Ranked: Every Women's T20 World Cup squad

Australia already look hard to beat - on paper at least - with enough of the top-ranked players to all but fill a first XI, as they look to defend their ICC Women’s T20 World Cup title in South Africa.

But the highly-fancied England, India, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and the hosts can also turn to top-10 batters and bowlers from the latest rankings.

With every team at the Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 set to include at least one player from the top-30 in the T20I Player Rankings, we rank them all in order of their top-end talent:

The defending champions are blessed for talent, especially with the bat where they have the No.1 ranked Women’s T20I batter in McGrath as well as the next best in Mooney.

Gardner also leads the T20I All-Rounder Rankings, with Perry 10th, allowing Australia to squeeze even more quality players into their line-up.

1-10: 5 (Tahlia McGrath, Beth Mooney, Meg Lanning, Ashleigh Gardner, Alyssa Healy)
11-30: 1 (Ellyse Perry)

1-10: 1 (Megan Schutt)
11-30: 4 (Ashleigh Gardner, Jess Jonassen, Alana King, Darcie Brown)

The runners-up at the last Women’s T20 World Cup have a spread of top-end talent despite naming another top-10 bowler Sneh Rana as a reserve.

Deepti Sharma is No.2 in the all-rounder rankings and could be the player to take India one step further in South Africa.

1-10: 2 (Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma)
11-30: 3 (Harmanpreet Kaur, Jemimah Rodriques, Deepti Sharma)

1-10: 2 (Deepti Sharma, Renuka Thakur)
11-30: 2 (Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Radha Yadav)

The winners of the inaugural Women’s T20 World Cup in 2009 are in a position to rely on their varied attack as they chase a second title and first away from home.

But England also have an imposing batting line up with Nat Sciver-Brunt and Danni Wyatt reliable at the top of the order, and Sophia Dunkley and Amy Jones damaging in the middle.

1-10: 0
11-30: 4 (Sophia Dunkley, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Danni Wyatt, Amy Jones)

1-10: 3 (Sophie Ecclestone, Sarah Glenn, Katherine Sciver-Brunt)
11-30: 1 (Freya Davies)

New Zealand underwhelmed when failing to qualify for the knockout stages at the last Women’s T20 World Cup but will turn to much the same blend of youth and experience in South Africa.

Sophie Devine (No.3) and Amelia Kerr (No.5) can usually be trusted to get among the runs, but also sit in the top-10 of the all-rounder rankings and can have a similar influence with the ball.

1-10: 2 (Sophie Devine, Suzie Bates)
11-30: 1 (Amelia Kerr)

1-10: 1 (Lea Tahuhu)
11-30: 4 (Hayley Jensen, Fran Jonas, Amelia Kerr, Jess Kerr)

Laura Wolvaardt dropped out of the top-10 of the T20I batting rankings after having less of an impact when opening in a recent tri-series against India and West Indies but can expect to make her mark on home soil.

Young spinner Nonkululeko Mlaba is on the brink of top spot in the T20I bowling rankings, and is likely to take the new ball even ahead of pace duo Shabnim Ismail and Ayabonga Khaka.

1-10: 0
11-30: 2 (Laura Wolvaardt, Tazmin Brits)

1-10: 2 (Nonkululeko Mlaba, Shabnim Ismail)
11-30: 1 (Ayabonga Khaka)

The 2016 Women’s T20 World Cup champions can rely on Hayley Matthews to lead the way with both bat and ball, but their skipper will need support from more than just former captain Stafanie Taylor and veteran spinner Afy Fletcher if they are to reach the semi-finals.

Matthews’ importance to their chances is demonstrated by the 24-year-old also being ranked No.4 among T20I all-rounders.

1-10: 0
11-30: 2 (Hayley Matthews, Stafanie Taylor)

1-10: 0
11-30: 2 (Hayley Matthews, Afy Fletcher)

Skipper Chamari Athapaththu recently returned to the top-10 in the T20I Batting Rankings and will have to live up to that lofty status if Sri Lanka are to progress to the knockout stage.

Evergreen spinner Inoka Ranaweera will again lead the way with the ball in an attack that looks thinner than most.

1-10: 1 (Chamari Athapaththu)
11-30: 0

1-10: 0
11-30: 1 (Inoka Ranaweera)

Captain Nigar Sultana Joty and all-rounder Salma Khatun are likely to be the standouts for Bangladesh as they look to overturn a losing streak of 12 matches at previous Women’s T20 World Cups.

1-10: 0
11-30: 1 (Nigar Sultana Joty)

1-10: 0
11-30: 1 (Salma Khatun)

The Pakistan batting line-up lacks top-end talent although skipper Bismah Maroof is only four spots from the top-30 with Nida Dar three places behind.

Dar’s off-breaks are also likely to be a key to Pakistan being competitive, especially with Anam Amin left out.

1-10: 0
11-30: 0

1-10: 0
11-30: 1 (Nida Dar)

Young gun Gaby Lewis will be asked to carry much of the load with the bat and can be expected to step up after playing 64 T20Is by the age of 21 with an average of 26.2 at a strike rate of 114.36.

1-10: 0
11-30: 1 (Gaby Lewis)

1-10: 0
11-30: 1 (Arlene Kelly)