Rashid, Shahzad maintain positions in top 10 after Afghanistan triumph
Afghanistan’s title-triumph at the Desert T20 Challenge in the United Arab Emirates is reflected in the latestMRF Tyres ICC Player Rankings with its leading players maintaining their positions, but there was also a lot to cheer for others in the eight-team competition featuring Associate teams.
Leg-spinner Rashid Khan, who grabbed nine wickets in the tournament, has maintained his fifth position in theMRF Tyres ICC Player Rankings for T20I Bowlers, which is the best ever by a bowler from an Associate team.
Rashid, who first came into prominence in the ICC World Twenty20 2016 when he took 11 wickets in seven matches and went up to fifth position during a series against the UAE in December, has an enviable career economy of 6.14 runs.
His economy rate is the fourth-best among bowlers to have taken more than 30 wickets in T20 Internationals. West Indies spinners Samuel Badree and Sunil Narine, and retired New Zealand spinner Daniel Vettori are the only ones with better economy rates.
Afghanistan opener Mohammad Shahzad, who is the only Associate player to break into the top10 of the MRF Tyres ICC Players Rankings for T20I Batsmen currently led by India’s Virat Kohli, has maintained the ninth position he has held on to since August last year. The attacking batsman scored 207 runs in five matches during the Desert T20, including an unbeaten 52 in the final against Ireland.
Shaiman Anwar of the United Arab Emirates is among those to move up among batsmen, with his 110 runs in three matches seeing him gain seven slots to reach 23rd spot. Ireland’s Paul Stirling’s 152 runs in the tournament has seen him gain 15 slots to reach 34th slot while Kyle Coetzer of Scotland has gained four spots to reach a career-best 36th position with 100 runs in the tournament.
Hong Kong captain Babar Hayat (up 11 places to 49th), Zeeshan Maqsood of Oman (up 15 places to 63) and Calum MacLeod of Scotland (up 22 places to 88th position) have made upward movement in the rankings for batsmen.
The list of bowlers saw the Afghanistan pair of Hamza Kotak (up three places to 13th) and Mohammad Nabi (up one place to 14th) make their way up while Mark Watt of Scotland (up 37 places to 38th) and Ahmed Raza of the UAE (up 12 places to 39) are among the others to have made significant gains.
Afghanistan’s Mohammad Nabi has retained his fourth position in the list of all-rounders led by Glenn Maxwell of Australia.
MRF Tyres ICC T20I Rankings
Batsmen (top 10) ****
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Avge S/R Highest Rating
1 ( - ) Virat Kohli Ind 820 57.13 135 897 v Eng at Edgbaston 2014
2 ( - ) Aaron Finch Aus 771 38.96 150 892 v Ban at Mirpur 2014
3 ( - ) Glenn Maxwell Aus 763 ! 29.35 167 763 v SL at Colombo (RPS) 2016
4 ( - ) Kane Williamson NZ 758 37.06 123 760 v Ban at Napier 2017
5 ( - ) Faf du Plessis SA 741 37.68 133 843 v Ban at Mirpur 2015
6 ( - ) Martin Guptill NZ 709 34.73 131 792 v SA at Hamilton 2012
7 ( - ) Joe Root Eng 708 37.50 137 750 v WI at Kolkata 2016
8 ( - ) Alex Hales Eng 705 31.42 134 866 v Ind at Edgbaston 2014
9 ( - ) M. Shahzad Afg 703! 31.84 137 703 v Ire at Dubai 2017
10 ( - ) H. Masakadza Zim 656 29.43 120 698 v Ban at Khulna 2016
Other selected rankings
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Avge S/R Highest Rating
23 (+7) Shaiman Anwar UAE 559* 26.81 113 574 v Afg at Abu Dhabi 2017
34 (+15) Paul Stirling Ire 512 24.77 129 555 v Zim at Sylhet 2014
36 (+4) Kyle Coetzer Sco 508! 24.28 116 508 v Ire at Dubai 2017
39 (+5) R.Berrington Sco 501 24.06 120 514 v Net at Abu Dhabi 2017
49 (-11) Babar Hayat HK 472* 27.05 125 500 v Ire at Bready 2016
63 (+15) Z. Maqsood Oma 421*! 24.53 117 421 v Afg at Dubai 2017
65= (+14) Gary Wilson Ire 415 20.78 100 426 v Sco at Dubai 2017
86 (+15) Nizakat Khan HK 350*! 17.95 120 350 v Net at Dubai 2017
88 (+22) Calum MacLeod Sco 343* 20.37 108 356 v OMA at Dubai 2017
Bowlers (top 10)
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Avge Eco Highest Rating
1 ( - ) Imran Tahir SA 740! 15.37 6.48 740 v SL at Delhi 2016
2 ( - ) Jasprit Bumrah Ind 735 18.82 6.62 751 v Zim at Harare 2016
3 ( - ) Samuel Badree WI 723 15.97 5.59 855 v Pak at Mirpur 2014
4 ( - ) Imad Wasim Pak 718*! 14.28 5.66 718 v WI at Abu Dhabi 2016
5 ( - ) Rashid Khan Afg 701 16.06 6.14 709 v OMA at Dubai 2017
6 ( - ) R. Ashwin Ind 684 22.19 6.91 765 v SL at Visakhapatnam 2016
7 ( - ) James Faulkner Aus 672! 19.51 8.08 672 v SL at Colombo (RPS) 2016
8 ( - ) Kyle Abbott SA 671! 22.26 7.96 671 v SL at Delhi 2016
9 ( - ) Sunil Narine WI 653 20.95 6.04 817 v Pak at St. Vincent 2013
10 ( - ) M. Rahman Ban 643* 15.56 6.03 656 v NZ at Bay Oval 2017
Other selected rankings ****
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Avge Eco Highest Rating
13 (+3) Hamza Hotak Afg 623 23.08 6.70 625 v UAE at Dubai 2016
14= (+1) M. Nabi Afg 622 23.30 6.96 638 v WI at Nagpur 2016
(-2) M. Naveed UAE 622 19.72 6.05 632 v Afg at Dubai (GCA) 2016
30 (+1) George Dockrell Ire 566 15.78 6.33 668 v Zim at Sylhet 2014
32 (+2) Aizaz Khan HK 554! 18.92 6.85 554 v Net at Dubai 2017
38 (+37) Mark Watt Sco 530*! 23.10 7.44 530 v Ire at Dubai 2017
39= (+12) Ahmed Raza UAE 527*! 39.00 6.68 527 v Ire at Dubai 2017
49= (+15) P.van Meekeren Net 505*! 18.33 6.11 505 v HK at Dubai 2017
52= (+3) Safyaan Sharif Sco 500! 21.78 7.95 500 v Ire at Dubai 2017
(+10) Bilal Khan Oma 500*! 19.04 7.27 500 v Afg at Dubai 2017
59 (+18) Amjad Javed UAE 471*! 17.96 7.78 471 v Ire at Dubai 2017
66= (+38) Michael Rippon Net 446*! 20.66 6.11 446 v HK at Dubai 2017
All-rounders (top five) ****
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Highest Rating
1 ( - ) Glenn Maxwell Aus 388! 388 v SL at Colombo (RPS) 2016
2 ( - ) Shakib Al Hasan Ban 347 408 v Pak at Mirpur 2015
3 ( - ) Shahid Afridi Pak 282 412 v NZ at Dubai 2009
4 ( - ) M. Nabi Afg 266 276 v Eng at Delhi 2016
5 ( - ) Dwayne Bravo WI 264 272 v Ind at Lauderhill 2016
*indicates provisional rating
!indicates best ranking
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