Vaishnavi Sharma jumps 53 places to 94th in ICC ODI rankings

Vaishnavi Sharma climbed 53 places to 94th in the ICC Women’s ODI bowling rankings after nine wickets in the last two ODIs against Zimbabwe Women, including 5/39 in the final match.

The 20-year-old left-arm spinner took four wickets in the second ODI, and the third was only her third appearance in the format. She was named Player of the Match as India Women completed a clean sweep in the ICC Women’s Championship series.

The spell that moved her up

Her wickets came in 10 overs at the BCA Stadium in Vadodara on 28 October. Zimbabwe Women were bowled out for 131 in 39.5 overs, and India Women replied with 133/2 in 17 overs to win by 8 wickets.

It was the 3-0 finish to Smriti Mandhana’s first series as full-time captain. The sweep lifted India Women to seventh in the ICC Women’s Championship 2025-29 standings with six points, while Zimbabwe Women remain 10th with two.

Other movers in the rankings

Sayali Satghare rose 18 places to 85th among bowlers after figures of 2/11 in six overs in the final ODI. Kranti Gaud moved up one place to 24th after taking two wickets in Vadodara.

Among the batters, Pratika Rawal gained three places to 18th after a third consecutive half-century in the series. Shafali Verma went up eight places to joint 65th following an attacking 51 in the final ODI, ICC reported.

What’s next

India Women’s next assignment is in South Africa: the first Test against South Africa Women starts on Wednesday, 9 December at 1:30 PM IST, followed by the first ODI on Wednesday, 16 December.