India vice-captain Smriti Mandhana on Tuesday (July 1, 2025) moved up one spot to be ranked third within the ICC rankings for batters in girls’s T20 Internationals.
Mandhana, who’s already world No. 1 in ODIs, made the leap after her maiden century within the opening T20I of the five-match collection towards England final week during which she additionally stood-in for injured skipper Harmanpreet Kaur.
Mandhana smacked 15 fours and three sixes to make 112 off 62 balls to energy India to a 97-run victory towards England at Nottingham, which was additionally the largest defeat when it comes to runs for the hosts within the shortest format.
The left-handed Indian opener now has a career-high of 771 score factors and is ranked third, behind West Indies’ Hayley Matthews, who’s second with 774 factors, and Australia’s Beth Mooney on the prime with 794 factors.
Among different Indian batters, comeback opener Shafali Verma and Harleen Deol additionally made good points.
“Fellow Indian opener Shafali Verma gains one place to move to 13th on the same rankings list following her innings of 20 in the same match against England, while teammate Harleen Deol re-enters the batter rankings in equal 86th after a quickfire knock of 43,” the ICC stated in a launch.
Meanwhile, England quick bowler Lauren Bell moved up two locations to attain fourth within the rankings for bowlers after her three-wicket haul within the first T20I towards India.
The ICC added, “Pakistan spinner Sadia Iqbal remains at the top of the list for T20I bowlers, but it’s tight at the top with just 44 rating points separating the top 10 players.”
South Africa’s Miane Smit moved to 76th together with her maiden half-century towards the West Indies whereas teammate Sune Luus moved up 9 spots to attain 31 in record of the all-rounders.
