ICC T20i Rankings see Mandhana No. 3 among batters while also giving her the best rating of her career – 771 points.
ICC T20I rankings: Mandhana No. 3 among batters, Bell fourth in bowling charts.
After her game-winning 62-ball 112 against England in the opening match of the series, Smriti Mandhana, who is rated top among hitters in the ICC ODI rankings for women, has surpassed Tahlia McGrath to take third place on the T20I table. Lauren Bell, the England speedster who came back with a 3 for 27 record, was the other significant mover following the game. She pushed Renuka Thakur of India and teammate Sophie Ecclestone down to No. 4.
In her 149th appearance in the format, Mandhana scored her first T20I century with a score of 112. She also achieved her highest career rating of 771 points. Table-topper Beth Mooney is well away with 794 points, but No. 2 Hayley Matthews is only three rating points ahead and easily within Mandhana’s grasp when England India play their second Twenty20 International on Tuesday.
After playing her previous T20I in October 2024 and being dropped, Shafali Verma made a comeback to India’s T20I XI and partnered Mandhana at the top in the opening match. She also moved up to No. 13 after scoring 20 in 22 balls and appearing somewhat rusty.
Harleen Deol, who hit 43 in 23 balls, also returned to the rankings at joint-86th. Deol had fallen out of the standings and hadn’t participated in a T20I since July 2023.
There is a bit of a traffic jam at the top of the table as a result of Bell’s ascent in the bowlers’ rankings. With 746 rating points, Sadia Iqbal of Pakistan leads the field, but Bell is only 19 points behind, with Australia’s Annabel Sutherland (736 points) and India’s Deepti Sharma (735 points) ahead of her. In actuality, Bell, Ecclestone (725), and Deepti are all just one strong performance away from taking the top spot.