Dhaka: Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman has broken into the top 10 of the ICC Men's T20I bowling rankings, released today. It's the first time since October 2021 that he has returned to the top 10 spot of the T20 bowling ranking.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the left-arm seamer leapfrogged 17 places to reach a joint-ninth position alongside India's Arshdeep Singh, both accumulating 653 rating points. His exceptional performance against Pakistan in the ongoing T20 series was pivotal in his significant leap. Mustafizur delivered an extraordinary bowling figure of 4-0-6-2 in the first match and took 1-5 in 3.2 overs in the second match. Bangladesh emerged victorious in both games, marking their first-ever T20 series victory against Pakistan. Overall, Mustafizur claimed three wickets at an average of just seven.
Bangladesh's offspinner Mehedi Hasan (up nine places to 16th), pacers Tanzim Hasan Sakib (up nine places to 37th), and Shoriful Islam (up 14 places to 43rd) have also seen improvements in the rankings following their excellent performance in the Pakistan series.
Bangladesh batters made significant strides in the rankings as well. Tanzid Hasan Tamim (up 18 places to 37th) and Towhid Hridoy (up two places to 39th) made notable gains in the top 50 of the batting rankings. Jaker Ali Anik, who played a match-winning 39 ball-56 in the second T20 against Pakistan, is now in joint-53rd position with New Zealand's Devon Conway after gaining 17 places.
Elsewhere, West Indies all-rounder Roston Chase and captain Shai Hope have achieved career-best positions in the ICC Men's T20I Player Rankings after impressive performances in the first two T20Is of their five-match home series against Australia, which the visiting side leads 2-0. Chase, who struck 60 off just 32 balls in the first T20I in Kingston and scored 76 runs in two matches, has advanced 37 places to 98th among batters and seven places to a career-best second position in the all-rounders' list, led by India's Hardik Pandya. Chase's previous best was the eighth position reached in December last year.
Australia captain Mitchell Marsh has gained three slots to reach the 23rd position, while West Indies' batter Brandon King is up four places to 30th.