Saim Ayub makes significant leap in ICC T20I Rankings

DUBAI: Pakistan players have made major gains in the latest ICC Men’s T20I Rankings following their 2-1 series win over the West Indies, with Saim Ayub leading the charge.

Saim, who finished as the series’ top scorer with 130 runs including two half-centuries, climbed 25 places to break into the top 40 for the first time.

The left-hander now sits at 37th spot in the ICC T20I Batting Rankings with 559 rating points.

Opener Sahibzada Farhan also impressed with 91 runs across three innings, gaining 34 spots to reach 63rd.

Skipper Salman Ali Agha and experienced left-hander Fakhar Zaman moved up to 76th and 78th, respectively.

The biggest leap came from middle-order batter Hassan Nawaz, whose explosive 79-run tally pushed him up 24 places to 30th overall with 569 points.

However, Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan, who haven’t featured in T20Is this year, both dropped three places to 17th and 19th, respectively.

Mohammad Haris also slid down 21 spots to 86th after a disappointing series.

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India’s Abhishek Sharma continues to lead the T20I batting charts, followed by Australia’s Travis Head and India’s Tilak Varma.

In the ICC T20I Bowling Rankings, no Pakistani bowler features in the top 20.

Haris Rauf retained 26th place, while Abbas Afridi slipped to 27th. The standout mover was left-arm spinner Sufiyan Muqeem, who jumped a massive 69 places to 34th.

Shaheen Afridi fell to 36th, while Mohammad Nawaz surged 51 spots to 56th. Abrar Ahmed and Shadab Khan slipped to 60th and 72nd, respectively.

Among all-rounders, Saim Ayub was again the biggest gainer, climbing 70 places to 24th in the ICC T20I All-Rounder Rankings after being credited for his part-time spin and all-round contributions.

Nawaz rose to 36th, but Shadab dropped to 19th. Iftikhar Ahmed and Faheem Ashraf now sit at 70th and 77th.

India’s Hardik Pandya leads the all-rounders’ list, with Nepal’s Dipendra Singh Airee and Afghanistan’s Mohammad Nabi in second and third.

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