Verma, Thakur progress in ICC Women’s T20I Player Rankings 

India opener Shafali Verma and new-ball bowler Renuka Singh Thakur have made significant gains in the latest ICC Women’s T20I Player Rankings after some fine performances in their ongoing home series against Sri Lanka.

Verma, a formerly top-ranked batter, has advanced four places to sixth position after three impressive half-centuries this past week – 69 not out off 34 balls in the second T20I in Visakhapatnam, followed by scores of 79 not out off 42 and 79 off 46 in the third and fourth matches played in Thiruvananthapuram.

Thakur, who has held a career-high third position in the bowling rankings, gained eight places to reach joint-sixth position following a match-winning haul of four for 21 in the third match that India won by eight wickets to seal the series. Deepti Sharma retains the top position in the list after grabbing it last week.

India’s left-arm spinners Shree Charani and Vaishnavi Sharma have also progressed in the latest weekly rankings update with the home side taking a 4-0 lead in the five-match series.

Charani has moved up 17 places to 52nd in the bowling rankings while Vaishnavi Sharma has galloped 390 places to reach 124th position in her first international series as the 50-over world champions weigh their options in preparation for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 to be held in England and Wales from 12 June to 5 July.

For Sri Lanka, left-handed opener Hasini Perera has advanced 114 places to 71st position among batters after scoring 22, 25 and 33 in the three matches played this past week and Kavisha Dilhari has inched up three places to 79th.

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