Maaz Sadaqat surges 187 places in T20I rankings

Farhan maintains third spot among batsmen as Salman Mirza climbs to 14th spot

Pakistan’s dashing batsman Maaz Sadaqat has made one of the biggest gains in the latest rankings, surging 187 places to 45th with 533 points after his performances against Sri Lanka.

Maaz hammered 50 and 96 in the first two games against Sri Lanka which benefitted him in his rise.

Skipper Sahibzada Farhan has maintained his third place after his record-breaking performance in the recent series against Sri Lanka.

Farhan amassed 238 runs in three matches against Sri Lanka to move to 883 rating points, placing him behind India’s Ishan Kishan and Abhishek Sharma, who occupy the top two positions with 904 and 891 points, respectively.

Farhan’s tally against Sri Lanka surpassed the previous record for the most runs in a three-match T20I series, set by India’s Abhishek, who scored 229 against Afghanistan earlier this year.

India captain Shreyas Iyer also reached a career-high fourth place after climbing three positions to 798 points following his maiden T20I century against West Indies in the opening match of their ongoing series.

England’s Harry Brook and Jos Buttler occupy fifth and sixth places, respectively, while South Africa’s Dewald Brevis is level with Buttler in sixth.

Saim Ayub moved up four places to 42nd with 550 points, while Babar Azam slipped four places to 48th with 528 points.

Hasan Nawaz is level with Sri Lanka’s Kusal Perera in 51st place with 526 points, while Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha dropped five places to 56th with 520 points.

Sri Lanka’s Kusal Mendis climbed three places to 23rd with 624 points, while West Indies batter Sherfane Rutherford made a significant gain, rising 13 places to a career-best equal 24th with 620 points.

Sanju Samson of India climbed four places to 27th with 605 points.

Meanwhile Pakistan fast bowler Salman Mirza has climbed nine places to 14th while Abrar Ahmed still remains the country’s highest-ranked player in the fourth position.

Mirza has 635 rating points, just two behind England’s Jofra Archer and South Africa’s Corbin Bosch, who are tied for 11th place with 637 points.

Abrar, meanwhile, is level with England’s Adil Rashid in fourth place with 695 points, although both trail Australia’s Adam Zampa, who occupies second position with 700 points.

Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan leads the rankings with 720 points.

Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Nawaz has also made progress, climbing six places to 18th with 626 points, while Saim Ayub has moved up eight places to 54th with 529 points.

Shaheen Shah Afridi is ranked 40th with 572 points, while Sufyan Moqim has slipped three places to 53rd with 532 points.

India’s Axar Patel is ninth with 649 points, while teammate Jasprit Bumrah is level with Archer and Bosch in 11th place.

The latest rankings also reflect gains by West Indies captain Roston Chase, who has climbed 24 places to 23rd with 618 points.