Sri Lanka’s stunning three-wicket victory over India in the ongoing tri-series against India and South Africa has injected fresh energy into the ICC Women’s ODI landscape. This historic win, their first over India since 2018, was fueled by commanding half-centuries from Harshitha Samarawickrama and Nilakshika Silva, signalling a new wave of talent emerging from the island nation.
Their breakthrough performance underscores the increasing competitiveness and depth in women’s cricket today. While South Africa’s Laura Wolvaardt continues to lead the batting charts, standout efforts from players like Tazmin Brits and India’s Pratika Rawal highlight the fierce contest for supremacy. As the tri-series progresses, these developments promise an exhilarating battle that reflects the dynamic evolution of the women’s ODI game.
The USA hosted Zimbabwe for a two-match ODI series in May 2025. The series (1-1) was eventually shared between these sides.
ICC Women’s ODI Batting Rankings:
England’s Nat Sciver-Brunt has inched closer to the top spot as she climbs one spot to the 2nd position (725 points). The Australian duo of Beth Mooney and Ashleigh Gardner have climbed up a couple of spots each to the 7th (655 points) and 8th position (650 points) respectively. Yet another Australian, Georgia Wareham, climbed up a couple of spots to the 62nd position (381 points).
Sri Lanka:
The Sri Lankan top-order batter Harshitha Samarawickrama scored a brilliant half-century (53 off 61 balls), which played a crucial role in helping her side get over the line against India in the ongoing Tri-Nation series. She also had chipped in with a match-winning knock (77 off 93 balls) against South Africa. As a result of her impressive performance, she has earned a significant rise as she has climbed up 9 spots to the 18th position (583 points). Her fellow teammate Nilakshika Silva also scored a counter-attacking half-century (56 off 33 balls) against India and 11* (12 balls) against South Africa. As a result, she earned a massive rise as she climbed up 18 spots to the 25th position (546 points).
Kavisha Dilhari scored 96 runs in a couple of innings, including one half-century, against South Africa. As a result, she has climbed up three spots to the 47th position (481 points). Hasini Perera scored 64 runs in a couple of innings against India and South Africa in the Tri-Nation series. As a result, she has earned a significant rise as she has climbed up 8 spots to equal the 64th position (376 points) alongside Scotland’s Sarah Bryce.
The Sri Lankan youngster, Vishmi Gunaratne, scored 62 runs at an average of 31 in a couple of innings with the bat for her side in the ongoing series. As a result, she has earned a significant rise as she has climbed up five spots to the 71st position (361 points). Wicket-keeper batter Anushka Sanjeewani scored 24 runs in her last couple of innings with the bat for her side in the ongoing tri-series. As a result, she has earned a significant rise as she has climbed up five spots to 94th position (297 points).
South Africa:
Lara Goodall scored 55 runs in a couple of innings with the bat for her side in the ongoing ODI series. As a result, she has earned a significant rise as she has climbed up 10 spots to the 76th position (336 points). The rising star Annerie Dercksen is the 2nd highest run-scorer for South Africa with 91 runs in a couple of innings, including an unbeaten half-century. As a result, she has also earned a huge rise as she has climbed up 67 spots to the 87th position (320 points).
India:
The young Indian wicket-keeper batter Richa Ghosh scored her 6th ODI half-century (58 off 48 balls) in the game against Sri Lanka, and her fellow teammate Pratika Rawal, who has had a brilliant start to her ODI career, scored 35 (39 balls) against Sri Lanka. As a result of impressive performances from the respective batters, Richa climbed up three spots to the 41st position (502 points), and Pratika climbed up five spots to the 42nd position (497 points).
Zimbabwe:
Modester Mupachikwa scored 39 runs in a couple of innings with the bat in the series against the USA. As a result, she has climbed up one spot to the 53rd position (425 points). The young all-rounder Beloved Biza had an impressive outing in the series against the USA, as she scored 66 runs in a couple of innings, including a half-century to her name in the series. As a result, she has earned a massive rise as she has climbed up 40 spots to equal the 84th position (324 points), alongside England’s Sophia Dunkley.
USA:
Disha Dhingra was the 2nd highest run-scorer for USA with 52 runs, including a half-century in a couple of innings with the bat for her side in the series. As a result, she has earned a significant rise as she has climbed up 8 spots to the 58th position (403 points). Chetna Pagydyala was the leading run-scorer with 70 runs in a couple of innings, including an unbeaten half-century. As a result, she has earned a massive climb of 33 spots to equal the 90th position (304 points) alongside Aaliyah Alleyne from the West Indies.
ICC Women’s ODI Bowling Rankings:
Scotland’s Chloe Abel has climbed up a couple of spots to equal the 90th position (270 points) alongside India’s Shreyanka Patil. Ireland’s Aimee Maguire climbed up a couple of spots to the 92nd position (266 points), and Scotland’s Olivia Bell climbed up a couple of spots to the 93rd position (265 points).
South Africa:
Nadine de Klerk picked up a couple of wickets in a couple of innings with the ball in the series. As a result, she has climbed up three spots to the 25th position (490 points). Nonkululeko Mlaba is currently the leading wicket-taker for South Africa with four wickets in a couple of innings at an average of 24.75 and an economy of 4.95. As a result, she has earned a significant rise as she has climbed up 6 spots to the 28th position (466 points).
Masabata Klaas picked up a couple of wickets in a couple of innings. As a result, she has climbed up three spots to the 42nd position (410 points).
Sri Lanka:
The Sri Lankan skipper Chamari Athapaththu picked up three wickets in three innings with the ball for her side in the ongoing tri-nation series. As a result, she has earned a significant rise as she has climbed up 14 spots to the 29th position (464 points). Sugandika Kumari is currently the joint highest wicket-taker for Sri Lanka with 4 wickets at an average of 23.25 and an economy of 4.65 in a couple of innings with the ball alongside Dewmi Vihanga and Malki Madara. As a result of her impressive performances, she has earned a massive rise as she has climbed up 23 spots to the 41st position (411 points).
India:
Sneh Rana, who made her comeback in the Indian white-ball set up, is exceptional with the ball and is currently the leading wicket-taker of the tournament with 11 wickets at an average of 10.81 and an economy of 4.25 in three innings, including a maiden five-wicket haul in the ODI format. As a result of her outstanding performances, she has earned a massive rise as she has climbed up 19 spots to equal the 38th position (420 points) alongside Iris Zwilling from the Netherlands.
Radha Yadav has climbed up one spot to the 97th position (255 points). New Zealand’s duo of Bree Illing and Suzie Bates has climbed up a couple of spots each, alongside Pakistan’s Rameen Shamim, who has also climbed up a couple of spots.
Zimbabwe:
Nomvelo Sibanda picked up one wicket in a couple of innings. As a result, she has earned a significant rise as she has climbed up 8 spots to equal the 59th position (362 points) alongside Pakistan’s Umm-e-Hani. Kelis Ndhlovu picked up one wicket in a couple of innings with the ball for her side in the series. As a result, she has earned a significant rise as she has climbed up 10 spots to the 69th position (331 points).
USA:
Skipper Aditiba Chudasama ended as the leading wicket-taker of the series with 3 wickets in a couple of innings with the ball for her side in the series. As a result, she has climbed up four spots to the 61st position (361 points). Saanvi Immadi ended as the 2nd highest wicket-taker for her side and the 2nd highest wicket-taker of the series with a couple of wickets at an average of 27 and an economy of 3.85 in a couple of innings with the ball for her side in the tournament. As a result, she has earned a significant rise as she has climbed up six spots to the 80th position (293 points).
ICC Women’s ODI All-rounder Rankings:
The West Indian skipper Hayley Matthews has inched closer to the top spot as she has climbed up one spot to the 2nd position (438 points). New Zealand’s Amelia Kerr has climbed up one spot to the 5th position (338 points).
Sri Lanka:
Skipper Chamari Athapaththu has picked up three wickets with the ball and scored 36 runs in three innings with the bat for her side. As a result, she has climbed up one spot to the 7th position (298 points). Kavisha Dilhari scored 121 runs so far with the bat and was impressive with the ball for her side in the series so far. As a result, she has climbed up one spot to equal the 17th position (188 points) alongside Pakistan skipper Fatima Sana.
Sugandika Kumari picked up 4 wickets in a couple of innings with the ball and scored 19 runs in one innings with the ball for her side in the series. As a result, she has earned a massive rise as she has climbed up 18 spots to the 87th position (54 points).
South Africa:
Chloe Tryon scored 53 runs in a couple of innings with the bat and was also impressive with the ball so far in the series. As a result, she has climbed up one spot to equal the 14th position (192 points) alongside Pakistan’s Nida Dar. Nonkululeko Mlaba has climbed up a couple of spots to equal the 44th position (105 points) alongside Pakistan’s Sadia Iqbal.
Sune Luus, the experienced veteran from South Africa, is also having an impressive outing in the ongoing tri-series with the bat as well as with the ball, scoring 59 runs in a couple of innings and picking up one wicket with the ball in a couple of innings. As a result, she has made a significant rise as she has climbed up 9 spots to equal the 53rd position (86 points) alongside Rabeya Khan from Bangladesh.
Annerie Dercksen’s impressive all-round effectiveness, scoring 91 runs in a couple of innings with the bat and picking up one wicket in a couple of innings with the ball for her side in the series so far. As a result, she has earned a massive rise as she has climbed up 24 spots to equal the 63rd position (72 points) alongside New Zealand’s Eden Carson and Thailand’s Nattaya Boochatham.
USA:
The USA skipper Aditiba Chudasama was the leading wicket-taker of the series with 3 wickets in a couple of innings with the ball for her side and scored 42 runs in a couple of innings with the bat for her side in the series against Zimbabwe. As a result of her impressive all-round performances, she has earned a significant rise as she has climbed up 11 spots to equal the 49th position (92 points) alongside Afy Fletcher from the West Indies.
Saanvi Immadi has earned a massive rise as she has climbed up 23 spots to equal the 93rd position (48 points) alongside England’s Alice Capsey, South Africa’s Eliz-Mari Marx, and the Netherlands’ Frederique Overdijk.
Zimbabwe:
Kelis Ndhlovu scored 69 runs at an average of 34.50 in a couple of innings, including a half-century with the bat for her side in the series. She also picked up one wicket in a couple of innings with the ball for her side in the series. As a result of her impressive performances, she has earned a massive rise as she has climbed up 27 spots to the 51st position (89 points).
Zimbabwean young sensation, Beloved Biza, picked up one wicket in a couple of innings with the ball and scored 66 runs in a couple of innings with the bat for her side in the series. As a result, she has earned a monstrous rise as she has climbed up 53 spots to the 79th position (62 points).
Loreen Tshuma was one of the positives for Zimbabwe, ending as the leading run-scorer of the series with 137 runs at a strike rate of 89.54 and an outstanding average of 68.50 in a couple of innings with the bat, which included one century. She was also impressive with the ball against the USA in the 1st ODI. As a result, she has earned a humongous rise as she has climbed up 60 spots to 97th position (47 points).
India:
Pratika Rawal is currently the leading run-scorer of the series with 163 runs at a strike rate of 84.89 and an average of 81.50 in three innings with the bat and also picked up one wicket with the ball at an economy of 5.56 in three innings with the ball for her side in the series so far. As a result, she has earned a massive rise as she climbed up 46 spots to the 70th position (68 points).
Sneh Rana is currently the leading wicket-taker of the series with 11 wickets at an average of 10.81 and an economy of 4.25 in three innings, including a maiden five-wicket haul in the format. As a result, she has earned a significant rise as she has climbed up five spots to equal 77th position (63 points) alongside Ireland’s Freya Sargent.
