With the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup only months away, the latest ICC Women’s T20I Player Rankings reflect significant movement following the recently concluded T20I series between India and Australia. India, captained by Harmanpreet Kaur, secured a landmark 2-1 series triumph in Australia — their first bilateral T20I series win over Australia on Australian soil since January 2016.
The result also handed India a 4-2 advantage in the ongoing multi-format contest (15 February to 9 March 2026), which comprises:
- Three T20Is
- Three ODIs
- A pink-ball Test at W.A.C.A., Perth
India claimed the rain-affected opening T20I by 21 runs via the DLS method. Australia responded with a 19-run victory in the second game, before India edged the decider by 17 runs. However, Australia bounced back in the 50-over leg, registering a comprehensive six-wicket win in the first ODI to level the overall series score at 4-4 ahead of the second ODI.
Elsewhere, South Africa, led by Laura Wolvaardt, defeated Pakistan 2-1 in their T20I series during a white-ball tour running from 10 February to 1 March 2026. South Africa also began the ODI leg strongly, winning the first match by 37 runs to take a 1-0 lead. Performances across these series have led to notable changes in the global rankings.
Batting Rankings
Beth Mooney continues to occupy the No.1 position in the T20I batting rankings. The Australian opener compiled 57 runs across three innings in the series, scoring at a strike rate of 109.61 and averaging 19.
The biggest rise among batters came from Georgia Voll, who surged 26 places to share 10th position. Voll was Australia’s leading run-scorer in the series, amassing 116 runs in three innings at a strike rate of 161.11 and an average of 38.66, including one half-century. She finished as the second-highest run-getter overall in the series.
Ashleigh Gardner improved by one place to move to 24th (579 points). Phoebe Litchfield climbed four spots to 12th after scoring 58 runs in three innings at a strike rate of 141.46.
For India, Jemimah Rodrigues advanced one position to share 10th place. She scored 72 runs in three innings at a strike rate of 130.90, registering a half-century during the series.
Bowling Rankings
Pakistan’s Sadia Iqbal remains at the summit of the T20I bowling rankings. However, the Australia-India series produced substantial reshuffling beneath her.
Arundhati Reddy achieved a career-best ranking, jumping five spots to 11th. She led the wicket charts in the series with eight wickets at an average of 10.87 and an economy rate of 7.25 in three innings, including her best T20I figures of four wickets in a match.
India’s Shree Charani also made a significant move, rising 11 positions to 26th. She claimed five wickets — the second-highest tally in the series — at an average of 14.80 and an economy of 7.25 across three innings.
For Australia:
- Annabel Sutherland, who shared the lead for Australia’s wickets with four scalps at an average of 13 and an economy of 6.50 in two innings, climbed two places to second.
- Sophie Molineux also moved up two spots to second.
- Ashleigh Gardner advanced two places to 18th after taking three wickets at an average of 19.33 and an economy of 7.25 in two innings.
- Kim Garth recorded one of the largest jumps, rising 26 places to 78th (391 points).
All-rounder Rankings
Ashleigh Gardner’s contributions with both bat and ball lifted her one place to third in the T20I all-rounder rankings. In addition to her wickets, she scored 71 runs at a strike rate of 119.33 and an average of 35.50 in three innings, including a half-century.
Arundhati Reddy gained three spots to share 26th position (129 points) alongside Zimbabwe’s Josephine Nkomo.
Renuka Singh moved up one place to equal 33rd (111 points) with Pakistan’s Sadia Iqbal.
Darcie Brown climbed five spots to share 66th (73 points) alongside South Africa’s Annerie Dercksen and West Indies’ Qiana Joseph.
Shafali Verma improved by two positions to share 69th (72 points) with Sri Lanka’s Sugandika Kumari and Ireland’s Arlene Kelly.
The latest rankings underline the competitive edge and depth in women’s T20I cricket, with the Australia-India series in particular delivering standout individual performances ahead of the global tournament.
