Pakistan’s Mohammad Rizwan has overtaken captain Babar Azam to become the world’s number one batsman in the ICC T20 rankings. At the same time, Suryakumar Yadav of India has slipped to the fourth place in the new list released on Wednesday.
Mohammad Rizwan has been in fine form in the Asia Cup, leading the run charts with 192 runs in three matches. He was Pakistan’s main run-scorer in their matches against Hong Kong and India. They scored an unbeaten 78 and 71 respectively in their consecutive victories. His performance helped him secure a spot, overtaking Babar, who has scored fewer runs in the tournament so far.
Mohammad Rizwan has become the third Pakistan batsman to top the T20 rankings
Mohammad Rizwan has become the third Pakistan batsman after Babar and Misbah-ul-Haq to top the T20 rankings. According to the ICC, Babar topped the T20 batting charts for 1155 days in his career (till 7 September).
There is no other Indian in the top-10 batsmen, with skipper Rohit Sharma rising four places to 13th after 72 runs against Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup Super Four match.
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Nisanka has Scored 20, 35 and 52 in his last three Matches
Among other big players in the batting list, Pathum Nisanka of Sri Lanka has moved up a place to the 8th position after his impressive performance in the Asia Cup. Nisanka has scored 20, 35 and 52 in his last three matches, his new innings as Sri Lanka beat India in a Super Four match.
Afghanistan batsman Rahmanullah Gurbaz is one of the top gainers, jumping 14 places to No. 15 after scoring 84 runs against Sri Lanka in the Super Four match.
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In the bowling list, the spinners of Sri Lanka and Afghanistan have benefited the most after their stellar performances. Mujeeb ur Rahman’s 2/30 has helped him grab three places to go to joint No. 6 with West Indies’ Aqeel Hossain.
Has Risen five Places to Number 8
Sri Lanka’s Mahesh Thekshana has been the best performer during the Asia Cup, registering figures of 1/23, 1/29 and 1/29 in the last three matches and has been rewarded heavily. He has moved into the top-10, rising five places to No. 8. Shadab Khan has also moved up to 14th position after 4/8 and 2/31 against Hong Kong and India respectively.
Australia’s David Warner has gained a place in the batting rankings, mainly scoring 94 runs against Zimbabwe in the third ODI to reach No. 6 in the batting rankings. Mitchell Starc has climbed three places to No. 12 in the bowling rankings with five wickets in his last three ODIs.
Glenn Maxwell moved up to No. 9 in the all-rounders’ rankings after recording 4/52 wickets in the first ODI against New Zealand, which Australia won in a thrilling match.
