ICC Men’s T20 Rankings: After a great T20I series against New Zealand, Pakistani opener and wicket-keeper Mohammad Rizwan has closed in on Indian middle order star batter Suryakumar Yadav in MRF Tyres ICC Men’s T20I Batting Rankings. Rizwan took the second string NZ side to task, making an unbeaten 98* in the 5th and final match of the T20I series and ended the series as Pakistan’s leading run-scorer with 162 runs. Rizwan gained 13 points and jumped to 811 points, closing the gap between then to under 100 as Surya stand atop with 906 rating points. Follow ICC Men’s T20 Rankings Updates with InsideSport.IN
A nail-biting race is on the cards for the top spot in the @MRFWorldwide ICC Men’s T20I batting rankings 🏃♂️
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ICC Men’s T20 Rankings: Batting Rankings
Pakistan skipper Babar Azam holds onto third place on the latest T20I rankings for batters, although the right-hander dropped 13 rating points to 756 points after he managed just 19 runs in the final match of the series.
The big mover on the latest rankings for T20I batters was New Zealand dasher Mark Chapman, who moved up 45 places to career-best 35th overall, following his match-winning century in that final game of the series in Rawalpindi.
Another big mover for Pakistan was Iftikhar Ahmed, who scored 36 in the final match. He moved six places to joint-38th, his career-best position and is the third-highest ranked Pakistan batter.
One of Pakistan’s most impressive performers during that tied series was all-rounder Imad Wasim, with the experienced lefty producing some excellent efforts with both bat and ball.
ICC Men’s T20 Rankings: Bowling Rankings
Imad scored 31 in the fifth and final game of the series, but it was his eight wickets at an average of 10.37 during the series that really stood out and the 34-yer-old was rewarded on both the bowler and all-rounder rankings.
Imad jumped inside the top 100 on the list for bowlers and also rises 44 spots to equal 24th on the latest rankings for T20I all-rounders.
ICC Men’s T20 Rankings: All-Rounder Rankings
Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan remains on top of the T20I bowler rankings, while Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan occupies the premier position for all-rounders.
