Who is World N0 1 player Bani Shri Charani? How badminton became a star cricketer. Who Is Sree Charani Climbs To Top Spot In ICC Womens T20i Bowling Rankings

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Womens T20 World Cup: India’s young spinner Shri Charani has secured the first position in the ICC Women’s T20I bowling rankings. He achieved this position due to his excellent performance in the T20 World Cup.

Dubai: India’s young spinner Shri Charani has done wonders. On the basis of her tremendous performance in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, she has now become the world’s number one T20I bowler. According to the latest ICC rankings, Charani has left England spinner Lynsey Smith behind. Charani has achieved this top position for the first time in his career.

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Most wickets taken in T20 World Cup

  • She is the highest wicket-taker so far in the current T20 World Cup.
  • This left-arm spinner has taken 10 wickets in three matches of the tournament.
  • 21 year old Charani made her international debut only about a year ago.
  • He got this ranking after taking 4 wickets against Netherlands in Leeds and 3 wickets against South Africa in Manchester.
  • After the latest ICC update, Charani removed Smith from the top.

Achieved number-1 position by defeating Smith

  • Smith has now slipped to third place because she has had a slow start in the T20 World Cup.
  • Another spinner from England, Charlie Dean, has reached second position. He has taken five wickets in three matches of the tournament.
  • Former number one bowler Sophie Ecclestone has climbed four places to number four.
  • West Indies captain Hayley Matthews (11th), Australia’s Kim Garth (20th), Pakistan captain Fatima Sana (25th) and Ireland all-rounder Orla Prendergast (26th) have also made good jumps in the rankings.

How did badminton become a star player of cricket?

  • Shri Charani is a resident of Erramalle, a small village in Veerpunayuni palli mandal in YSR Cuddapah district of Andhra Pradesh.
  • Father Chandrasekhar Reddy works as a small employee in Rayalaseema Thermal Power Project.
  • Since childhood, Mr. Charani was more interested in cricket than studies.
  • She used to play badminton and kho-kho. But inspired by Smriti Mandhana and Yuvraj Singh, he entered cricket.
  • Charani made her debut in June 2025 and in the same year, the 2025 Women’s Cricket World Cup was won in her presence.
  • Team India’s star player Sricharani plays for Andhra Pradesh and Delhi Capitals in the Women’s Premier League (WPL).

Who tops the ranking of T20 all-rounders?

There is no change at the top of the T20I all-rounders’ rankings. Hayley Matthews of West Indies is at first place and Mellie Kerr of New Zealand is at second place. In the top 10, Sri Lankan captain Chamari Athapaththu (third), Prendergast (fifth) and Sana (sixth) have moved up one place each. At the same time, South African star Marizanne Kapp, who was the ‘Player of the Match’ against India, has jumped five places to reach ninth position.

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