Rashid Khan consolidates number one ranking

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Afghanistan spinners Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi and Mujeeb Ur Rahman have made remarkable improvements in the ICC T20I Player Rankings after playing important parts in a 3-0 defeat of Bangladesh in their series in Dehradun that ended on Thursday.

Rashid Khan, 19, has consolidated his position at the top after his player of the series effort of 12 wickets. He has gained 54 points to finish with 813 points, 80 more than second-placed Shadab Khan of Pakistan. Rashid, who was named ICC’s Associate Player of the Year for 2017, touched a career-high rating of 816 points after a haul of four for 12 in the second match.

Nabi has gained 11 spots and reached a career-best eighth rank after taking four wickets and Mujeeb has jumped 62 slots to 51st place in the latest update, which also takes into account the T20I between the Windies and the ICC World XI played at Lord’s on 31 May as a fund-raiser for Caribbean stadia damaged by hurricanes last year. Slow bowlers, six of which are leg-spinners, now hold the top nine positions in the bowlers’ rankings.

Afghanistan all-rounder Samiullah Shenwari, who top-scored in the series with 118 runs, has gained 11 spots to reach 44th position among batsmen while the Bangladesh batsmen to advance include Mahmudullah (up four places to 33rd) and Mushfiqur Rahim (up three places to 41st).

Samiullah Shenwari top-scored in the three-match series with 118 runs to his name
Samiullah Shenwari top-scored in the three-match series with 118 runs to his name

Among others to improve their rankings are Windies’ Evin Lewis (up one place to fifth among batsmen), Kesrick Williams (up five spots to 41st among bowlers) and Sri Lanka all-rounder Thisara Perera (up three places to 38th among batsmen).

There has been no change of places in the ICC T20I Team Rankings with Afghanistan and Bangladesh retaining their eighth and 10th positions, respectively. Afghanistan though have gained four points to reach 91 points while Bangladesh have lost five and are on 70, only four more than Scotland, who can overtake them in an upcoming two-match series against top-ranked Pakistan on 12 and 13 June.

Pakistan will gain one point with a 2-0 win in that series, finish with 127 points and retain top position with a 1-1 draw but slide to 123 points and third place in case of a 2-0 loss. Scotland, who will go past Bangladesh with a 1-1 result, also feature in a tri-series with Ireland and the Netherlands from 12-20 June.

Upcoming matches:

Scotland v Pakistan

12 June – 1st T20I, Edinburgh

13 June – 2nd T20I, Edinburgh

Netherlands Tri-Series

12 June – Netherlands v Ireland, Rotterdam

13 June – Netherlands v Ireland, Rotterdam

16 June – Ireland v Scotland, Deventer

17 June – Ireland v Scotland, Deventer

19 June – Netherlands v Scotland, Amstelveen

20 June – Netherlands v Scotland, Amstelveen

ICC T20I Team Rankings (as of 8 June):

Rank Team Points
1 Pakistan 130
2 Australia 126
3 India 123
4 New Zealand 116
5 England 115
6 South Africa 114
7 Windies 114
8 Afghanistan 91 (+4)
9 Sri Lanka 85
10 Bangladesh 70 (-5)
11 Scotland 66
12 Zimbabwe 58
13 Netherlands 53
14 UAE 51
15 Hong Kong 42
16 PNG 39
17 Oman 39
18 Ireland 33


(Developed by David Kendix)

ICC T20I Player Rankings (as of 8 June):

Batsmen (top 20)

Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Avge S/R Highest Rating
1 ( – ) Babar Azam Pak 881! 53 127 881 v Win at Karachi 2018
2 ( – ) Colin Munro NZ 801 33.51 164 805 v Pak at Wellington 2018
3 ( – ) Glenn Maxwell Aus 799 34.58 166 801 v NZ at Auckland 2018
4 ( – ) Aaron Finch Aus 763 40.2 152 892 v Ban at Mirpur 2014
5 (+1) Evin Lewis Win 753* 37.57 160 780 v Eng at Durham 2017
6 (-1) Martin Guptill NZ 747 34.4 133 793 v SA at Hamilton 2012
7 ( – ) Alex Hales Eng 679 31.65 136 866 v Ind at Edgbaston 2014
8 ( – ) Virat Kohli Ind 670 50.84 137 897 v Eng at Edgbaston 2014
9 ( – ) M. Shahzad Afg 659 31.76 135 706 v Ire at Greater Noida 2017
10 ( – ) H. Masakadza Zim 648 29.2 118 699 v Ban at Khulna 2016
11 ( – ) Hashim Amla SA 643 34.51 133 683 v Ban at Potchefstroom 2017
12 ( – ) Lokesh Rahul Ind 639* 45.45 147 757 v SL at Indore 2017
13 ( – ) Rohit Sharma Ind 636 30.86 136 681 v Ban at Mirpur 2016
14 ( – ) Kane Williamson NZ 634 31.33 121 760 v Ban at Napier 2017
15 ( – ) Joe Root Eng 630 39.1 129 750 v Win at Kolkata 2016
16 ( – ) Eoin Morgan Eng 618 29.96 132 872 v Ind at Old Trafford 2011
17 ( – ) Shikhar Dhawan Ind 617 26.78 128 634 v Ban at Colombo (RPS) 2018
18 (+1) Kusal Perera SL 608 30 138 751 v SA at Chittagong 2014
19 (+1) Faf du Plessis SA 594 36.09 133 843 v Ban at Mirpur 2015
20 (+1) David Warner Aus 589 26.74 140 826 v Win at St Lucia 2010


Bowlers (top 20)

Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Avge Eco Highest Rating
1 ( – ) Rashid Khan Afg 813 13.01 5.93 816 v Ban at Dehradun 2018
2 ( – ) Shadab Khan Pak 733*! 15.41 6.28 733 v Win at Karachi 2018
3 ( – ) Y. Chahal Ind 706! 18.45 7.92 706 v Ban at Colombo (RPS) 2018
4 ( – ) Ish Sodhi NZ 700 19.33 7.43 739 v Pak at Wellington 2018
5 ( – ) Samuel Badree Win 674 19.78 6.05 855 v Pak at Mirpur 2014
6 ( – ) Mitchell Santner NZ 665 21.37 7.14 731 v Pak at Wellington 2018
7 ( – ) Imran Tahir SA 650 15.85 6.8 795 v NZ at Auckland 2017
8 (+11) Mohammad Nabi Afg 638! 24.2 7.09 638 v Ban at Dehradun 2018
9 ( – ) Imad Wasim Pak 637 20.25 6.01 780 v Win at Trinidad 2017
10= ( – ) Jasprit Bumrah Ind 609 20.43 6.85 764 v Eng at Bengaluru 2017
(-2) M. Rahman Ban 609 18.6 7.05 695 v SL at Colombo (RPS) 2017
12= (-1) Shakib Al Hasan Ban 608 21 6.74 672 v Pak at Mirpur 2014
(-1) Mohammad Amir Pak 608 19.8 6.69 700 v Aus at Edgbaston 2010
14 (-1) Adil Rashid Eng 601! 30.17 7.79 601 v NZ at Hamilton 2018
15 (-1) Trent Boult NZ 599 21.18 8.53 622 v Aus at Sydney 2018
16 ( – ) Chris Jordan Eng 598 27.88 8.77 628 v Ind at Nagpur 2017
17 (+1) Graeme Cremer Zim 589 18.85 6.94 669 v Ban at Khulna 2016
18 (-4) Sunil Narine Win 587 20.68 6.02 817 v Pak at St. Vincent 2013
19 (+1) B. Kumar Ind 562 22.07 6.74 622 v SA at Cape Town 2018
20 (+1) Chris Morris SA 561*! 23 8.39 561 v Ind at Cape Town 2018


All-rounders (top five)

Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Highest Rating
1 ( – ) Glenn Maxwell Aus 389 396 v Eng at Melbourne 2018
2 ( – ) Mohammad Nabi Afg 321 323 v Ban at Dehradun 2018
3 ( – ) Shakib Al Hasan Ban 279 408 v Pak at Mirpur 2015
4 ( – ) JP Duminy SA 235 276 v Ban at Mirpur 2015
5 ( – ) Marlon Samuels Win 230 321 v SL at Mirpur 2014


*indicates provisional rating

! indicates best rating

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