# Sree Charani tops all-time ICC T20I bowling rankings 2026-09-29T22:36:40+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets India spinner Sree Charani has become the highest-rated bowler in ICC Women's T20I history, reaching 817 rating points. She surpassed Australia's Megan Schutt, who held the previous record of 806 since November 2018. The 817 points is the highest ever in women's T20I rankings. Charani's record came after strong performances in India's Asia Cup win and the 2026 Asian Games gold medal run. She took 12 wickets in the Asia Cup, including 4/20 in the final, and added 4/10 against Japan in the Asian Games quarterfinals. Jay Shah congratulated her on X, calling it a "phenomenal achievement." Smriti Mandhana returned to the top five in the T20I batting rankings after scoring 79 in the Asian Games final. Richa Ghosh moved up three places to 25th. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Times Now leads with Jay Shah's post on X and ties Charani's rise to her 2/13 in the Asian Games final against Sri Lanka, without mentioning the Asia Cup. The Hindu, citing the ICC website, traces the record through both tournaments: 12 wickets in India's Asia Cup-winning run, including 4/20 in the final, then 4/10 against Japan in the Asian Games quarterfinals and two wickets in the gold medal match. The Hindu also reports Deepti Sharma's climb to a 754 rating and ODI ranking changes, while Times Now lists ranking gains for Smriti Mandhana, Richa Ghosh and several Pakistan and Bangladesh players. Read together, the reports show the 817 rating was built over two tournaments, not one final. Charani now stands 11 points above the 806 mark Megan Schutt had held since November 2018. Corrected 30 September 2026: role title, stance label and analysis. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral - timesnownews.com (neutral report) Leads with Jay Shah's post on X, lists T20I ranking movements after the Asian Games final - thehindu.com (neutral report) Leads with ICC data and Asia Cup context, adds ODI rankings for balance This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Tags: Asian Games 2026, ICC Womens T20I Rankings, Jay Shah, Megan Schutt, Smriti Mandhana, Sree Charani Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/sree-charani-tops-all-time-icc-t20i-bowling-rankings/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/sree-charani-tops-all-time-icc-t20i-bowling-rankings/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/