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Int'l Cricket Council
04-06-2025
- Business
- Int'l Cricket Council
Pakistan players gain big in ICC Men's T20I Player Rankings
Mohammad Haris leads a bunch of Pakistan players who have gained big in the ICC Men's T20I Player Rankings after their team blanked Bangladesh 3-0 in a home series this past week. Haris has attained a career-best 30th position in the batting rankings after emerging as the top scorer with an aggregate of 179 runs for which he was named the Player of the Series. The 24-year-old, who blitzed an unbeaten 107 in the third ODI in Lahore with eight fours and seven sixes, has shot up 210 places. Hasan Nawaz is another one to make rapid progress in the batting rankings, his 121 runs lifting him 57 places to joint-45th while Saim Ayub has advanced four places to 61st. In the bowling rankings, Abbas Afridi has progressed 18 places to joint-19th while leg-spinners Shadab Khan and Abrar Ahmed are joint-59th after proceeding 24 and 45 places, respectively. Bangladesh's Tanzid Hasan, the top-scorer for Bangladesh with 106 runs in the series, has moved up 28 places to 53rd and Jakar Ali has gone from 71st to 68th. The ODI Rankings are headlined by England batters after a 3-0 series whitewash of the West Indies at home. Joe Root's series-topping 266 runs that included an unbeaten 166 in the second match in Cardiff, have helped him move up 14 places to 24th while Ben Ducket (up three places to 17th) and Harry Brook (up 15 places to 48th) have gained from their three-figure aggregates. Leg-spinner Adil Rashid is up four places to 15th in the bowling rankings after finishing with nine wickets in the series while seam bowler Saqib Mahmood's eight wickets lift him 82 places to 48th. For the West Indies, Keacy Carty continues his fine run to move up to a career-best 12th position after scoring 154 runs in the series including a century in Cardiff. Alzarri Joseph is up nine places to 18th, thanks to his seven wickets in the series.


Express Tribune
19-03-2025
- Sport
- Express Tribune
Babar Azam drops a spot in T20I batter rankings, New Zealand players rise
Listen to article New Zealand's dominant start to their T20I series against Pakistan has propelled several of their players up the latest ICC Men's T20I Player Rankings. The Black Caps secured a 2-0 lead in the five-match series, with their revamped top order and bowling attack making an impact. Tim Seifert and Finn Allen, who provided aggressive starts in both games, have been rewarded in the latest rankings update. Seifert jumps 20 spots to joint 13th among T20I batters following scores of 44 and 45, while Allen climbs eight places to 18th after innings of 29* and 38. Australia's Travis Head continues to lead the T20I batting rankings, with India's Abhishek Sharma and England's Phil Salt following. Pakistan's Babar Azam dropped 1 spot to No. 8 after he was dropped from the squad for the New Zealand T20I-leg of the tour. In the bowling rankings, Jacob Duffy reaches a career-high rating, moving up 23 places to 12th overall after claiming six wickets in the first two matches. Pakistan's Haris Rauf, who picked up two wickets in the second game, rises four places to 26th. West Indies spinner Akeal Hosein remains the top-ranked T20I bowler. Meanwhile, changes in the latest ODI rankings reflect performances in the ongoing ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 in Windhoek. Netherlands spinner Aryan Dutt moves up two places to joint 33rd among ODI bowlers after successive three-wicket hauls against Namibia, while his teammate Paul van Meekeren climbs six spots to 61st after a three-wicket spell in their latest match. Pakistan's Shaheen Afridi remains steady at No. 9. Namibia's Gerhard Erasmus also sees gains, breaking into the top 10 ODI all-rounders after a four-wicket performance against Canada. He also registered a half-century against the Netherlands last week, moving up two places to joint 10th. Afghanistan's Azmatullah Omarzai retains the top spot in the all-rounder rankings. New Zealand will look to maintain their momentum in the remaining T20I matches against Pakistan, while the World Cup League 2 fixtures continue to shape the ODI rankings.