In the latest ICC Women’s T20I Player Rankings update released on Tuesday, standout performers from Australia’s whitewash of West Indies in the Caribbean and New Zealand’s dominant 4-1 T20I series win over South Africa have sparked significant jumps across batting, bowling, and all-rounder lists.
As New Zealand, led by skipper Amelia Kerr, hosts South Africa (captained by Laura Wolvaardt) for a white-ball tour from March 15 to April 4, including the just-concluded T20Is and ODIs starting March 29, while West Indies (under Hayley Matthews) face Australia from March 20 to April 2 with ODIs from March 27, these series have delivered fireworks that are reshaping the global pecking order.
ICC Women’s Batting Rankings:
Young Australian opener Georgia Voll headlines the batting movers, storming into the top 10 for the first time at ninth with a career-high rating of 672 after her explosive 39 off 23 balls in the second T20I against West Indies in Saint Vincent. Her maiden T20I century of 101 in the decisive third match, sealing Australia’s 3-0 sweep, will fuel further gains in the next update.
Veterans aren’t far behind: Australia’s Ellyse Perry climbed two spots to re-enter the top 20 at 20th with consistent scores of 36, 42, and 18, while New Zealand’s Sophie Devine jumped two places to 18th on the back of two half-centuries in the White Ferns’ series triumph. She ended the series as the 2nd highest run-scorer with 156 runs at a strike rate of 154.45 and an average of 39 in five innings with the bat for her side in the series.
South Africa’s Annerie Dercksen, the 2024 ICC Emerging Player of the Year, rocketed 18 spots to 55th with an unbeaten 55 in the fourth T20I, and West Indies’ Qiana Joseph leapt 14 places to 33rd (512 rating) via a brisk 45 off 39 balls (seven fours, one six) in a losing cause in the opener. In a historic debut twist, Rwanda’s Fanny Utagushimaninde crashed the rankings at 66th after her record-shattering 111 not out off 65 balls against Ghana on March 20 in the Nigeria Invitational Women’s T20I tournament, becoming the first woman to score a T20I century on debut and the youngest ever.
New Zealand’s Maddy Green, scoring 77 runs in five innings, climbed up a couple of spots to the 44th position (476 points). Stafanie Taylor from the West Indies has scored 50 runs in a couple of innings with the bat for her side so far in the series. As a result, she has climbed up a couple of spots to the 48th position (455 points). Pakistan’s Aliya Riaz has climbed up a couple of spots to equal the 49th position (444 points) alongside Netherlands Sterre Kalis.
Scotland’s Darcey Carter has climbed up a couple of spots to the 57th position (412 points). South Africa’s promising young sensation Kayla Reyneke has ended as the 2nd highest run-scorer for her side in the series with 109 runs at a strike rate of 165.15 and an average of 54.50 in five innings with the bat for her side in the series. As a result, she has earned a massive rise as she has climbed up 34 spots to equal the 67th position (375 points) alongside New Zealand’s Isabella Gaze and Pakistan’s Sidra Amin.
ICC Women’s Bowling Rankings:
South Africa’s Nonkululeko Mlaba stole the spotlight, re-entering the top 10 at ninth (701 rating) with five wickets across three outings in the Caribbean series. Australia’s Georgia Wareham surged four spots to 12th (672) thanks to a three-wicket haul over the tour, while New Zealand’s Jess Kerr dominated with six wickets in the past week and eight for the series, powering the 4-1 victory over South Africa. As a result, she has climbed up 8 spots to equal the 15th position (661 points) alongside Sarah Glenn.
England’s Sophie Ecclestone and India’s Deepti Sharma have inched closer to the top spot by moving up one spot to the 2nd (727 points) and 3rd (717 points) respectively. England’s Lauren Bell has also climbed up one spot to equal the 4th position (714 points) alongside Australia’s Annabel Sutherland. Sri Lanka’s Inoshi Fernando, India’s Shree Charani, and Bangladesh’s Nahida Akter have climbed up a couple of spots each to 26th (583 points), 27th (576 points) and 28th (573 points), respectively.
South Africa’s Ayabonga Khaka has climbed up five spots to 36th position (540 points) as she has picked up 8 wickets at an average of 15.37 and an economy of 8.20 in four innings, ending as the leading wicket-taker for her side and the joint 2nd highest wicket-taker of the series against New Zealand. Chloe Tryon from South Africa has climbed up one spot to the 41st position (508 points). Australia’s Kim Grath picked up one wicket in a couple of innings with the ball for her side in the series against the West Indies. As a result, she has earned a massive rise as she has climbed up 35 spots to equal the 44th position (488 points). The Australian leg-spinner Alana King ended as the joint highest wicket-taker of the series with 5 wickets at an average of 11 and an economy of 5.50 in three innings with the ball for her side alongside Deandra Dottin from the West Indies. As a result, she has earned a humongous rise as she has climbed up 78 spots to the 77th position (402 points).
New Zealand’s former skipper Sophie Devine picked up 9 wickets at an average of 12.66 and an economy of 7.12 in five innings, including her career-best figures, ending as the leading wicket-taker of the series. As a result, she has climbed up four spots to the 75th position (406 points). Chinelle Henry from the West Indies picked up a couple of wickets in a couple of innings with the ball for her side in the series. As a result, she has climbed up 4 spot to equal the 82nd position (388 points) alongside Silver Siegers from the Netherlands, and Lindokuhle Mabhero from Zimbabwe.
New Zealand’s Bree Illing has climbed up 9 spots to the 99th position (332 points).
ICC Women’s All-rounder Rankings:
Sophie Devine again shone, reclaiming a top-10 berth at ninth (251 rating) with her batting prowess plus three wickets in matches three and four against South Africa. Australia’s Tahlia McGrath rose two spots to 14th for her Caribbean contributions, as New Zealand’s Suzie Bates climbed up four spots to the 26th position (135 points) as she picked up a couple of wickets in four innings with the ball for her side in the series. India’s Deepti Sharma has inched closer to the top spot as she has climbed up one spot to the 3rd position (362 points). Afy Fletcher from the West Indies climbed up one spot to the 22nd position (159 points). New Zealand’s Jess Kerr has climbed up five spots to the 27th position (134 points). Australia’s Ellyse Perry has climbed up one spot to the 40th position (106 points).
South Africa’s Annerie Dercksen picked up 3 wickets in five innings with the ball for her side in the series and scored 114 runs at a strike rate of 129.54 and an average of 28.50, including a half-century in five innings with the bat for her side in the series. As a result, she has earned a massive rise as she has climbed up 24 spots to the 42nd position (101 points). Ayabonga Khaka has climbed up 3 spots to the 50th position (91 points). Qiana Joseph from the West Indies has climbed up three spots to the 57th position (82 points).
Australia’s Kim Garth has earned a massive rise as she has climbed up 31 spots to equal the 73rd position (68 points) alongside India’s Radha Yadav and Sri Lanka’s Malki Madara. Australia’s leg-spinner Alana King has also earned a massive rise as she has climbed up 68 spots to equal the 76th position (67 points) alongside the UAE’s Samaira Dharnidharka. New Zealand’s Bree Illing has climbed up 4 spots to equal the 98th position (54 points) alongside Nepal’s Puja Mahato, Papua New Guinea’s Hane Tau, and Sanjida Akter Meghla from Bangladesh.
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