ISLAMABAD – Pakistani players inch up at the points table in the ICC T20International Rankings.
Mohammad Hafeez and Shaheen Shah Afridi have made impressive gains in thelatest ICC T20I Player Rankings following stellar performances in the justconcluded series against England, which ended in an exciting 1-1 draw.
Consequently, both the sides have retained their pre-series rankings, withEngland staying second on 268 points and Pakistan fourth on 261 points.Australia is on top of the table with 278 points, while India is third with266 points.
Hafeez scored 69 and 86 not out to not only walk away with the player ofthe series award but also earned a jump of 27 places, which has helped himto return to the top-50. He is now ranked 44th and Pakistan’s thirdhighest-ranked batsman after Babar Azam and Fakhar Zaman.
Babar, who scored 56 and 21, has maintained his number-one ranking but hasdropped 10 points to sit with 869 points. By virtue of his fifth ranking inTests and third in ODIs, he remains the only cricketer to feature insidethe top-five across all three formats.
Babar leads his closest rival Lokesh Rahul of India by 45 points, whileAustralia’s Aaron Finch is third on 820 points.
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Fakhar has slipped two places to 23rd following knocks of 36 and one, whileHaider Ali, new kid on the block, has entered in 747th position in rankingswhich includes players from all 104 ICC Members.
Shoaib Malik, who batted in the second T20I scoring 14, has dropped sixplaces to 49th while Iftikhar Ahmed has plummeted 14 places to 94th.
In the bowling table, Shaheen Shah Afridi has celebrated his contract withHampshire by achieving a career-best ranking of 20th after rising 14places. He shares the spot with England’s Tom Curran and Washington Sundarof India.
