Pakistani spinner Imad Wasim has moved up five places to fourth position in the International Cricket Council’s Men’s Twenty20 International Player Rankings.
India spinner Kuldeep Yadav has also moved up one place to take a career-best second position in the rankings after grabbing two for 26 in the final match against New Zealand, which his side lost by four runs to go 2-1 down in the series, said a press release issued here.
Mitchell Santner of New Zealand has also moved up in the latest rankings while left-arm spinner Krunal Pandya was another spinner to move up as he advanced 39 places to a career-best 58th. Indian openers Rohit Sharma, up three places to the seventh, and Shikhar Dhawan, up one place to number 11, have also made progress.
For New Zealand, Kane Williamson, up one place to 12th, Ross Taylor, up seven places to 51st, and Tim Seifert, up 87 places to a career-best 83rd, among batsmen and Tim Southee, up seven places to 30th, among bowlers are some notable gainers.
For South Africa, left-arm fast bowler Beuran Hendrickss eight wickets against Pakistan have helped him re-enter the rankings at a career-best 81st position while his compatriot Chris Morris has gained seven slots to reach a career-best 21st position after finishing with six wickets. Andile Phehlukwayo has also advanced 15 places to a career-best 23rd position with five wickets.
Among their batsmen, Faf du Plessis, up from 20th to 17th, and Reeza Hendricks, up from 73rd to 42nd, have been the main gainers.
Pakistan’s Babar Azam continues at the top of the batsmen’s list after scoring 151 runs in the series while Hussain Talat has gained 19 places to reach 56th position after aggregating 98 runs. Shaheen Afridi has moved up 28 places to a career-best 48th position among bowlers.
UAEs Shaiman Anwar has risen to 15th among batsmen with a gain of two slots while Mohammad Naveed has gained three places to reach 12th position among bowlers.
Nepals Paras Khadka has gained five places to reach 90th position while Basant Regmi (up four places) and Sompal Kami (up 22 places) are in joint 70th position among bowlers.
In the MRF Tyres ICC Mens T20I Team Rankings, South Africa have overtaken Australia and England to third place while Nepal have overtaken the UAE marginally to be in 14th position even as they come onto the table within a week of similarly crossing the threshold of eight matches and gaining entry in the ODI table.
