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Leading players of the world will return to action for the first time since the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2020, as two high profile series get underway in different parts of the world.
- Focus on the likes of Mooney, Bates, Ecclestone and Schutt as players feature in two series in different parts of the world
Australia, who retained the title on International Women’s Day with a record 86,174 spectators watching the final against India at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground, will take on trans-Tasman rivals New Zealand in a three-match series from next Saturday.
However, the action kicks off before that, with reigning 50-over World champions England playing former T20 World champions West Indies in a five-match series at home from Monday as the sides try to put behind their disappointments in Australia.
England had failed to make the final as rain washed out their semifinal against India, who advanced due to a better finish in the league phase, while 2016 champions West Indies could only notch a solitary win over first-time entrants Thailand.
The series in Brisbane will see Beth Mooney try to hold on to the top batting spot in the MRF Tyres ICC Women’s T20I Player Rankings which she grabbed with a player of the tournament performance at the T20 World Cup, while former New Zealand captain Suzie Bates will look to recapture the top position with just 12 rating points separating the two.
New Zealand captain Sophie Devine and the Aussie pair of Alyssa Healy and Meg Lanning occupy the positions from four to six, while West Indian captain Stafanie Taylor (eighth) and England star Natalie Sciver (10th) are the top-ranked players from their sides. Devine also enjoys a healthy lead at the top of the all-rounders’ list.
The story is not much different in the bowlers’ rankings as England’s left-arm spinner Sophie Ecclestone will try to ward off challenge from Australia’s Megan Schutt, a formerly top-ranked player who will be doing her best in the other series.
Amelia Kerr (fourth) of New Zealand and Hayley Matthews (24th) of the West Indies are the top ranked players from their sides, again featuring in different series.
The upcoming spell of T20Is could also impact the MRF Tyres ICC Women’s T20I Team Rankings. Though top-ranked Australia will retain their top spot irrespective of the outcomes of these two series, second-ranked England can be overtaken by New Zealand.
MRF Tyres ICC Women’s T20I Player Rankings (as of 19 Sep 2020)
Batters (top 10)
| Rank | Player | Team | Pts | Avge | S/R | Highest rating |
| 1 | Beth Mooney | Aus | 762 | 38.21 | 123 | 766 v India at Mumbai 2018 |
| 2 | Suzie Bates | NZ | 750 | 30.30 | 112 | 770 v Pak at Guyana 2018 |
| 3 | Shafali Verma | India | 744 | 27.05 | 146 | 761 v SL at Melbourne 2020 |
| 4 | Sophie Devine | NZ | 742 | 31.36 | 127 | 749 v SL at Perth 2020 |
| 5 | Alyssa Healy | Aus | 714 | 25.43 | 132 | 717 v SL at Sydney 2019 |
| 6 | Meg Lanning | Aus | 712 | 36.20 | 117 | 785 v WI at Melbourne 2014 |
| 7 | Smriti Mandhana | India | 694 | 25.23 | 119 | 732 v Aus at Melbourne 2020 |
| 8 | Stafanie Taylor | WI | 661 | 36.39 | 104 | 836 v NZ at St Lucia 2010 |
| 9 | Jemimah Rodrigues | India | 643 | 26.57 | 111 | 753 v NZ at Auckland 2019 |
| 10 | Natalie Sciver | Eng | 636! | 25.90 | 112 | 636 v WI at Sydney 2020 |
Other selected rankings
| Rank | Player | Team | Pts | Avge | S/R | Highest rating |
| 15 | Heather Knight | Eng | 590 | 22.78 | 119 | 593 v Pak at Canberra 2020 |
| 17 | Danielle Wyatt | Eng | 576 | 20.10 | 123 | 610 v WI at Northampton 2019 |
| 20 | Deandra Dottin | WI | 555 | 25.86 | 127 | 735 v Eng at Bridgetown 2013 |
| 24= | Hayley Matthews | WI | 529 | 19.75 | 109 | 623 v Ire at Dublin 2019 |
| Ashleigh Gardner | Aus | 529 | 20.87 | 128 | 559 v India at Sydney 2020 | |
| 27 | Tammy Beaumont | Eng | 523 | 22.14 | 108 | 551 v Aus at Canberra 2020 |
Bowlers (top 10)
| Rank | Player | Team | Pts | Avge | Eco | Highest Rating |
| 1 | Sophie Ecclestone | Eng | 779! | 15.32 | 6.00 | 779 v WI at Sydney 2020 |
| 2 | Megan Schutt | Aus | 763 | 15.17 | 5.97 | 806 v Pak at Guyana 2018 |
| 3 | Shabnim Ismail | SA | 743 | 18.65 | 5.73 | 751 v India at Surat 2019 |
| 4 | Amelia Kerr | NZ | 740! | 19.52 | 5.68 | 740 v Aus at Melbourne 2020 |
| 5 | Jess Jonassen | Aus | 728! | 20.08 | 5.43 | 728 v India at Melbourne 2020 |
| 6 | Deepti Sharma | India | 716 | 19.37 | 5.95 | 746 v WI at Guyana 2019 |
| 7 | Radha Yadav | India | 704 | 16.36 | 6.29 | 769 v WI at Guyana 2019 |
| 8 | Poonam Yadav | India | 698 | 14.38 | 5.64 | 733 v Ire at Guyana 2018 |
| 9 | Ellyse Perry | Aus | 674 | 19.38 | 5.86 | 767 v NZ at Nelson 2010 |
| 10 | Leigh Kasperek | NZ | 670 | 13.64 | 6.14 | 717 v Ire at Dublin 2018 |
Other selected rankings
| Rank | Player | Team | Pts | Avge | Eco | Highest Rating |
| 13= | Lea Tahuhu | NZ | 635 | 21.20 | 5.90 | 680 v SA at Hamilton 2020 |
| 16= | Anya Shrubsole | Eng | 612 | 14.68 | 5.90 | 755 v WI at Dharamsala 2016 |
| Sophie Molineux | Aus | 612 | 19.61 | 6.01 | 672 v Eng at Hove 2019 | |
| 18 | Georgia Wareham | Aus | 611* | 13.50 | 5.70 | 671 v NZ at Melbourne 2020 |
| 22 | Sarah Glenn | Eng | 587*! | 12.93 | 5.24 | 587 v WI at Sydney 2020 |
| 23 | Katherine Brunt | Eng | 583 | 19.83 | 5.53 | 755 v SA at St Kitts (WP) 2010 |
| 24 | Hayley Matthews | WI | 576 | 18.26 | 5.84 | 709 v SA at Trinidad 2018 |
| 30 | Natalie Sciver | Eng | 550 | 19.50 | 6.38 | 559 v Tha at Canberra 2020 |
All-rounders (top five)
| Rank | Player | Team | Pts | Highest Rating |
| 1 | Sophie Devine | NZ | 398 | 405 v Ban at Melbourne 2020 |
| 2 | Ellyse Perry | Aus | 363 | 421 v India at Canberra 2020 |
| 3 | Natalie Sciver | Eng | 349! | 349 v WI at Sydney 2020 |
| 4 | Hayley Matthews | WI | 304 | 403 v NZ at Bay Oval 2018 |
| 5 | Deepti Sharma | India | 302*/! | 302 v Aus at Melbourne 2020 |
*Indicates provisional rating;! indicates career-highest rating
For more information on player rankings, please click here.
