Skip to main content

Iftikhar Ahmed advances, in the ICC T20I rankings.

This week, there were notable changes in the ICC ODI and T20I rankings.


 Rashid Khan had an incredible recovery from injuries and played brilliantly in the ICC Men's T20I series against Ireland. His outstanding performance brought him eight wickets and a four-spot jump to ninth place in the T20I Bowler Rankings. Afghanistan's series win over Ireland was greatly aided by his steady excellence, which saw him maintain an outstanding 5.62 average throughout the games.


Parallel to this, Rashid's countryman Naveen-ul-Haq rose two spots to 55th in the rankings following his impressive three-wicket performance against Ireland. In the meantime, the T20I bowler rankings of three Irish players—Josh Little, Mark Adair, and Barry McCarthy—saw increases. The number one spot in the rankings was still held by Englishman Adil Rashid.

With 861 rating points, Indian batsman Suryakumar Yadav maintained his top spot in the T20I batter rankings. Afghanistan's Muhammad Nabi returned to the top 50 following his outstanding 90-run innings against Ireland. In the T20 batting rankings, Pakistan's Muhammad Rizwan and Babar Azam occupied the third and fourth positions, respectively. 


As a result of Hazratullah Zazai's withdrawal from Afghanistan's series against Ireland, the country fell five spots to 58th place, while Iftikhar Ahmed advanced two spots to 57th place with 479 rating points. With 436 rating points, Fakhar Zaman also moved up two spots to the 71st position.

Following Sri Lanka's series win against Bangladesh, there were also alterations to the ICC ODI batting rankings. After amassing an incredible 151 runs in the series, Pathum Nissanka moved up three spots to take the seventh spot in the ODI batting rankings.Charith Asalanka, his teammate, improved as well, going from 14th to 14th place after scoring 146 runs in three innings. With 824 rating points, Babar Azam maintained his hegemony in the ODI batting standings.


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Hero Imad Wasim leads Islamabad to a thrilling two-wicket victory in the PSL final.

Hunain Shah wins with the last ball as Multan falls in yet another thrilling match. Scoreboard  Islamabad United is the team that knows how to win PSL finals, even though Multan Sultans may have the recipe for getting there. For the Sultans, it was deja vu as they watched another PSL final be stolen from them in a low-scoring thriller ending. United's hero was Imad Wasim, who defied time with an incredible all-around effort. He claimed five wickets and was out in the middle when Hunain Shah angled the final delivery behind point to win United's third title. In Karachi today, the drama of the previous year's epic final, which the Sultans lost by a run, was undoubtedly surpassed. At several points during both innings, United looked to have won that match, but never more so than when they got the Sultans down to 127 for 9. However, Iftikhar Ahmed's cameo of an unbeaten 32 off 20 balls lifted the Sultans to 159, a score that they felt they had just about enough manpower to ...
Post a Comment
Read more

Pakistan to tour Ireland ahead of ICC Men's T20 World Cup in May.

Ireland series is a part of Pakistan's 12-match run-in before the T20 World Cup in the USA and the West Indies.  Pakistan's three-match Twenty20 International trip of Ireland has been announced by the PCB. The games will take place in Dublin's Castle Avenue on May 10, 12, and 14. The series is a part of Pakistan's 12-match run-in to the T20 World Cup in the West Indies and the USA in June. New Zealand will go to Pakistan in April to play five Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is), with the first match scheduled for April 18 before Pakistan departs for Ireland. The championship game is scheduled for April 27. Pakistan will thereafter embark on a four-T20I series in England beginning on May 22. Pakistan's most recent engagement took place in a Twenty20 International series, where they were hosted for five matches in January by New Zealand. 2018 saw Pakistan pay Ireland's first-ever Test match a visit. The two teams had not previously played in a different format until t...
Post a Comment
Read more

Despite Jamal's flashy displays, all-around Shadab secures a significant victory.

Despite Jamal's flashy displays, all-around Shadab secures a significant victory. Scoreboard For Islamabad United, brothers Naseem and Hunain also excelled, slicing through the Peshawar Zalmi starting lineup. In the Pakistan Super League on Monday, Islamabad United defeated Peshawar Zalmi by 29 runs after stifling Aamer Jamal's lightning-fast half-century. Thanks primarily to captain Shadab Khan's 80 from 51 balls, Islamabad scored 196-4. Then, on the power play, brothers Naseem Shah (1-26) and Hunain Shah (2-25) cut through the Peshawar top order, bringing it down to 18-5. When Jamal was clean-bowled by Shadab, who finished with 3-41, in the 18th over, they were 152-6. Jamal had spearheaded the recovery with a brilliant 87 off 49 balls. United overtook Zalmi on net run-rate, moving up to third place in the six-team standings. Babar Azam, the captain, was unnecessarily run out of the first ball he faced, which put Zalmi's chase in early danger. Babar was unable to beat ...
Post a Comment
Read more