Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu has made notable gains in the ICC Women’s T20I Player Rankings after a strong performance against the UAE. Imesha Dulai, Mithali Ayodhya, Sugandika Kumari and India’s Nandani Sharma also climbed the rankings.
Published Date – 1 September 2026, 04:23 PM
Hyderabad: The Women’s Asia Cup has begun in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and some fine performances on the opening weekend have resulted in notable movements in the ICC Women’s T20I Player Rankings.
Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu leads the gains this week thanks to an unbeaten 25-ball 48 and one for 10 in three overs in her team’s nine-wicket victory over the UAE.
Her performance has helped her remain strong in sixth place in the ICC Women’s T20I Batting Rankings, advancing three slots to 33rd in the Bowling Rankings and maintaining her position at third among the all-rounders.
Her major achievement is reaching career-best rating points across all three categories: 734 in batting, 552 in bowling and 405 among all-rounders.
Athapaththu’s opening partner Imesha Dulai advanced four slots to a career-high 18th place and 625 points thanks to her 25 from 18 deliveries. Among the bowlers, Mithali Ayodhya’s stars continued to rise after she took an impressive three for 14 to help restrict the home team to 79. She has rocketed up 18 slots to 70th and a career-best 444 points. Sugandika Kumari’s two for 18 helped her jump five slots to 23rd.
India’s seamer Nandani Sharma’s three wickets for 18 against Thailand drove her up 38 slots to 112th.
