Nov.8 (CRICKETNMORE) - New Zealand bowlers Ish Sodhi and Trent Boult have made noteworthy gains in thelatest ICC T20I Player Rankings after the three-match series in India, which the home side won 2-1 on Tuesday.
Sodhi’s five wickets in the series have lifted him five places to the top-10 for the first time in his career. Left-arm pace bowler Boult, who grabbed six wickets including a haul of four for 34 in the second match in Rajkot which his side won by 40 runs, has reached a career-best 16th position after moving up 14 slots.
Tim Southee (up five places to 81st) is another New Zealand bowler to move up while opener Colin Munro is a major gainer among batsmen. Munro has gained four places to reach 12th position after scoring 123 runs in the series including an unbeaten 109 in Rajkot.
ICC T20I Bowler Rankings (as of 8 November, after the India-New Zealand series):
Batsmen (top 20)
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts
1 ( - ) Jasprit Bumrah Ind 724
2 ( - ) Imad Wasim Pak 719
3 ( - ) Rashid Khan Afg 717
4 ( - ) Samuel Badree Win 694
5 ( - ) Imran Tahir SA 691
6 ( - ) Sunil Narine Win 676
7 ( - ) M. Rahman Ban 667
8= ( - ) Shakib Al Hasan Ban 661
( - ) James Faulkner Aus 661
10 (+5) Ish Sodhi NZ 656
11 (+1) Mitchell Santner NZ 654
12 (-2) M. Naveed UAE 626
13 (-2) Hamza Hotak Afg 614
14 (-1) Chris Jordan Eng 605
15 (RE) Adam Milne NZ 604
16 (+14) Trent Boult NZ 595
17 (-1) Adam Zampa Aus 592
18 (-1) Mohammad Nabi Afg
19 (-1) Ahmed Raza UAE 578
20 (-1) T.van der Gugten Net 568
ICC Media Release