With a career-high rating of 802, England’s Phil Salt is ranked second in the ICC Men’s T20I batting rankings thanks to his amazing form. A number of players from the thrilling West Indies vs. England T20I series in the Caribbean, including Salt, had a boost following the most recent news on Wednesday.
With career-high ratings of 802, which are 15 rating points ahead of Pakistan’s Mohammad Rizwan in third place (787), the England opener’s scores of 119 and 38 in Trinidad lifted him up 18 spots, according to ICC. In spite of Salt’s leap, Suryakumar Yadav leads the field by a wide margin at the top, with the Indian batsman still leading by 887.
Following knocks of 54* and 28 in the same games, Liam Livingstone, another English batsman, also experienced a boost in the batting rankings, rising 27 spots to 38th. In the all-rounder division, Livingstone’s efforts also had an impact, as he rose four spots to eighth place (175). Due to his action, Pakistani nationals Shadab Khan and Moeen Ali shared the ninth position (173). West Indies won the five-match Twenty20 International series 3-2. They won the last match mainly thanks to their bowling, which held England to just 132 runs before they staged a comeback in the last over with six wickets down.
In the victory, left-arm spinner Akeal Hosein took 2/20 from four overs and went up two places to fourth (683), passing the Sri Lankan duo of Maheesh Theekshana (677 and 679 respectively) and Wanindu Hasaranga. Following his 3/24 (4) in the same innings, Gudakesh Motie jumped 75 spots, and England’s Reece Topley moved into the top 10 bowlers with a 13-spot jump after taking five wickets in the two matches played this week. In the meantime, there have been a few small changes brought about by the ODI series between Bangladesh and New Zealand and India’s tour to South Africa.
Due to his excellent performance with the ball, Shoriful Islam moved up 24 spots to rank 35, while Arshdeep Singh, a young left-armer from India, moved up 41 spots but remained outside the top 100. On the batting side, Tony de Zorzi of South Africa moved up 39 places to enter the top 100, while Najmul Hossain Shanto moved up nine spots to equal-49th. With an impressive 169 (151) against the Black Caps, Soumya Sarkar climbed 52 spots, and Sanju Samson also went up 54 spots to a rating of 405 in the process. Sarkar defeated The Little Master’s 163* in Christchurch to shatter Sachin Tendulkar’s 13-year record for the highest ODI score by a player from a subcontinent in New Zealand. In the third ODI against the Proteas, India defended 296 runs while Samson batted at No. 3 in Paarl, scoring 108 (114).
