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Pakistan captain Babar Azam’s series-topping 133 runs against Zimbabwe have helped him reduce the gap with top-ranked Dawid Malan by two rating points in the MRF Tyres ICC Men’s T20I Player Rankings, but he is still six points adrift of the England batsman.
• Leg-spinner Usman Qadir makes impressive entry; Madhevere, Chisoro also gain in latest update
Pakistan captain Babar Azam’s series-topping 133 runs against Zimbabwe have helped him reduce the gap with top-ranked Dawid Malan by two rating points in the MRF Tyres ICC Men’s T20I Player Rankings, but he is still six points adrift of the England batsman.
Babar, who is currently the only one in the top five of all three formats in batting, had scores of 82 and 51 in the first two matches of the series but did not bat in the final match as Pakistan won by eight wickets to seal the series 3-0 in Rawalpindi on Tuesday.
Babar has been number one for a total of 774 days in four different stretches during his impressive career and was upstaged by Malan in September as the England batsman struck fine form during a 2-1 home series win over Australia. Haider Ali’s 103 runs in the Zimbabwe series have lifted him a whopping 639 places to 110th in the batting list.
Leg-spinner Usman Qadir, the son of Abdul Qadir, the famous leg-spinner of the 1980s and 1990s, has entered the rankings in 207th position after finishing as the most successful bowler in the series with eight wickets. Mohammad Hasnain (up 43 places to 81st), Wahab Riaz (up six places to 103rd) and Haris Rauf (up 51 places to 108th) have also made notable gains among the Pakistan bowlers.
Zimbabwe all-rounder Wesley Madhevere’s 103 runs in the series, which included an unbeaten 70 in the opening match, have lifted him 756 places to 163rd among batters while former captain Elton Chigumbura has gained one spot to retire at 96th position in the rankings. In the bowlers’ list, Tendai Chisoro has re-entered the rankings in 73rd position.
In the MRF Tyres ICC Men’s T20I Team Rankings, Pakistan have gained one point but remain in fourth position with 262 points. Australia (275 points), England (271) and India (266) hold the top three positions.
MRF Tyres ICC Men’s T20I Player Rankings (as of 11 November 2020)
Batting (top 10)
| Rank | (+/-) | Player | Team | Pts | Avge | S/R | Highest Rating |
| 1 | ( – ) | Dawid Malan | Eng | 877 | 48.71 | 147 | 885 v Aus at Southampton 2020 |
| 2 | ( – ) | Babar Azam | Pak | 871 | 50.93 | 130 | 896 v Eng at Cardiff 2019 |
| 3 | ( – ) | Aaron Finch | Aus | 835 | 38.43 | 155 | 901 v Zim at Harare 2018 |
| 4 | ( – ) | Lokesh Rahul | India | 824 | 45.65 | 146 | 854 v Eng at Old Trafford 2018 |
| 5 | ( – ) | Colin Munro | NZ | 785 | 31.34 | 156 | 830 v Pak at Dubai 2018 |
| 6 | ( – ) | Glenn Maxwell | Aus | 696 | 33.52 | 158 | 838 v SL at Adelaide 2019 |
| 7 | ( – ) | H Zazai | Afg | 676* | 40.71 | 155 | 736 v WI at Lucknow 2019 |
| 8 | ( – ) | Evin Lewis | WI | 674 | 32.20 | 155 | 781 v Eng at Durham 2017 |
| 9 | ( – ) | Virat Kohli | India | 673 | 50.80 | 138 | 897 v Eng at Edgbaston 2014 |
| 10 | ( – ) | Eoin Morgan | Eng | 671 | 30.27 | 139 | 872 v India at Old Trafford 2011 |
Other selected rankings
| Rank | (+/-) | Player | Team | Pts | Avge | S/R | Highest Rating |
| 96 | (+1) | E Chigumbura | Zim | 338 | 19.00 | 140 | 529 v Afg at Bulawayo 2015 |
| 110 | (+639) | Haider Ali | Pak | 303*! | 51.33 | 148 | 303 v Zim at Rawalpindi 2020 |
| 163 | (+756) | W Madhevere | Zim | 218* | 26.75 | 119 | 248 v Pak at Rawalpindi 2020 |
Bowling (top 10)
| Rank | (+/-) | Player | Team | Pts | Avge | Eco | Highest Rating |
| 1 | ( – ) | Rashid Khan | Afg | 736 | 12.62 | 6.14 | 816 v Ban at Dehradun 2018 |
| 2 | ( – ) | M Ur Rahman | Afg | 730 | 17.72 | 6.15 | 745 v Ire at Greater Noida 2020 |
| 3 | ( – ) | Ashton Agar | Aus | 706 | 20.86 | 6.87 | 717 v Eng at Southampton 2020 |
| 4 | ( – ) | Tabraiz Shamsi | SA | 681! | 35.05 | 7.45 | 681 v Aus at Cape Town 2020 |
| 5 | ( – ) | Adam Zampa | Aus | 679 | 20.86 | 6.56 | 720 v SL at Brisbane 2019 |
| 6 | ( – ) | M Santner | NZ | 677 | 21.07 | 7.36 | 724 v Pak at Wellington 2018 |
| 7 | ( – ) | Adil Rashid | Eng | 676 | 25.42 | 7.64 | 716 v WI at St Kitts 2019 |
| 8 | (+2) | K Richardson | Aus | 641 | 25.81 | 7.69 | 664 v Eng at Southampton 2020 |
| 9 | (+2) | Sheldon Cottrell | WI | 639! | 20.50 | 7.83 | 639 v SL at Pallekele 2020 |
| 10 | (-2) | Imad Wasim | Pak | 637 | 21.93 | 6.13 | 780 v WI at Trinidad 2017 |
Other selected rankings
| Rank | (+/-) | Player | Team | Pts | Avge | Eco | Highest Rating |
| 81 | (+43) | M Hasnain | Pak | 392*! | 38.28 | 7.44 | 392 v Zim at Rawalpindi 2020 |
| 73 | (RE) | Tendai Chisoro | Zim | 408* | 30.66 | 6.94 | 504 v SA at Potchefstroom 2018 |
| 103= | (+6) | Wahab Riaz | Pak | 345 | 26.67 | 7.99 | 538 v WI at Trinidad 2017 |
| 108 | (+51) | Haris Rauf | Pak | 342*! | 23.63 | 8.38 | 342 v Zim at Rawalpindi 2020 |
| 207 | (NEW) | Usman Qadir | Pak | 163*! | 7.50 | 5.45 | 163 v Zim at Rawalpindi 2020 |
All-rounders (top five)
| Rank | (+/-) | Player | Team | Pts | Highest Rating |
| 1 | ( – ) | M Nabi | Afg | 294 | 355 v Ban at Mirpur 2019 |
| 2 | ( – ) | S Al Hasan | Ban | 268 | 409 v Pak at Mirpur 2015 |
| 3 | ( – ) | G Maxwell | Aus | 220 | 368 v SL at Colombo (RPS) 2016 |
| 4 | (+1) | R Berrington | Sco | 194 | 204 v Ire at Malahide 2019 |
| 5 | (-1) | S Williams | Zim | 190 | 225 v Nepal at Singapore 2019 |
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