Star Australia allrounder Tahlia McGrath has continued her rapid ascension in international cricket after being crowned the world's new No.1 Twenty20 women's batter.
McGrath has played just 16 T20Is for Australia since making her debut against India in October 2021, but has already risen to the top of the rankings in the format.
The 27-year-old has leapfrogged teammate Beth Mooney to be the world's top-ranked batter with 827 points.
McGrath becomes the second-fastest woman to have claimed the top spot, one shy of West Indies star Stafanie Taylor who took just 15 matches back in 2010.
She is averaging an extraordinary 121.25 in the shortest format of the game, recording six unbeaten knocks in her 10 innings.
The South Australian has long been touted for greatness, making her ODI and Test debuts in 2016 and 2017 respectively, but had been unable to nail down a spot in the powerful national team.
But since forcing her way back into the Australia side last year, McGrath has been a significant player in all three formats, starring in the ODI World Cup win in April.
McGrath has been promoted to vice-captain for Australia's current T20 tour of India, serving as deputy to Alyssa Healy in the indefinite absence of long-time skipper Meg Lanning.
"She's just grown in confidence, and confidence goes a long way in this format," Healy said of McGrath.
"It's an incredibly fickle format but if you're walking out there just a little bit more confident than your opposition it could generally fall your way and 'TMac' has just grown as a cricketer, as a leader and as a batter as well.
"She's really confident in her ability and what she can do for our side and that's great."
