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Harmanpreet Kaur moves up to eighth in ICC ODI rankings

The Hindu SportsBy The Hindu Sports
27 Oct 2026
Original: English
AI Synopsis & Key Briefing

Harmanpreet Kaur had stepped down from captaincy after leading the team to a second successive Asian Games gold in Japan

Key Highlights & Official Takeaways
  • ✓Harmanpreet Kaur had stepped down from captaincy after leading the team to a second successive Asian Games gold in Japan
  • ✓Former India captain Harmanpreet Kaur on Tuesday (October 27, 2026) gained two places to be eighth in the latest ICC Women's ODI rankings.
  • ✓Deepti gained four positions to jump to 23rd in the batters' list and also gained two places to be fourth in the all-rounders' rankings.
  • ✓In the bowlers' list too, she moved up a spot to be eighth, the ICC stated.
Comprehensive News & Policy Report

Former India captain Harmanpreet Kaur on Tuesday (October 27, 2026) gained two places to be eighth in the latest ICC Women's ODI rankings. However, current skipper Smriti Mandhana lost her top position to South Africa captain Laura Wolvaardt after scores of 32 and 0 in the recent fixtures against Zimbabwe.

In the second ODI against the African nation, Harmanpreet and all-rounder Deepti Sharma scored a century each to give their team an unassailable lead in the three-match series. Harmanpreet had stepped down from captaincy after leading the team to a second successive Asian Games gold in Japan.

Deepti gained four positions to jump to 23rd in the batters' list and also gained two places to be fourth in the all-rounders' rankings. In the bowlers' list too, she moved up a spot to be eighth, the ICC stated.

There is also a new career-best ranking for India youngster Pratika Rawal (up seven rungs to 21st) in the list for ODI batters, while Zimbabwe trio Modester Mupachikwa (up five spots to 39th), Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano (up four slots to 47th), Beloved Biza (up 16 places to 56th) also made ground in this list.

In the updated T20I rankings, Shafali Verma (third) and Mandhana (fourth) gained one spot to go up in the list of batters.

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Issuing AuthorityThe Hindu Sports
Topic CategorySPORTS
JurisdictionAll India / National
Publication Date27 October 2026
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