Sri Lanka hosted India and South Africa for a Tri-nation series in April–May 2025. India were crowned as the champions of the Tri-series as they defeated hosts, Sri Lanka, by 97 runs in the final at the R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo.
ICC Women’s Batting Rankings:
England’s wicket-keeper batter Amy Jones climbed up one spot to the 10th position (641 points).
India:
The Indian vice-captain, Smriti Mandhana, rose to the occasion and smashed an enterprising century (116 off 101 balls) in the final against Sri Lanka on 11th May 2025. She was also awarded the Player of the Match. She ended the Tri-nation series as the leading run-scorer, 2nd highest run-scorer of the series with 264 runs at a strike rate of 90.41 and an impressive average of 52.80 in five innings, including one half-century and a century to her name. As a result, she has inched closer to the top spot as she has climbed up one spot to the 2nd position (727 points).
Jemimah Rodrigues ended as the 3rd highest run-scorer of the series and the 2nd highest of the series for India with 245 runs at a strike rate of 117.78 and an average of 61.25 in four innings with the bat for her side. As a result, she earned a significant rise as she climbed up five spots to the 15th position (606 points). Deepti Sharma scored 146 runs at a strike rate of 107.35 and an average of 48.66 in four innings, including one half-century. As a result, she has earned a massive rise as she has climbed up 13 spots to equal the 32nd position (526 points) alongside South Africa’s Tazmin Brits, who also climbed up 8 spots.
Sri Lanka:
The Sri Lankan skipper Chamari Athapaththu scored 139 runs at a strike rate of 76.37 and a decent average of 27.80 in five innings with the bat for her side in the series. As a result, she has climbed up a couple of spots to equal the 7th position (655 points) alongside Australia’s Beth Mooney. Vishmi Gunaratne scored 122 runs at an average of 30.50 in four innings with the bat in the series. As a result, she has earned a significant rise as she has climbed up 8 spots to the 63rd position (382 points).
Wicket-keeper batter Anushka Sanjeewani scored 117 runs at an impressive average of 58.50 in five innings with the bat for her side in the series. As a result, she has earned a massive rise as she has climbed up 19 spots to the 75th position (345 points).
South Africa:
Chloe Tryon had an outstanding campaign as she ended the series as the 2nd highest run-scorer for South Africa and the 5th highest run-scorer of the series with 194 runs at a strike rate of 124.35 and an impressive average of 48.50 in four innings, including a couple of half-centuries to her name. As a result, she has also earned a significant rise as she has climbed up 9 spots to the 18th position (594 points).
The young 24-year-old youngster Annerie Dercksen, who ended the series as the leading run-scorer with 276 runs at a strike rate of 113.11 and an astonishing average of 92 in four innings, including one century and a couple of half-centuries to her name in the series. As a result, she earned a massive rise as she climbed up 37 spots to the 50th position (453 points). Nadine de Klerk scored 71 runs at an average of 35.50 and a strike rate of 120.33 in four innings for her side with the bat in the series. As a result, she earned a significant rise as she climbed up 6 spots to the 54th position (434 points).
ICC Women’s Bowling Rankings
Pakistan skipper Fatima Sana climbed up a couple of spots to the 28th position (461 points). Australia’s Georgia Wareham has also climbed up a couple of spots to the 29th position (457 points). Sultana Khatun from Bangladesh has climbed up three spots to the 49th position (390 points). Shamilia Connell from the West Indies has climbed up a couple of spots to the 51st position (388 points). Ireland’s Jane Maguire has climbed up a couple of spots to equal the 52nd position (387 points) alongside Sri Lanka’s Oshadi Ranasinghe.
South Africa:
Nadine de Klerk picked up 4 wickets at an average of 41.75 and an economy of 5.13 in four innings with the ball for her side in the series. As a result, she has climbed up one spot to the 24th position (500 points). Masabata Klaas picked up 4 wickets at an average of 29.50 and an economy of 5.61 in three innings with the ball for her side. As a result, she has climbed up one spot to the 41st position (416 points).
Chloe Tryon ended as the joint highest wicket-taker for South Africa with 6 wickets at an average of 26.33 and an economy of 4.93, including a five-wicket haul, which included a hat-trick, in four innings with the ball for her side in the series alongside Nonkululeko Mlaba. As a result, she has earned a significant rise as she has climbed up 14 spots to the 50th position (389 points).
India:
The 31-year-old experienced veteran had a sensational return to the Indian white-ball set-up as she ended the series as the leading wicket-taker for India and the tournament, with 15 wickets at an average of 14 and an economy of 4.73 in five innings, including one four-wicket haul and a five-wicket haul in the series. As a result, she has climbed up four spots to equal the 34th position (440 points) alongside Ireland’s Arlene Kelly.
Sri Lanka:
Sugandika Kumari ended the series as the joint 2nd-highest wicket-taker for her side and the 3rd-highest wicket-taker of the series with 6 wickets at an average of 34.83 and an economy of 5.22 in four innings with the ball in the series. As a result, she has climbed up four spots to the 37th position (432 points).
The 19-year-old young off-spin sensation Dewmi Vihanga ended the series as the leading wicket-taker for her side and the 2nd highest wicket-taker of the series with 11 wickets at an average of 18.81 and an economy of 5.30 in four innings with the ball, which also included a five-wicket haul for her side with the ball in the series. As a result, she earned a massive rise as she has climbed up 25 spots to the 79th position (300 points). Inoshi Priyadharshini also earned a significant rise as she climbed up 10 spots to equal the 91st position (267 points) alongside South Africa’s Tumi Sekhukhune.
ICC Women’s All-rounder Rankings
India:
Deepti Sharma picked up five wickets at an average of 4.62 in five innings with the ball and scored 146 runs at a strike rate of 107.35 and an average of 48.66, including one half-century in four innings with the ball. As a result of her impressive all-round performances, she has climbed up one spot to the 5th position (353 points).
The opening batter, Pratika Rawal had an outstanding series as she ended as the 3rd highest run-scorer for India with 194 runs at an average of 48.50 in five innings with the bat for her side and also picked up a couple of wickets in five innings with the ball for her side in the series. As a result, she earned a massive rise as she has climbed up 14 spots to the 56th position (85 points).
The experienced veteran all-round Sneh Rana ended as the leading wicket-taker of the series with 15 wickets at an average of 14 and an economy of 4.73 in five innings with the bat for her side in the series. She also scored 11 runs in a couple of innings with the bat for her side. As a result, she has earned a significant rise as she has climbed up 7 spots to the 70th position (68 points).
South Africa:
Chloe Tryon scored 194 runs at an average of 48.50 and a strike rate of 124.35 in four innings, including a couple of half-centuries. She also picked up 6 wickets in four innings, including a five-wicket haul with the ball. As a result, she has climbed up three spots to the 11th position (231 points). Her fellow teammate, Nadine de Klerk, picked up four wickets in four innings with the ball for her side in the series. She also scored 71 runs at an average of 35.50 in four innings with the bat. As a result, she has climbed up four spots to the 12th position (217 points).
Annerie Dercksen was the stand-out performer with the bat, ending the series as the leading run-scorer with 276 runs at a strike rate of 113.11 and an average of 92 in four innings with the bat, including a couple of half-centuries and a century to her name. She also picked up a couple of wickets in four innings with the ball for her side in the series. As a result, she has earned a massive rise as she has climbed up 19 spots to equal the 44th position (105 points) alongside Pakistan’s Sadia Iqbal.
The former South African skipper Sune Luus picked up 1 wicket in three innings with the ball and scored 61 runs at an average of 30.50 in three innings with the bat for her side in the series. As a result, she has climbed up four spots to equal the 49th position (92 points) alongside USA’s Aditiba Chudasama and Afy Fletcher from the West Indies.
Sri Lanka:
Sugandika Kumari scored 46 runs in three innings with the bat and picked up 6 wickets in four innings with the ball for her side in the series. As a result, she has earned a significant rise as she has climbed up 11 spots to equal the 76th position (65 points) alongside Scotland’s Priyanaz Chatterji and England’s Lauren Filer.
