DUBAI: England all-rounder Liam Livingstone soared to the top of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Men’s T20I rankings after a strong showing against Australia.
Liam Livingstone jumped seven places and replaced Australia’s Marcus Stoinis as the number one all-rounder in the T20I rankings.
He scored a 47-ball 87, coupled with two wickets to win the Player of the Match award in the second T20I against Australia. Meanwhile, in the first match, he took three wickets and scored 37 off 27.
Consequently, Liam Livingstone achieved the career-best rating of 253 points, 43 more than the second-placed Stoinis (211).
Zimbabwe’s Sikandar Raza (208) and Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan (206) are placed third and fourth respectively after dropping one place each.
Livingstone also jumped 17 places in the ICC Men’s T20I Batting rankings to reach 33rd spot.
Meanwhile, Australia’s Travis Head extended his lead at the top of the T20I Batting rankings, courtesy of his explosive performances of 31 off 14 and 59 off 23 against England.
His teammate Josh Inglis made significant progress as he stormed into the top ten rankings after scoring 37 (27) and 42 (26) in the same series.
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DUBAI: Despite a remarkable T20 World Cup 2022 campaign and finishing as runner-ups of the tournament, Pakistan lost a rating point in the latest ICC Twenty20 team rankings, released on Thursday.
According to the International Cricket Council, Pakistan started the T20 World Cup with 259 points and lost a rating point in the rankings at the end of the tournament as they lost three out of seven matches including the final against England.
However, the national team maintained its third spot on the list, ahead of South Africa, who are just two points behind the Green Shirts.
Meanwhile, the T20 World Cup champions England have inched closer to the table-toppers India, bringing down the difference between the two sides to just two points.
India occupy the top spot with 268 rating points while second-placed England, following their sensational win in the recently concluded megaevent in Australia, gained two points and finish at 265.
Before the start of the World Cup, India (268) were five points ahead of England (263) and before the semi-finals, the gap had even increased to six points.
Moreover, semi-finalist New Zealand (253) and tournament hosts Australia (252) are placed fifth and sixth, respectively.
It is important to note here that India will face New Zealand in a three-match T20I series commencing tomorrow. If the Kiwis whitewash the visitors in the series, England will take over India on the teams rankings.
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