Team India batter Smriti Mandhana has regained the number one position in the ICC ODI rankings for women batters, as announced on Tuesday, after scoring a half-century against Australia.In Mullanpur, Mandhana scored 58 runs off 63 balls in the first match of the three-game series. However, Australia won the match comfortably to take a 1-0 lead.This top ranking comes at an opportune time for Mandhana ahead of the Women’s Cricket World Cup, beginning September 30.Her half-century performance earned her seven additional rating points, placing her four points ahead of England’s Nat Sciver-Brunt, who moved to second place.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Mandhana now holds 735 rating points compared to Sciver-Brunt’s 731.Having first achieved the number one ODI batter ranking in 2019, Mandhana has now secured the top position twice in 2025.Indian opener Pratika Rawal advanced four positions to 42nd after scoring 64, whilst Harleen Deol reached 43rd position following her 54 runs against Australia.Australia’s Beth Mooney climbed three spots to fifth after scoring an unbeaten 77. Teammates Annabel Sutherland and Phoebe Litchfield both share 25th position, rising four and thirteen places respectively, after their half-centuries contributed to their team’s eight-wicket victory.Australian players Kim Garth and Alana King have reached their career-best ODI bowling rankings at fourth and fifth positions, respectively. Indian spinner Sneh Rana has moved up five positions to 13th after taking a wicket in the first ODI, while England’s Sophie Ecclestone maintains her position as the top-ranked bowler.
