder Rankings
Amelia Kerr from New Zealand inches closer to the top spot as she has climbed up one spot to the 2nd position (424 points). She was a stand-out bowler for her side and also the leading wicket-taker of the tournament at the end of the league stages with 10 wickets to her name in four innings. Apart from her exploits with the ball, she also scored 85 runs in four innings. For her all-rounder impact, South Africa’s Marizanne Kapp has climbed up one spot to the 6th position (299 points).
Nat Sciver-Brunt from England scored 50 runs and picked up a couple of wickets in three innings for her side. As a result, she has climbed up a couple of spots to the 8th position (254 points). The 25-year-old all-rounder from England Sophie Ecclestone has climbed up one spot to the 10th position (231 points). Chloe Tryon from South Africa has climbed up one spot to the 14th position (205 points), and Kavisha Dilhari from Sri Lanka has climbed up one spot to the 17th position (179 points).
Annabel Sutherland from Australia picked up 7 wickets in four innings with the ball for her side in the league stages of the tournament and scored 12 runs in a couple of innings with the bat. As a result of her impressive performances with the ball, she has earned a significant rise as she has climbed up five spots to the 22nd position (151 points). Tahlia McGrath from Australia has picked up one wicket and scored 41 runs in a couple of innings. As a result of her impressive performance, she has climbed up four spots to the 28th position (138 points).
Chinelle Henry from the West Indies has climbed up one spot to the 34th position (118 points). Nahida Akter from Bangladesh picked up four wickets in four innings, she climbed up a couple of spots to the 37th position (109 points). Former South African skipper Sune Luus picked up one wicket in four innings and scored 19 runs in a couple of innings for her side in the league stages of the tournament. As a result, she climbed up three spots to equal the 39th position (106 points) alongside Australia’s Jess Jonassen.
Nonkululeko Mlaba from South Africa was the leading wicket-taker for her side with 9 wickets in four innings with the ball for her side. As a result of her impressive performance, she has earned a significant rise as she climbed up 7 spots to the 42nd position (101 points). Fahima Khatun from Bangladesh picked up five wickets in four innings and scored 17 runs in three innings with the bat for her side. As a result, she has climbed up a couple of spots to equal the 43rd position (100 points) alongside India’s Renuka Singh who picked up seven wickets in four innings and has climbed up a couple of spots as well.
Omaima Sohail from Pakistan picked up four wickets in four innings with the ball and scored 26 runs in four innings with the bat for her side. As a result, she has earned a significant rise, climbing up 8 spots to equal the 51st position (87 points) alongside Australia’s Meghan Schutt who picked up 8 wickets in four innings with the ball for her side. As a result, she has also climbed up three spots, alongside Fran Jonas from New Zealand.
Rosemary Mair from New Zealand picked up seven wickets in four innings with the ball, earning a massive rise as she climbed up 12 spots to equal the 61st position (75 points) alongside Sri Lanka’s Sugandika Kumari, Vanuatu’s Rachel Andrew, and Ireland’s Ava Canning. Shorna Akter from Bangladesh has climbed up a couple of spots to equal the 65th position (74th position) alongside Thailand’s Thipatcha Putthawong.
Ayabonga Khaka from South Africa picked up one wicket in four innings with the ball. As a result, she climbed up three spots to equal the 67th position (73 points) alongside Karishma Ramharack from the West Indies who has picked up 5 wickets in three innings, earning a significant rise as she climbed up 9 spots. Sophie Molineux from Australia picked up seven wickets in four innings with the ball, earning a massive rise as she has climbed up 10 spots to equal the 70th position (72 points) alongside England skipper Heather Knight and Nepal skipper Indu Barma.
Indian skipper Harmanpreet Kaur was the leading run-scorer for her side with 150 runs in four innings with the bat as a result, she climbed up four spots to equal the 76th position (63 points) alongside Ireland’s Cara Murray and New Zealand’s Eden Carson who had an impressive campaign as she picked up five wickets in four innings, climbing up 6 spots. The 31-year-old all-rounder from Bangladesh Ritu Moni picked up five wickets in four innings with the ball and scored 17 runs in three innings with the bat for her side. As a result, she earned a significant rise as she climbed up 7 spots to equal the 82nd position (59 points) alongside Anneke Bosch from South Africa.
The veteran opening batter from England, Danni Wyatt was the leading run-scorer for her side with 95 runs in three innings, including one unbeaten half-century against Scotland. As a result of her impressive performance with the bat, she has climbed up three spots to the equal 87th position (53 points) alongside Hong Kong’s Mariko Hill. Qiana Joseph from the West Indies scored 35 runs in a couple of innings for her side. As a result, she earned a significant rise as she climbed up 9 spots to equal the 89th position (51 points) alongside Achini Kulasuriya from Sri Lanka, Vicky Araa from Papua New Guinea, Kary Chan from Hong Kong, and Loreen Tshuma from Zimbabwe.
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