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Mark Chapman of New Zealand and Iftikhar Ahmed of Pakistan have reached career best positions in the ICC T20I men’s player rankings at the end of their five match series in Rawalpindi. Suryakumar Yadav remains at the top of the rankings and is the only Indian in the top-10. Chapman, who unbeaten punches of 71 from 42 deliveries and 104 from 57 in those two games to finish on a 290-run streak, has skyrocketed 48 places to 35th in the table. Chapman’s previous best ranking was 54th achieved in February 2018.
Iftikhar, who scored 36 in the final, has moved up six places to joint 38th place. He is the third highest ranked Pakistani batsman after Mohammad Rizwan (from 798 rating points to 811 after scoring 98 not out in the last game) and Babar Azam, who are second and third in the list led by Suryakumar.
Iftikhar’s previous record was 43rd in November last year.
Others rising in the T20I rankings after the series include New Zealand players Chad Bowes (up 82 places to 118th in the batting ranking) and Ish Sodhi (up two places to 14th in the bowling ranking), while Pakistani all-rounder Imad Wasim has moved in all three lists.
Imad has moved up 15 places to 127th among batters after scoring 31 in the last game, while his haul of three for 19 and two for 21 has taken him 120 places to 93rd in the bowling rankings. He is also up 44 places to 24th in the all-rounders.
In the weekly update of the ODI rankings, which considers performance in the Oman-Nepal match of the ACC men’s premier cup in Kirtipur, Nepalese leg spinner Sandeep Lamichhane has moved up one slot to 22nd position among bowlers after finishing three for 45 , while Kushal Malla’s 108 from 64 balls has moved him 35 places to 110th position.
Oman’s left arm spinner Zeeshan Maqsood has moved up two places to 49th in the bowling rankings.
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