Newly appointed India women’s captain Smriti Mandhana continued to lead the ICC women’s ODI batting rankings, holding on to the top position with 790 rating points in the latest update released on Tuesday. Australia’s Ellyse Perry also made a return to the top 10, highlighting the latest changes in the rankings.Mandhana, who recently succeeded Harmanpreet Kaur as India’s captain, remains the country’s highest-ranked batter in the 50-over format. Harmanpreet is the only other Indian in the ODI batting top 10, occupying ninth place with 652 points.In the women’s ODI bowling rankings, India all-rounder Deepti Sharma dropped one place to ninth. Australia’s Annabel Sutherland and Megan Schutt, meanwhile, climbed the rankings to strengthen their positions among the leading bowlers.

Three Indian batters feature in T20I top 10

India also had a strong presence in the women’s T20I batting rankings, with three players securing places in the top 10. Shafali Verma led the Indian contingent in fourth position with 759 points, followed by Mandhana in fifth with 754. Harmanpreet completed the list of Indian batters at 10th, with 656 points.The T20I bowling rankings continued to be dominated by Indian spinners, with Shree Charani occupying the top spot with 817 rating points. Deepti followed her in second place with 754 points, giving India the leading two positions in the category.Deepti was also the only Indian to feature in the top 10 of the women’s T20I all-rounders’ rankings, where she is placed fourth. She ranked sixth in the corresponding ODI all-rounders’ list.

India remained third in both the women’s ODI and T20I team rankings.