Shaheen strikes up, Babar slips down in ICC T20I rankings

Shaheen has climbed two spots to safe the seventeenth place amongst T20I bowlers globally, following his performances within the first three T20Is towards New Zealand.

Shaheen’s spectacular show within the collection has been instrumental in his ascent within the rankings. He at the moment leads the wicket-tally for the collection after the primary three matches.

Within the opening recreation, which was marred by rain, Shaheen managed to seize the only wicket. Nevertheless, it was his exceptional efficiency within the second match, the place he claimed figures of three/13, that considerably contributed to Pakistan’s commanding victory over the Kiwis by seven wickets. This excellent efficiency not solely earned him accolades but in addition propelled him previous his teammate and fellow fast, Haris Rauf, who now sits at twenty second place within the rankings.

Regardless of Shaheen’s rise, England’s Adil Rashid maintains his place because the top-ranked participant within the T20I bowlers’ rankings. In the meantime, Shadab Khan retains the twenty fourth spot, whereas Naseem Shah has skilled a setback, slipping down 9 locations to the 52nd spot within the rankings.

Within the batting division, Pakistan’s Babar Azam has witnessed a decline, at the moment occupying the fifth place with 755 ranking factors. This drop follows his less-than-stellar performances within the second and third T20Is of the collection, the place he scored 14 and 37 runs, respectively. Then again, Mohammad Rizwan holds regular on the third place with 800 ranking factors, because of his unbeaten knock of 45* within the second T20I towards New Zealand.

On the prime of the T20I rankings for batters sits India’s Suryakumar Yadav, sustaining his place because the premier batsman within the format.