# ICC Women’s T20I rankings: India retain top spots, Pakistan batters jump 2026-08-12T22:55:43+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet ICC released the latest Women’s T20I player rankings on August 12 after Sri Lanka beat Pakistan 2-1 in the T20I series. Pakistan’s 21-year-old Shawaal Zulfiqar entered the top-50 batting list at 49th after scoring 132 runs in three matches. Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu moved up five places to 36th among bowlers. India continue to dominate the rankings despite no series. Shri Charani is world No. 1 bowler and Deepti Sharma ranks 7th. In batting, Smriti Mandhana (5th), Shafali Verma (7th) and Harmanpreet Kaur (10th) give India three in the top 10. Deepti Sharma is India’s top all-rounder at 5th globally. ## Coverage - news.abplive.com Tags: ICC Womens T20I Rankings, Pakistan cricket, Shri Charani, Smriti Mandhana, Sri Lanka cricket, T20I Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/icc-womens-t20i-rankings-india-retain-top-spots-pakistan-batters-jump/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/icc-womens-t20i-rankings-india-retain-top-spots-pakistan-batters-jump/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.