Women’s ICC Rankings: Amelie Kerr back on top as Harmanpreet Kaur makes top-10 return

New Zealand star Amelie Kerr has reclaimed the No. 1 spot in the ICC Women’s T20I All-rounder Rankings, overtaking West Indies captain Hayley Matthews in the latest update released on Tuesday, just days before the start of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026.

Kerr moved back to the summit after Matthews slipped to second following her absence from West Indies’ final match of the recent tri-series in Ireland. However, the battle for the top ranking remains closely contested, with Kerr holding a slender lead of just five rating points over the Caribbean skipper.

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The rankings update also brought good news for India, with captain Harmanpreet Kaur returning to the top 10 in the T20I batting rankings. Harmanpreet climbed one place after her unbeaten half-century in the series-deciding match against England in Taunton.

Meanwhile, Australia’s Georgia Voll and Beth Mooney continue to occupy the top two spots in the T20I batting rankings and will head into the Women’s T20 World Cup as the world’s No. 1 and No. 2 batters, respectively.

Indian skipper Harmanpreet Kaur has improved her position by one spot and is back in the top 10 list following her unbeaten half-century in the recent series decider against England in Taunton.

There are also gains for the England players who performed well in the series, as Alice Capsey, who was the Player of the Match in the series decider with a superb innings of 82 runs has moved up 13 places to improve to 30th on the list for T20I batters.

Bangladesh skipper Nigar Sultana has moved up two slots to come in at the 18th position in the batters’ ranking. While England veteran Heather Knight moves to 21st position after moving up four spots.

England spinner Linsey Smith will enter as the number 1 T20I bowler as she has maintained her narrow advantage in the no.1 position ahead of Pakistan counterpart Sadia Iqbal.

There are gains inside the top 10 for England duo Lauren Bell, who moves up one place to equal second and Charlie Dean, who has reached the fourth spot, while South Africa spinner Nonkululek Mlaba is up to fifth after she improved two rungs.

While Kerr and Matthews dominate the charts for T20I all-rounders, there are gains for Scotland captain Kathryn Bryce, who is up nine places to be placed at 17th following some decent efforts during their recent tri-series against Bangladesh and the Netherlands.

(With agency inputs)