India spinner Sree Charani has achieved the highest-ever rating points in the ICC Women’s T20I Bowling Rankings after her impressive performances in recent tournaments, according to the ICC website.
Charani played a key role in India’s successful campaigns at the Women’s Asia Cup and then the Asian Games. She claimed 12 wickets during India’s Asia Cup-winning run, including a match-winning spell of 4/20 in the final against Sri Lanka as India lifted the title for the eighth time, according to the ICC website. At the 2026 Asian Games in Japan, Charani continued her outstanding form, registering career-best figures of 4/10 against hosts Japan in the quarterfinals before taking two wickets in the gold medal match against Sri Lanka, helping India secure the title and boosting her rating to 817 points. In the ICC Women’s ODI Rankings, West Indies captain Hayley Matthews moved up three places to fourth among batters with 711 points following her record-breaking 182-run knock against Zimbabwe.Several Zimbabwe and West Indies players also made gains amid their ongoing ODI series. Zimbabwe’s Nyasha Gwanzura moved up 52 spots to 156th in the ODI bowling rankings after producing career-best figures of 4/33, while Modester Mupachikwa climbed 16 places to a career-best 40th in the batting rankings after scores of 86 and 38 in the series.