ICC T20I rankings: Banton, Hafeez make huge gains in standings

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England opener Tom Banton and Pakistan’s experienced middle-order batsman Mohammad Hafeez made significant gains in the ICC T20I Rankings after their superb showings in the three-match series that ended in a 1-1 draw on 1 September.

England vs Pakistan effects ICC T20I rankings

Banton’s tally of 137 runs, including a knock of 71 in the washed-out series opener, saw him gain an astounding 152 places to reach 43rd position. 

Hafeez took the spot behind Banton moving up from 68th to 44th after topping the series with 155 runs including a player of the match effort of 86 not out in the final match.

Dawid Malan, who enjoyed a career-best ranking of second in November last year, moved back into the top five after aggregating 84 runs in the series while Jonny Bairstow also gained one place to reach a career-best 22nd position.

Pakistan leg-spinner Shadab Khan’s five wickets, including a haul of three for 34 in the second match, have lifted him one place to eighth position.

Tom Curran of England and Shaheen Afridi of Pakistan have both moved up the list to take joint-20th position. Curran has gained seven slots and Shaheen 14 places after picking up two wickets each in the series. Wahab Riaz (up 18 places to 107th) and Haris Rauf (up 25 places to 157th) were the others to gain in the latest rankings update.

New faces in the rankings

Shaheryar Butt of Belgium was a notable gainer from the Luxembourg T20 Tri-Series, gaining 351 slots to reach 105th position after a fine run that saw him score 125 not out and 81 not out against the Czech Republic and Luxembourg, respectively, on the same day. Sudesh Wickramasekara of the Czech Republic has gained the most among bowlers from the series, advancing 61 slots to reach 290th position.

In the T20I Team Rankings, England remain in second position and Pakistan fourth in the list led by Australia.

Belgium have progressed from 63rd to 47th position after winning all four matches of the tri-series. The Czech Republic have slipped from 54th to 61st and Luxembourg have lost five places to take 63rd position after managing to win one match each.

 ICC Men’s T20I Player Rankings (after the England-Pakistan series)

Batsmen (top 10)

Rank(+/-) Player Team Pts Avge S/R Highest Rating
1(-) Babar Azam Pak 869 49.93 128 896 v Eng at Cardiff 2019
2(-) KL Rahul Ind 824 45.65 146 854 v Eng at Old Trafford 2018
3(-) Aaron Finch Aus 820 38.25 156 901 v Zim at Harare 2018
4(-) Colin Munro NZ 785 31.34 156 830 v Pak at Dubai 2018
5(+1) Dawid Malan Eng 771* 50.27 149 804 v Pak at Old Trafford 2020
6(-1) Glenn Maxwell Aus 721 35.02 160 838 v SL at Adelaide 2019
7(-) Eoin Morgan Eng 702 30.94 139 872 v Ind at Old Trafford 2011
8(-) H Zazai Afg 676* 40.71 155 736 v WI at Lucknow 2019
9(-) Evin Lewis WI 674 32.20 155 781 v Eng at Durham 2017
10(-) Virat Kohli Ind 673 50.80 138 897 v Eng at Edgbaston 2014
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 Other selected rankings

Rank(+/-) Player Team Pts Avge S/R Highest Rating
22(+1) Jonny Bairstow Eng 560 26.58 140 572 v Pak at Old Trafford 2020
43(+152) Tom Banton Eng 490*! 32.16 157 490 v Pak at Old Trafford 2020
44(+24) Mohammad Hafeez Pak 487 26.83 120 650 v SL at Dubai 2013
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Bowlers (top 10)

Rank(+/-) Player Team Pts Avge Econ Highest Rating
1 Rashid Khan Afg 736 12.62 6.14 816 v Ban at Dehradun 2018
2 M Rahman Afg 730 17.72 6.15 745 v Ire at Greater Noida 2020
3 Ashton Agar Aus 712! 21.28 6.73 712 v SA at Cape Town 2020
4 Adam Zampa Aus 712 19.03 6.12 720 v SL at Brisbane 2019
5 Tabraiz Shamsi SA 681! 35.05 7.45 681 v Aus at Cape Town 2020
6 Mitchell Santner NZ 677 21.07 7.36 724 v Pak at Wellington 2018
7 Imad Wasim Pak 665 22.31 6.12 780 v WI at Trinidad 2017
8(+1) Shadab Khan Pak 651 21.07 7.22 768 v Sco at Edinburgh 2018
9(-1) Adil Rashid Eng 649 27.23 7.75 716 v WI at St Kitts 2019
10 Sheldon Cottrell WI 639! 20.50 7.83 639 v SL at Pallekele 2020
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Other selected rankings

Rank(+/-) Player Team Pts Avge Econ Highest Rating
20=(+7) Tom Curran Eng 568! 26.73 9.17 568 v Pak at Old Trafford 2020
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All-rounders (top five)

Rank(+/-) Player Team Pts Highest Rating
1(-) Mohammad Nabi Afg 294 355 v Ban at Mirpur 2019
2(-) Sean Williams Zim 213 225 v Nepal at Singapore 2019
3(-) Glenn Maxwell Aus 204 368 v SL at Colombo (RPS) 2016
4(-) R Berrington Sco 194 204 v Ire at Malahide 2019
5(-) Gareth Delany Ire 170*/*! 170 v Afg at Greater Noida 2020
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