Swashbuckling India opener Shafali Verma has climbed to sixth place within the newest ICC Girls’s T20I Participant Rankings following a string of spectacular half-centuries.
The 21-year-old, a former top-ranked batter, has moved up 4 locations after scores of 69 not out off 34 balls within the second T20I in opposition to Sri Lanka, adopted by unbeaten knocks of 79 off 42 deliveries and 79 off 46 balls within the third and fourth matches in Thiruvananthapuram.
Vice-captain Smriti Madhana, who ended her lean patch with a fluent 80 within the fourth T20I, retained her third place within the rankings, whereas Jemimah Rodrigues slipped one place to tenth.
Seasoned India all-rounder Deepti Sharma continues her reign on the prime within the bowlers’ listing with compatriot Renuka Singh Thakur becoming a member of her within the prime 10.
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Thakur, who has held a career-high third place within the bowling rankings, gained eight locations to achieve joint-sixth place following a match-winning haul of 4 for 21 within the third match that India gained by eight wickets to seal the collection.
India’s left-arm spinners Shree Charani and Vaishnavi Sharma have additionally progressed within the newest weekly rankings replace with the house facet taking a 4-0 lead within the five-match collection.
Charani has moved up 17 locations to 52nd within the bowling rankings whereas Vaishnavi Sharma has galloped 390 locations to achieve 124th place in her first worldwide collection because the 50-over world champion weigh its choices in preparation for the ICC Girls’s T20 World Cup 2026 to be held in England and Wales from June 12 to July 5.
For Sri Lanka, left-handed opener Hasini Perera has superior 114 locations to 71st place amongst batters after scoring 22, 25 and 33 within the three matches performed this previous week and Kavisha Dilhari has climbed up three locations to 79th.
Printed on Dec 30, 2025