Malinga, Mendis and Dickwella gain big in T20I rankings

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Following the conclusion of the Twenty20 International series in the island nation, players from Sri Lanka and New Zealand rise in the charts after the latest update to the rankings.

Malinga lights up Pallekele with another 4 in 4

Sri Lanka skipper Lasith Malinga won his 3rd consecutive toss in the series and opted to bat first, once again……

  • Mendis, Dickwella and Grandhomme move up in batting list

Fast bowler Lasith Malinga of Sri Lanka and left-arm spinner Mitchell Santner of New Zealand have made major gains in the MRF Tyres ICC Men’s T20I Player Rankings after their three-match series, which New Zealand won 2-1.

Malinga’s five-wicket haul in the final match, which included the incredible feat of four wickets off consecutive balls for the second time in his international career, helped him finish with seven wickets in the series and advance from 41st to 21st position.

Santner’s four wickets in the series have helped him charge into the top five, up from 11th position. Fast bowler Tim Southee (up 14 places to 15th) and all-rounder Colin de Grandhomme (up 43 places to 80th among batsmen) are other New Zealand players to gain in the latest rankings update.

For Sri Lanka, Kusal Mendis (up 33 places to 40th) and Niroshan Dickwella (up 28 places to 54th) are the batsmen to have moved up, while Isuru Udana (up three places to 50th) and Lakshan Sandakan (up 30 places to 70th) have advanced in the bowlers’ list.

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In the MRF Tyres ICC Men’s T20I Team Rankings led by Pakistan, New Zealand and Sri Lanka remain in sixth and eight positions with 252 and 229 points, respectively.

MRF Tyres ICC T20I Player Rankings (as of 7 September, after the Sri Lanka-New Zealand series):

  • Batsmen (top 10)
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Avge S/R Highest Rating
1 ( – ) Babar Azam Pak 896! 54.21 129 896 v Eng at Cardiff 2019
2 (+1) G Maxwell Aus 815! 34.40 158 815 v India at Bengaluru 2019
3 (-1) Colin Munro NZ 796 31.91 161 830 v Pak at Dubai 2018
4 ( – ) Aaron Finch Aus 782 37.13 156 900 v Zim at Harare 2018
5 ( – ) H Zazai Afg 718*! 75.60 193 718 v Ire at Dehradun 2019
6 ( – ) D’Arcy Short Aus 715* 32.88 121 756 v UAE at Abu Dhabi 2018
7 ( – ) L Rahul India 689 42.80 148 854 v Eng at Old Trafford 2018
8 ( – ) Fakhar Zaman Pak 681 25.79 139 842 v Aus at Harare 2018
9 ( – ) Rohit Sharma India 678 32.72 137 718 v WI at Lucknow 2018
10 ( – ) Alex Hales Eng 664 31.01 137 866 v India at Edgbaston 2014

Other selected rankings

Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Avge S/R Highest Rating
40 (+33) Kusal Mendis SL 496* 21.85 140 506 v NZ at Pallekele 2019
54= (+28) N Dickwella SL 446*! 21.20 139 446 v NZ at Pallekele 2019
80 (+43) C de Grandhomme NZ 361* 19.15 144 370 v SL at Pallekele 2019

  • Bowlers (top 10)
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Avge Eco Highest Rating
1 ( – ) Rashid Khan Afg 780 11.56 6.02 816 v Ban at Dehradun 2018
2 ( – ) Imad Wasim Pak 710 19.53 5.81 780 v WI at Trinidad 2017
3 ( – ) Shadab Khan Pak 706 18.59 6.84 769 v Sco at Edinburgh 2018
4 ( – ) Adil Rashid Eng 702 24.86 7.33 716 v WI at St Kitts 2019
5 (+6) M Santner NZ 673 20.71 7.10 731 v Pak at Wellington 2018
6 (-1) Adam Zampa Aus 672! 19.43 6.04 672 v India at Bengaluru 2019
7= (-1) Kuldeep Yadav India 658 12.97 6.72 728 v NZ at Hamilton 2019
(-1) S Al Hasan Ban 658 20.15 6.77 672 v Pak at Mirpur 2014
9 ( – ) A Phehlukwayo SA 649*! 17.92 7.98 649 v SL at Jo’burg 2019
10 ( – ) Faheem Ashraf Pak 641 21.91 7.35 659 v SA at Cape Town 2019

Other selected rankings

Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Avge Eco Highest Rating
15 (+14) Tim Southee NZ 623 25.38 8.34 628 v Pak at Pallekele 2012
21 (+20) Lasith Malinga SL 592 19.02 7.22 684 v WI at Colombo (RPS) 2015
50 (+3) Isuru Udana SL 472 36.66 8.62 476 v NZ at Pallekele 2019
70 (+30) L Sandakan SL 414*! 18.66 7.00 414 v NZ at Pallekele 2019
137= (+92) S Kuggeleijn NZ 254*! 41.00 8.97 254 v SL at Pallekele 2019
  • All-rounders (top five)
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Highest Rating
1 ( – ) Glenn Maxwell Aus 390 395 v Eng at Melbourne 2018
2 ( – ) S Al Hasan Ban 338 408 v Pak at Mirpur 2015
3 ( – ) M Nabi Afg 330! 330 v Ire at Dehradun 2019
4 ( – ) Mahmudullah Ban 240! 240 v WI at Mirpur 2018
5 ( – ) Sean Williams Zim 223! 223 v Ire at Bready 2019

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