Zimbabwe batsmen Brendan Taylor and Sean Williams moved into the ICC ODI Rankings top 50 after scoring centuries during their recent three-match ODI series in Pakistan.
Taylor has progressed nine slots to 42nd position on the batting rankings after scoring 204 runs in the series including a knock of 112 in the first match.
Williams, meanwhile, advanced 12 places to 46th position with his 197 runs which included an unbeaten 118 in the final match which Zimbabwe won in a super over.
Zimbabwe bowlers make strides despite tough series
Among Zimbabwe’s bowlers, Sikandar Raza moved up to 66th place and Donald Tiripano climbed to 90th spot.
Zimbabwe remain in Pakistan to contest a three-match T20I series against their hosts. Pakistan hope this tour will encourage the rest of the cricketing world to come back to the country wracked by political instability and regional conflict.
Pakistan’s big gainers
Pakistan fast bowler Shaheen Afridi has achieved a career-best 16th position in the rankings after a notable performance in the series against Zimbabwe.
Shaheen gained eight places to move into the top 20 for the first time in his career claiming a match-winning haul of 5/49 in the opening ODI of the series which Pakistan would win 2-1.
Veteran left-arm seamer Wahab Riaz is another upward bound Pakistan quick in the latest rankings update. Wahab moves up six places to 60th position after grabbing five wickets in two matches, including a haul of 4/41 in the second match of the series.
In the batting rankings, all-rounder Imad Wasim gained three rankings places to reach 49th position even as captain Babar Azam has bridged the gap a little with the Indian pair of captain Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.
Babar’s 221 runs, which include a knock of 125 in the third match, see him gain eight points though he remains in third position on the ICC ODI Rankings for batsman.
ICC ODI Rankings
Batting (top 10)
| Rank | (+/-) | Player | Team | Pts | Avge | Highest Rating |
| 1 | ( – ) | Virat Kohli | India | 871 | 59.33 | 909 v Eng at Headingley 2018 |
| 2 | ( – ) | Rohit Sharma | India | 855 | 49.27 | 882 v SL at Headingley 2019 |
| 3 | ( – ) | Babar Azam | Pak | 837 | 55.93 | 844 v NZ at Wellington 2018 |
| 4 | ( – ) | Ross Taylor | NZ | 818 | 48.44 | 836 v India at Auckland 2020 |
| 5 | ( – ) | Faf du Plessis | SA | 790 | 47.47 | 814 v Aus at Old Trafford 2019 |
| 6 | ( – ) | K Williamson | NZ | 765 | 47.48 | 792 v SA at Centurion 2015 |
| 7 | ( – ) | Aaron Finch | Aus | 762 | 40.84 | 791 v Eng at Lord’s 2019 |
| 8 | ( – ) | David Warner | Aus | 759 | 44.94 | 868 v Pak at Adelaide 2017 |
| 9 | ( – ) | Q de Kock | SA | 755 | 44.65 | 809 v SL at Durban 2019 |
| 10 | ( – ) | J Bairstow | Eng | 754 | 47.16 | 769 v Aus at Durham 2018 |
Other selected rankings
| Rank | (+/-) | Player | Team | Pts | Avge | Highest Rating |
| 42 | (+9) | Brendan Taylor | Zim | 571 | 35.68 | 661 v NZ at Napier 2012 |
| 46 | (+12) | Sean Williams | Zim | 561! | 35.02 | 561 v Pak at Rawalpindi 2020 |
| 49= | (+3) | Imad Wasim | Pak | 541 | 42.86 | 544 v Zim at Rawalpindi 2020 |
Bowling (top 10)
| Rank | (+/-) | Player | Team | Pts | Avge | Eco | Highest Rating |
| 1 | ( – ) | Trent Boult | NZ | 722 | 25.29 | 5.03 | 768 v WI at Old Trafford 2019 |
| 2 | ( – ) | J Bumrah | India | 719 | 24.43 | 4.55 | 838 v WI at Thiruvananthapur 2018 |
| 3 | ( – ) | M Ur Rahman | Afg | 701*! | 22.44 | 3.94 | 701 v WI at Lucknow 2019 |
| 4 | ( – ) | Chris Woakes | Eng | 675! | 30.34 | 5.54 | 675 v Aus at Old Trafford 2020 |
| 5 | ( – ) | Kagiso Rabada | SA | 665 | 27.34 | 4.99 | 718 v Eng at Lord’s 2017 |
| 6 | ( – ) | Pat Cummins | Aus | 659 | 28.48 | 5.20 | 725 v SL at The Oval 2019 |
| 7 | (+1) | J Hazlewood | Aus | 654 | 25.90 | 4.70 | 726 v Eng at Adelaide 2018 |
| 8 | (-1) | M Amir | Pak | 647 | 29.62 | 4.85 | 657 v SL at Karachi 2019 |
| 9 | ( – ) | Matt Henry | NZ | 641 | 26.48 | 5.40 | 664 v Aus at Hamilton 2016 |
| 10= | ( – ) | Mitchell Starc | Aus | 637 | 22.48 | 5.11 | 781 v NZ at Melbourne 2015 |
Other selected rankings
| Rank | (+/-) | Player | Team | Pts | Avge | Eco | Highest Rating |
| 16 | (+8) | S Afridi | Pak | 621* | 21.64 | 5.29 | 623 v Zim at Rawalpindi 2020 |
| 60 | (+6) | Wahab Riaz | Pak | 461 | 34.30 | 5.70 | 520 v Eng at Abu Dhabi 2015 |
| 66 | (+5) | Sikandar Raza | Zim | 443 | 41.95 | 4.87 | 472 v UAE at Harare 2019 |
| 90 | (+8) | D Tiripano | Zim | 373*! | 40.51 | 5.73 | 373 v Pak at Rawalpindi 2020 |
All-rounders (top five)
| Rank | (+/-) | Player | Team | Pts | Highest rating |
| 1 | ( – ) | S Al Hasan | Ban | 373 | 447 v Zim at Chittagong 2009 |
| 2 | ( – ) | M Nabi | Afg | 301 | 346 v Ire at Greater Noida 2017 |
| 3 | ( – ) | Chris Woakes | Eng | 281 | 307 v NZ at Christchurch 2018 |
| 4 | (+1) | Ben Stokes | Eng | 276 | 303 v NZ at Lord’s 2019 |
| 5 | (-1) | Imad Wasim | Pak | 271 | 282 v Zim at Rawalpindi 2020 |
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