Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur has fallen five places in the ICC Women’s ODI batting rankings, while Deepti Sharma has ascended 10 places to reach No.23.
With the series tied at 1-1 and all to play for in the deciding match, the first two ODIs between England and India provided thrilling encounters, which are reflected in the updated rankings.
Deepti Sharma made one of the biggest moves in the batting rankings after her unbeaten 62 in the first ODI, earning her the Player of the Match title and helping India successfully chase 259.
In contrast, Harmanpreet Kaur’s poor form, with scores of 17 and 7 in the first two ODIs, led to her dropping to No.21 in the batting rankings.
Smriti Mandhana remained stable at the top, maintaining her rating of 727 with scores of 28 and 42 in the first two matches.
Sophia Dunkley’s 83 off 92 balls in the first ODI was crucial for England’s strong total, propelling her up 24 places to No.52. Alice Davidson-Richards, who scored 53, rose 40 spots to No.118.
In the ICC Women’s ODI bowling rankings, world No.1 Sophie Ecclestone solidified her lead with four wickets in the series, including a Player of the Match performance with 3/27 in the second ODI. Her rating increased from 747 to 776, further distancing herself from Australia’s Ashleigh Gardner (724) and Megan Schutt (696).
Finger spinners have been dominant in the series, with England’s Charlie Dean and India’s Sneh Rana each taking three wickets. Dean moved into the top 10, advancing two places to No.9 with a career-best rating of 625, while Rana jumped 12 spots to No.21, achieving a personal best rating of 515.
Dean also progressed in the ICC Women’s All-rounder Rankings, moving up to joint 14th alongside Australia’s Ellyse Perry. Ecclestone’s unbeaten 23 off 19 balls in the first ODI, combined with her four wickets, helped her climb three places to 18th in the All-rounders list.
In the ICC Women’s T20I player rankings, Ireland’s players made notable advances after their win over Zimbabwe in the first of three T20Is at home. Captain Gaby Lewis climbed five places to No.18 in the batting rankings after scoring a 49-ball 67 in Ireland’s successful chase of 118.
In the T20I bowling rankings, Arlene Kelly (2/10) and Cara Murray (3/19) were crucial in restricting Zimbabwe to 117/9. Kelly moved up two places to 23rd, while Murray rose four spots to 48th in the rankings.
