India’s vice-captain and opener Smriti Mandhana maintained her position at the top of the ICC Women’s ODI Batter Rankings following her stellar performances against New Zealand Women and Bangladesh Women, reaching a career-best rating.

Mandhana’s 109-run knock against New Zealand and an unbeaten 34 against Bangladesh lifted her rating to 828, placing her nearly 100 points ahead of Australia’s Ash Gardner, who sits second on 731. Gardner climbed six spots following an unbeaten century against England during the ongoing tournament, as reported by ICC.

The India opener has been in phenomenal form, having been named ICC Women’s Player of the Month for September 2025 for her contributions in the ODI series against Australia that preceded the World Cup.

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