Deepti tops T20 Bowling rankings for the first time; Jemimah climbs five spots among batters

India all-rounder Deepti Sharma topped the ICC Women’s T20I Bowling Rankings for the first time in her career, while South Africa captain Laura Wolvaardt has regained the No. 1 position in the ICC Women’s ODI Batting Rankings after the latest weekly update.

Deepti, the Player of the Series in the Women’s ODI World Cup last month, took a wicket in the opening T20 international against Sri Lanka — one that was enough for her to overtake Australia fast bowler Annabel Sutherland, with 737 points.

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On the other hand, Wolvaardt slammed successive centuries in the second and third matches of South Africa’s home series against Ireland – 124 and 100 not out – to run up a nine-point lead over India opener Smriti Mandhana and reach a career-best 820 rating points.

Jemimah Rodrigues, India’s Player of the Match in Visakhapatnam, moved up five spots to ninth among T20I batters after her unbeaten score of 69 off 44 balls, and Sri Lanka opener Vishmi Gunaratne climbed six places to 64th after scoring 39 runs.

Published on Dec 23, 2025