Australia’s Beth Mooney has returned to the top of the ICC Women’s T20I batting rankings after a brilliant ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 campaign that helped Australia win a record seventh Women’s T20 World Cup title.
Mooney was named the Player of the Tournament after playing a key role in Australia’s unbeaten run to the trophy. It is the second time she has won the award, having also received the honour during Australia’s successful 2020 Women’s T20 World Cup campaign.
The experienced left-hander finished the tournament with 238 runs in seven matches at an average of 47.60 and a strike rate of 142.51. She delivered when Australia needed her the most, scoring an unbeaten 61 off 36 balls against the West Indies in the semi-final before making a match-winning 64 off 49 balls in the final against England at Lord’s. Her innings gave Australia the perfect start in the chase of 151 and helped them seal another world title.
Those performances have taken Mooney back to the No.1 position in the ICC Women’s T20I batting rankings with 785 rating points. She moves ahead of Australian opening partner Georgia Voll, who slips one place to second with 779 rating points. South Africa captain Laura Wolvaardt also drops one place to third with 771 rating points.
West Indies captain Hayley Matthews remains fourth with 754 points, while India’s Smriti Mandhana stays fifth on 746 points. India’s Shafali Verma continues at sixth after another strong tournament, followed by Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu in seventh, New Zealand all-rounder Amelia Kerr in eighth, Australia’s Tahlia McGrath in ninth and India captain Harmanpreet Kaur in tenth.
Just outside the top ten, South Africa opener Tazmin Brits climbed three places to 11th after another productive World Cup. She played several important innings, including 69 against India, 44 against Pakistan, and 41 against Australia in the semi-final. England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt moved up five places to 16th after returning from injury and scoring 75 against South Africa in the semi-final and an unbeaten 58 in the final against Australia.
India spinner Sree Charani continues to lead the ICC Women’s T20I bowling rankings after an outstanding tournament. The left-arm spinner finished as the leading wicket-taker with 14 wickets in five matches, taking 4/19 against the Netherlands, 3/23 against South Africa, 3/10 against Pakistan, 2/20 against Bangladesh, and 2/45 against Australia. Her excellent performances also earned her a place in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Team of the Tournament.
England continue to have a strong presence in the bowling rankings. Sophie Ecclestone has moved up one place to second with 723 rating points, swapping positions with teammate Charlie Dean, who slips to third with 722 points. South Africa spinner Nonkululeko Mlaba climbed one place to fourth after another consistent World Cup campaign. Mlaba claimed 7 wickets in 6 matches, averaging 20.57 with an impressive economy rate of 5.88, playing an important role in South Africa’s run to the semi-finals.
England fast bowler Lauren Bell drops one place to fifth, while Pakistan spinner Sadia Iqbal remains sixth. England’s Linsey Smith slips one place to seventh, India’s Deepti Sharma stays eighth, and Pakistan’s Nashra Sandhu continues in ninth position.
South Africa all-rounder Marizanne Kapp entered the bowling top ten after climbing four places to tenth following another excellent World Cup. Kapp picked up important wickets throughout the tournament and also played one of the best innings of the competition with an unbeaten 81 against India, helping South Africa reach the semi-finals. Australia fast bowler Kim Garth also enjoyed a strong tournament and moved up to 15th after taking key wickets, including England captain Heather Knight in the final.
The all-rounder rankings also saw some changes. England’s Freya Kemp jumped 31 places to No.27 after making an unbeaten 44 in the final against Australia and contributing with both bat and ball during the tournament. Australia’s Ashleigh Gardner moved up one place to sixth after scoring 150 runs and taking three wickets, while Pakistan captain Fatima Sana slipped to seventh despite finishing the World Cup with 85 runs and 11 wickets.
Australia’s successful World Cup campaign has once again been reflected in the latest ICC rankings, with Mooney returning to the top of the batting rankings and several players improving their positions after outstanding performances throughout the tournament.
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