Kerr reclaims no.1 all‑rounder ranking before T20 World Cup

New Zealand captain Melie Kerr will enter the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup as the top‑ranked T20I all‑rounder after regaining the No.1 position in the latest ICC Women’s Player Rankings. Kerr overtakes West Indies skipper Hayley Matthews, who slipped to second after missing her team’s final match of the recent tri‑series in Ireland. The margin between the two remains narrow, with only five rating points separating them ahead of the tournament beginning on June 12 in England and Wales.

Australia’s Georgia Voll and Beth Mooney retain the top two spots among T20I batters, while India captain Harmanpreet Kaur climbs to tenth following her unbeaten half‑century against England. England’s Alice Capsey jumps to 30th after an impressive 82 in the same match.

In the bowling rankings, England spinner Linsey Smith holds a slim lead over Pakistan’s Sadia Iqbal. Scotland captain Kathryn Bryce also makes notable progress, rising to seventeenth among all‑rounders.