New Zealand’s Devon Conway storms his way in the top 5 T20I batsmen while Ben Stokes moves up to no. 2 on ODI all-rounders charts.
In the limited overs cricket, the performances from the last two matches of the recent India vs England ODI series, the third ODI between New Zealand and Bangladesh and their first two T20 internationals were taken into consideration for the latest ICC rankings.
Devon Conway, who’s in the form of his life, has attained his best fourth rank only in his 13-match short career. Conway scored 92 off 52 in the first T20 and 15 off 9 in the second match against Bangladesh.
England’s Ben Stokes, who smashed 99 off 52 in England’s six wickets victory in the second ODI and added 35 in the third match against India, rose up to the 2nd place behind Shakib Al Hassan in the All-rounders list with 295 points. Stokes also moved up four places, now at 24th spot in the batsmen’s chart.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar was exceptional during the limited overs leg against England. With the outings of 1-63 and 3-42 in the last two ODIs, Bhuvneshwar moved up to no. 11 in bowlers’ ranking.
In the batsmen’s table, KL Rahul has gained four places to move to the 27th spot thanks to his 108 in the 2nd ODI. Rishabh Pant, after his return in the 50-over format, blasted 77 and 78 in the two matches and entered the top 100, at no. 91.
New Zealand have thoroughly dominated the visitors Bangladesh in both series with a 3-0 clean sweep in ODIs and a 2-0 lead in the T20I series.
Matt Henry, who registered 4 for 27 in the final ODI, has moved up five places to career-best third position. Tim Southee has got to seventh position courtesy of his 1-34 and 2-21 in the first two T20Is. Glenn Phillips, who scored 24* and 58*, has moved to the 26th spot in T20I batsmen’s ranking.
After the first Test between West Indies and Sri Lanka, Niroshan Dickwella and Nkrumah Bonner were the big gainers.
Dickwella, who scored 32 and 96 in that Test, gained ten spots and has made it to the 29th position. Bonner brought up his maiden Test century and has entered the top 50, at no. 44. Jason Holder and Kemar Roach also moved up to 8th and 12th position, respectively, in bowlers’ ranking.
