Deepti becomes No. 1 T20I bowler; Wolvaardt tops ODI batting charts
Jemimah Rodrigues jumped up to No. 9 among T20I batters after match-winning 69* against SL
ESPNcricinfo staff
23-Dec-2025 • 3 hrs ago
Deepti Sharma took 1 for 20 in the first T20I against Sri Lanka • BCCI
Deepti Sharma has risen one spot to become the No. 1-ranked T20I bowler for the first time in her career. She replaces Annabel Sutherland at the top after figures of 1 for 20 in the first T20I against Sri Lanka in Visakhapatnam helped set up victory for India.
As a result, Deepti gained five rating points to tally 737, just one more than Sutherland, who has slipped to second place after holding on to the top spot since August.
Deepti's team-mate Jemimah Rodrigues also gained in the rankings as she jumped five places to be ranked No. 9 among T20I batters. Rodrigures' unbeaten innings of 69 from 44 balls led India's chase against Sri Lanka in Visakhapatnam, as she joined Smriti Mandhana (third) and Shafali Verma (tenth) in the top ten.
However, Mandhana dropped to second among ODI batters as South Africa's Laura Wolvaardt pipped her to be ranked No. 1 again. Wolvaardt smashed back-to-back centuries in the three-match series against Ireland at home, which South Africa won 3-0.
Wolvaardt was the highest run-getter and the Player of the Series against Ireland. Her 255 runs at an average of 127.50 included knocks of 124 as South Africa posted 375 in the second ODI, and 100* as they successfully chased 206 in the third.