DUBAI: Pakistan batter Saud Shakeel and spinner Noman Ali made their way to the top ten in the ICC Test Rankings owing to their brilliant performance in the first Test victory against West Indies.
Pakistan thumped West Indies by 127 runs on the third day of the first of a two-match Test series earlier this week.
Noman Ali claimed a five-wicket haul in the first innings, followed by a solitary wicket in the second innings.
This performance helped the left-arm spinner to jump back into the top ten of the ICC Test Bowling rankings as he gained two places to reach ninth with 761 rating points.
Noman’s fellow spinner Sajid Khan, who took nine wickets and won the Player of the Match award, also made notable gains in the bowling rankings. Sajid made an impressive 18-place leap to reach the 23rd spot with 621 rating points.
Meanwhile, Abrar Ahmed made an immediate impact on his return to Pakistan’s Test team, taking five wickets, including a 4-27 in the second innings. He jumped six places to 52nd with 406 rating points.
On the batting front, Pakistan’s vice-captain Saud Shakeel returned to the top ten after his gutsy 84-run knock in the first innings against West Indies.
The southpaw rose three spots to reach the eighth place in the ICC Test Batting rankings with 753 rating points.
Meanwhile, Mohammad Rizwan, who scored 71 runs in the first innings and stitched a 141-run stand with Saud, also jumped two places to the 17th position with 662 points.
Pakistan captain Shan Masood also made gains after his half-century in the second innings as he rose three places to 42nd spot.
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