Rival openers Evin Lewis of the West Indies and India’s Lokesh Rahul have made huge gains in the latest MRF Tyres ICC Players Rankings for T20I Batsmen after slamming fine centuries in the recent two-match series in Lauderhill, USA, played on 27 and 28 August.
The first match, in which a T20I record aggregate of 489 runs were scored, saw Lewis slam a 49-ball 100 in the West Indies’ total of 245 for six that has helped him move up 288 slots to reach 51st rank. Rahul’s unbeaten 110 in India’s reply of 244 for four has given a lift of 67 places which has put him in 31st place.
The West Indies, which won the series 1-0 with the thrilling one-run win in the first match, not only saw some of its batsmen improve their rankings significantly but the team has also narrowed the gap with India in the MRF Tyres ICC T20I Team Rankings.
Two-time ICC World Twenty20 champion West Indies, which was six points behind second-placed India’s 128 points before the series, is now just one point adrift at 125 with India on 126. New Zealand leads the table with 132 points.
India’s Rohit Sharma has moved up five places to reach 17th place following knocks of 62 and 10 not out, while Johnson Charles of the West Indies has vaulted 26 places to a career-best 23rd following innings of 79 and 43.
In the MRF Tyres ICC Player Rankings for T20I Bowlers, India’s Ravichandran Ashwin returned to the top five as he moved from seventh to fourth position. The off-spinner, who enjoyed a career-high rank of second in February and March this year, grabbed two for 11 in the second match.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar (67th) and Mohammad Shami (82nd) were the others to move up the bowlers’ rankings for India. Leg-spinner Amit Mishra, playing his first match since the ICC World Twenty20 in 2014, has re-entered the rankings at 104thposition with three for 24 in the second match.
For the West Indies, Dwayne Bravo moved up five places to 33rd rank, all-rounder Kieron Pollard moved up seven places to 96th position and Brathwaite inched up from 127th rank to take the 119th slot.
Forthcoming T20Is
The team and player rankings are likely to see more changes in the coming days as 15th-ranked Ireland is due to take on 17th-ranked Hong Kong in a two-match series on 5 and 6 September, sixth-ranked Australia and eighth-ranked Sri Lanka will feature in a two-match series on 6 and 9 September, while fifth-ranked England and seventh-ranked Pakistan play a solitary T20I on 7 September.
Ireland could narrow its gap with the United Arab Emirates to two points from 19 with a 2-0 win over Hong Kong, Sri Lanka can overtake Australia only with a 3-0 sweep while England will remain ahead of Pakistan even if it loses the one-off match.
MRF Tyres ICC T20I Team Rankings (as of 30 August 2016, after the India-West Indies series in Lauderhill).
Rank Team Points
1. New Zealand 132
2. India 126
3. West Indies 125
4. South Africa 119
5. England 116
6. Australia 110
7. Pakistan 104
8. Sri Lanka 96
9. Afghanistan 78
10. Bangladesh 74
11. Netherlands 67
12. Zimbabwe 62
13. Scotland 57
14. UAE 54
15. Ireland 48
16. Oman 37
17. Hong Kong 29
PNG has T20I status but because it has not played eight rated T20Is during the period, it has not been ranked.
MRF Tyres ICC T20I Team Rankings (as of 30 August 2016, after the India-West Indies series in Lauderhill).
Rank Team Points
1. New Zealand 132
2. India 126
3. West Indies 125
4. South Africa 119
5. England 116
6. Australia 110
7. Pakistan 104
8. Sri Lanka 96
9. Afghanistan 78
10. Bangladesh 74
11. Netherlands 67
12. Zimbabwe 62
13. Scotland 57
14. UAE 54
15. Ireland 48
16. Oman 37
17. Hong Kong 29
PNG has T20I status but because it has not played eight rated T20Is during the period, it has not been ranked.
(Developed by David Kendix)
MRF Tyres ICC T20I Player Rankings (as on 30 August 2016, after the India-West Indies series in Lauderhill)
Batsmen (top 10)
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Avge S/R Highest Rating
1 ( - ) Virat Kohli Ind 820 57.13 135 897 v Eng at Edgbaston 2014
2 ( - ) Aaron Finch Aus 803 38.96 150 892 v Ban at Mirpur 2014
3 ( - ) Martin Guptill NZ 754 34.73 131 793 v SA at Hamilton 2012
4 ( - ) Faf du Plessis SA 741 37.68 133 843 v Ban at Mirpur 2015
5 ( - ) Joe Root Eng 735* 39.60 139 750 v WI at Kolkata 2016
6 ( - ) K.Williamson NZ 719 34.53 124 737 v Pak at Hamilton 2016
7 ( - ) Alex Hales Eng 699 31.28 134 866 v Ind at Edgbaston 2014
8 (+1) M. Shahzad Afg 674 29.71 136 690 v SA at Mumbai 2016
9 (-1) Chris Gayle WI 668 35.32 145 831 v Aus at Colombo (RPS) 2012
10 ( - ) H. Masakadza Zim 657 29.43 120 699 v Ban at Khulna 2016
Other selected rankings
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Avge S/R Highest Rating
17 (+5) Rohit Sharma Ind 612 31.72 129 681 v Ban at Mirpur 2016
23 (+26) Johnson Charles WI 578! 23.40 123 578 v Ind at Lauderhill 2016
31 (+67) Lokesh Rahul Ind 526* 89.50 160 540 v WI at Lauderhill 2016
51 (+288) Evin Lewis WI 470* 35.66 173 471 v Ind at Lauderhill 2016
70 (+3) Kieron Pollard WI 384 21.84 143 537 v Pak at St. Vincent 2013
Bowlers (top 10)
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Avge Eco Highest Rating
1 ( - ) Samuel Badree WI 743 15.50 5.53 855 v Pak at Mirpur 2014
2 (+1) Imran Tahir SA 740! 15.37 6.48 740 v SL at Delhi 2016
3 (-1) Jasprit Bumrah Ind 735 18.82 6.62 751 v Zim at Harare 2016
4 (+3) R. Ashwin Ind 684 22.19 6.91 765 v SL at Visakhapatnam 2016
5 ( - ) Shahid Afridi Pak 674 24.35 6.61 814 v SL at Colombo (RPS) 2009
6 ( - ) Kyle Abbott SA 671! 22.26 7.96 671 v SL at Delhi 2016
7 (-3) Sunil Narine WI 668 19.00 5.95 817 v Pak at St. Vincent 2013
8 ( - ) Adam Milne NZ 655* 21.80 7.36 661 v Pak at Mohali 2016
9 ( - ) James Faulkner Aus 641! 20.29 8.19 641 v Ind at Mohali 2016
10 ( - ) M.Nabi Afg 638! 23.95 6.90 638 v WI at Nagpur 2016
Other selected rankings
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Avge Eco Highest Rating
33 (+5) Dwayne Bravo WI 546 27.15 8.46 549 v Ind at Lauderhill 2016
67 (+19) B. Kumar Ind 437* 23.81 6.68 530 v SA at Dharamsala 2015
All-rounders (top five)
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Highest Rating
1 ( - ) S. Al Hasan Ban 346 408 v Pak at Mirpur 2015
2 ( - ) Shahid Afridi Pak 332 413 v NZ at Dubai 2009
3 ( - ) Glenn Maxwell Aus 329! 329 v Ind at Mohali 2016
4 ( - ) M. Samuels WI 276 321 v SL at Mirpur 2014
5 ( - ) M.Nabi Afg 274 276 v Eng at Delhi 2016
