Aaron Finch becomes first player in T20Is to reach 900-point mark

July 9 (CRICKETNMORE) - Finch, who captained Australia to the final, had touched the 900-point mark following his record-breaking knock of 172 (76b, 10x6, 16x4) against Zimbabwe in Harare on 3 July. The 31-year-old from Victoria eventually finished the T20Is

By Cricketnmore Editorial
Jul 09, 2018 • 01:52 PM

Aaron Finch (Image - ICC)

July 9 (CRICKETNMORE) - Finch, who captained Australia to the final, had touched the 900-point mark following his record-breaking knock of 172 (76b, 10x6, 16x4) against Zimbabwe in Harare on 3 July. The 31-year-old from Victoria eventually finished the T20Is (also comprising a one-off against England at Edgbaston) in number-one position on 891 points.

Finch had started the T20Is in fourth position on 763 points and a tour aggregate of 391 runs not only helped him leapfrog Babar Azam, Colin Munro and Glen Maxwell, but also earned him 128 points.

In the latest player rankings, which also takes into account India’s 2-0 and 2-1 series win against Ireland and England, respectively, Finch leads Pakistan’s left-handed opener Fakhar Zaman by 45 points.

Like Finch, Fakhar was in stellar form in Harare, when he totaled 278 runs in the series, including a match-winning 91 against Australia after Pakistan had slumped to two for two after being set a victory target of 184.

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Fakhar’s string of good scores, that also included knocks of 61, six, 47 and 73, have helped him vault 44 places to claim second position. He has now become Pakistan’s highest-ranked batsman after Babar Azam slipped from first to fifth due to his absence because of an injury.

India’s KL Rahul’s scores of 70, 101 not out, six and 19 have made him India’s highest-ranked batsman after he moved up nine places to a career-high third position. Rohit Sharma in 11th rank (up by two places) and captain Virat Kohli in 12th rank (down by four places) are the next highest-ranked India batsmen.

Australia’s D'Arcy Short, Jason Roy of England and Solomon Mire have also achieved career-best rankings following the latest update.

Short has broken into the top-10 for the first time in his career in 10th position, moving up 18 places. Roy has gained 19 places and is now in 15th spot, while Mire has rocketed 202 places to claim 25th position – seven places behind Hamilton Masakadza.

Top 20 Batsmen (As on July 9th 2018)

Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Avge S/R

1 (+3) Aaron Finch Aus 891 45.60 162

2 (+44) Fakhar Zaman Pak 842! 30.76 144

3 (+9) Lokesh Rahul Ind 812 49.71 155

4 (-2) Colin Munro NZ 801 33.51 164

5 (-4) Babar Azam Pak 765 53.00 127

6 (-3) Glenn Maxwell Aus 761 32.94 163

7 (-2) Evin Lewis Win 753* 37.57 160

8 (-2) Martin Guptill NZ 747 34.40 133

9 (-2) Alex Hales Eng 710 32.67 136

10 (+18) D'Arcy Short Aus 690*! 41.88 132