Sutherland replaces Iqbal as No. 1 T20I bowler; Prendergast hits career high
Prendergast's efforts against Pakistan took her up eight spots to 19th among T20I batters and climb to sixth in the allrounder rankings
ESPNcricinfo staff
12-Aug-2025
Orla Prendergast scored 144 runs and took four wickets to win the Player-of-the-Series award against Pakistan • Sportsfile via Getty Images
There is a new No. 1 in the women's T20I bowling rankings. Australia allrounder Annabel Sutherland has claimed the top spot - for the first time in her career - after her closest rivals, including Pakistan's Sadia Iqbal, suffered a bit of a dip in form.
This, despite Sutherland not playing a T20I since March, which helped her retain her rating of 736, enough to take the lead as the others around her faltered.
Left-arm spinner Iqbal dropped one spot to move to joint-second alongside India's Deepti Sharma after she picked up just three wickets across the series against Ireland, which Pakistan lost 2-1 in Dublin earlier this month.
Ireland allrounder Orla Prendergast, meanwhile, has surged to a new high in the rankings after a standout series against Pakistan.
The 23-year-old allrounder was instrumental in Ireland's series win, scoring 144 runs at a strike rate of 135.84 and taking four wickets to earn the Player-of-the-Series award.
Her efforts saw her jump eight spots to 19th among T20I batters and to sixth in the allrounder rankings - both career-best positions.
Ireland's Laura Delany and Rebecca Stokell also made gains, moving up to joint 50th and 77th respectively among batters.
On the Pakistan side, Muneeba Ali (32nd) and Fatima Sana (59th) made notable progress despite the series defeat.