Pakistan’s Maaz Sadaqat and Salman Mirza have made significant gains in the latest ICC Men’s T20I rankings following their impressive performances in the recently concluded three-match series against Sri Lanka, which Pakistan won 2-1.
Sadaqat emerged as one of the biggest climbers in the batters’ rankings after scoring consecutive half-centuries, including a brilliant 96 in the second T20I. The young top-order batter jumped 187 places to reach 45th position with 533 rating points.
Pakistan captain Sahibzada Farhan maintained his third position with 883 points, moving closer to India’s Abhishek Sharma, who holds second place. India’s Ishan Kishan continues to lead the batters’ rankings.
Meanwhile, Saim Ayub dropped four places to 42nd with 550 points, while former captain Babar Azam slipped three spots to 48th. Hasan Nawaz also fell three places to 51st.
Salman Ali Agha suffered a bigger decline, dropping eight places to 56th with 520 points. Experienced batter Fakhar Zaman, however, improved by one position to reach 81st with 473 points.
In the T20I bowlers’ rankings, Pakistan spinner Abrar Ahmed slipped out of the top three to fourth place with 695 points. Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan retained the top position, while Australia’s Adam Zampa climbed to second and England’s Adil Rashid occupied third place.
Pakistan fast bowler Salman Mirza made notable progress, rising nine places to 14th with 635 points after his performances against Sri Lanka.
Spinner Mohammad Nawaz dropped six places to 18th with 626 points, while left-arm pacer Shaheen Afridi fell four spots to 40th. Sufiyan Muqeem also slipped three places to 53rd.
Elsewhere, all-rounder Saim Ayub climbed eight positions to 54th, while Usman Tariq dropped four places to 67th. Shadab Khan, meanwhile, improved three spots to secure 74th position in the latest rankings.