Sediqullah Atal, Rashid Khan Make Major Gains In ICC ODI Rankings
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Afghanistan players Sediqullah Atal and Rashid Khan have made major gains in the ICC Men’s ODI Player Rankings after helping their team secure an impressive 158-run victory over Zimbabwe in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Tri-Series in Abu Dhabi on Monday.
Left-handed batter Sediqullah struck 102 as Afghanistan posted a total of 294 after electing to bat. His Player of the Match effort helped him gain 12 slots and reach 20th position even as Rashid’s haul of four for 17 that included the prize scalp of Sikandar Raza, has helped him consolidate his position at the top of the bowling rankings, taking him a good 80 rating points ahead of Abrar Ahmed.
Bangladesh batter Tanzid Hasan’s knock of 46 in the opening match of the UAE Tri-Series which they lost to Zimbabwe, sees him move up three places to 21st while fast bowler Taskin Ahmed is up nine places to a career-best 12th place after a haul of three for 44 in the loss. There is a jostling of places on the table there with the slots from 11 to 20 covered by just 28 points.
Others to gain after matches of this tri-series include Afghanistan’s left-arm fast bowler Fazalhaq Farooqi (up 12 places to 46th) after grabbing two for 15 against Zimbabwe and Zimbabwe’s Brad Evans, who took seven wickets in two matches, progressing 19 places to joint-65th.
The latest rankings update, that also takes into account performances in the Pakistan Tri-Series, England opener Tom Banton’s knock of 57 off 53 deliveries has helped him move up 16 places to 66th position, Pakistan’s Salman Ali Agha’s score of 107 in a 37-run win over Sri Lanka has helped him inch up one place to 12th position while Sri Lanka’s Pavan Rathnayake (up 34 places to 75th) is another one to move up the batting table.
Pakistan fast bowlers Haris Rauf (up two places to 20th and Naseem Shah (up four places to 45th) and upcoming Afghanistan spinner A.M. Ghazanfar (up seven places to 31st) have moved up the ODI bowling rankings.
Others to make notable gains include the Nepal pair of Rohit Paudel (up six places to 82nd) and Dipendra Airee (up seven places to 87th) in the batting rankings, following their performances in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup League 2 tournament.
In the ICC Men’s T20I Player Rankings, West Indies captain Shai Hope is in the top 10, moving up from 11th to ninth after a match-winning 102 not out in the fourth match of the series against India which ended in a 2-2 draw.
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