On the day of the first semi-final at Kennington Oval, West Indies versus Australia, the ICC released an update to the Women’s T20I rankings that rewards the tournament’s standout performers.
With the World Cup entering its knockout phase, several players who have driven their sides’ runs and wickets in England have moved up the charts, while those still in action remain well placed to climb further. Australia’s Georgia Voll retains the top spot among batters, India’s Sree Charani continues to lead the bowlers’ list, and West Indies skipper Hayley Matthews holds firm as the No.1 all‑rounder.
Batting Rankings:
Georgia Voll’s consistency through the group fixtures has kept her at No.1 in the T20I batting rankings, a timely boost for Australia as they face the West Indies lineup in the semi-final. South Africa captain Laura Wolvaardt nudges up one position to equal third, reflecting her dependable scoring throughout the tournament.
Sri Lanka’s Chamari Athapaththu climbs two places to seventh after the century against Ireland in Bristol, an innings that reinforced her status as a matchwinner in the shorter format. England’s Danni Wyatt-Hodge, the leading run-scorer so far in this edition, has made a notable move up five places to 11th, underlining how tournament form is translating into ranking movement. Veterans and emerging players alike have also benefited: Ellyse Perry advances five spots to 17th, South Africa’s power-hitter Annerie Dercksen moves to 24th, and Scotland’s Darcey Carter leaps 13 places to 42nd after a promising outing in the tournament.
England’s Sophia Dunkley has climbed up 3 spots to the 23rd position (587 points). Scotland’s Sarah Bryce has climbed up 3 spots to the 31st position (534 points). Sobhana Mostary from Bangladesh has climbed up 4 spots to the 40th position (500 points). Sri Lanka’s Hasini Perera has climbed up 3 spots to the 43rd position (484 points). Bangladesh’s Sharmin Akhter has climbed up 6 spots to equal the 44th position (483 points) alongside Brenda Tau and Theertha Satish. New Zealand’s Brooke Hallday has climbed up 6 spots to the 62nd position (404 points). Pakistan’s Gull Feroza has climbed up 20 spots to equal the 20th position (387 points) alongside Kelis Ndhlovu from Zimbabwe.
New Zealand’s Isabella Gaze has climbed up 14 spots to equal the 70th position (380 points) alongside Pauke Siaka and Chipo Mugeri Tiripano. Chinelle Henry from the West Indies has climbed up 12 spots to the 73rd position (379 points). New Zealand’s Issy Sharp has climbed up 17 spots to the 79th position (357 points). Juairiya Ferdous has climbed up 7 spots to the 96th position (309 points). Heather Siegers from the Netherlands have climbed up a couple of spots to the 98th position (301 points).
Bowling Rankings:
India’s Sree Charani retains her place at the summit of the T20I bowling rankings, bolstered by a tournament haul of 14 wickets, a tally that has anchored India’s bowling success and kept her ahead despite intense competition. England’s Sophie Ecclestone climbs one place to third after taking eight wickets to date, while teammate Lauren Bell has surged three spots to fourth, reflecting England’s effective bowling threat on helpful surfaces.
South Africa’s Nonkululeko Mlaba edges up to fifth, and Pakistan left-armer Nashra Sandhu rises to ninth, with both bowlers rewarded for steady returns in pressure matches. Outside the top ten, notable gains include Proteas pace spearhead Marizanne Kapp (up seven to 14th), Scotland’s all‑round bowling performer Kathryn Bryce (up 17 to 26th), and New Zealand seamer Bree Illing (up six to 31st), all signposts of bowlers turning strong World Cup moments into ranking progress.
New Zealand’s skipper Amelia Kerr climbed up one spot to the 11th position (669 points). Nahida Akter from Bangladesh has climbed up 5 spots to equal the 27th position (576 points) alongside India’s Radha Yadav. Marufa Akter from Bangladesh has climbed up 6 spots to the 38th position (536 points). New Zealand’s Nensi Patel has climbed up 7 spots to the 43rd position (522 points). Scotland’s Rachel Slater has climbed up 9 spots to equal the 49th position (486 points) alongside teammate Olivia Bell. Ireland’s Cara Murray has climbed up 18 spots to the 54th position (473 points). Scotland’s Kirstie Gordon has climbed up 5 spots to the 61st position (453 points).
Caroline de Lange from the Netherlands has climbed up 8 spots to equal the 69th position (420 points) alongside Fariha Trisna from Bangladesh. Ritu Moni from Bangladesh has climbed up 11 spots to equal the 75th position (408 points) alongside Silver Siegers from the Netherlands and Linokuhle Mabhero from Zimbabwe.
New Zealand’s Sophie Devine has climbed up 5 spots to the 80th position (403 points). Sri Lanka’s Mithali Ayodhya has earned a massive rise as she has climbed up 44 spots to equal the 82nd position (398 points) alongside UAE’s Vaishnave Mahesh. Ashmini Munisar from the West Indies has climbed up 12 spots to the 84th position (395 points). Australian skipper Sophie Molineux has climbed up 20 spots to the 87th position (389 points). England’s Danielle Gibson has climbed up 6 spots to the 93rd position (364 points). South Africa’s Shabnim Ismail has climbed up 47 spots to equal the 98th position (351 points) alongside Zimbabwe’s Josephine Nkomo.
All-rounder Rankings:
Hayley Matthews remains the benchmark in the T20I all‑round rankings, her leadership of the West Indies and influential contributions with bat and ball keeping her secure at No.1, heading into the business end of the tournament. New Zealand’s Melie Kerr holds second, while Ireland’s Orla Prendergast is the headline mover in this category, up two places into a share of third after an impressive multi-dimensional campaign.
Other upward movers include Marizanne Kapp (up one to eighth), Kathryn Bryce (up three to 11th), and Australia’s Annabel Sutherland (up two to 17th), showing how performances across disciplines at this World Cup are reshaping the all‑round pecking order. India’s Shafali Verma has climbed up 4 spots to the 22nd position (161 points). Australia’s Ellyse Perry has climbed up four spots to the 26th position (140 points). Rabeya Khan from Bangladesh has climbed up four spots to the 29th position (124 points).
Qiana Joseph from the West Indies has climbed up three spots to the 31st position (120 points). Ritu Moni from Bangladesh has climbed up 6 spots to the 52nd position (93 points). New Zealand’s Bree Illing has climbed up 7 spots to the 53rd position (91 points). Scotland’s Darcey Carter has climbed up 21 spots to the 55th position (89 points). Heather Siegers from the Netherlands has climbed up 6 spots to the 56th position (88 points). England’s Freya Kemp has climbed up 7 spots to equal the 58th position (86 points) alongside Australia’s Megan Schutt. England’s Danielle Gibson has climbed up three spots to the 67th position (78 points).
Australian skipper Sophie Molineux has climbed up 17 spots to equal the 69th position (75 points) alongside Ireland’s Jane Maguire and Australia’s Alana King. Pakistan’s Ayesha Zafar has climbed up 39 spots to the 75th position (72 points). Sri Lanka’s Nilakshika Silva has climbed up 17 spots to equal the 77th position (69 points) alongside Thailand’s Phannita Maya. Ireland’s Cara Murray has climbed up 9 spots to the 87th position (62 points). Scotland’s Kirstie Gordon has climbed up 20 spots to equal the 88th position (61 points) alongside India’s Harmanpreet Kaur and UAE’s Samaira Dharnidharka.
Ireland’s Aimee Maguire has climbed up 7 spots alongside India’s Shree Charani and England’s Alice Capsey to the 91st position (60 points).
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