ICC Rankings: Jofra Archer climbs to career best 3rd spot in ODIs following back-to-back four-wicket hauls

Dubai [UAE], September 10 (ANI): England speedy Jofra Archer climbed to a career-best ranking of 3rd spot successful the latest ICC ODI Rankings issued connected Wednesday.

England accelerated bowler collected 8 scalps for the bid that included a fantastic spell of 4/18 successful the bid finale astatine Southampton, and helium was duly rewarded by climbing 16 spots to determination to 3rd wide connected the updated rankings for ODI bowlers, arsenic per ICC. Archer took back-to-back four-fers successful the bid and besides completed his 150 planetary wickets.

Archer trails fig one-ranked ODI bowler Keshav Maharaj by lone 26 standing points, with the South Africa spinner maintaining his spot astatine the apical of the rankings pursuing 8 scalps of his ain crossed the bid against England.

Archer's teammate Adil Rashid improves 7 spots to eighth connected the aforesaid database for ODI bowlers, portion England trio Joe Root (up 5 places to 19th), Jos Buttler (up 7 rungs to 35th) and Jacob Bethell (up 56 spots to 65th) each marque crushed successful the rankings for ODI batters, with each these 3 batters contributing important runs successful the series, with Root and Bethell getting a period each alongside a 50 and Buttler secured 2 half-centuries.

Pakistan's victorious tri-series squad person been the large victor successful the latest ICC Men's T20I Player Rankings.

The Asian broadside cruised to a 75-run triumph implicit Afghanistan successful the last of the caller tri-series that besides featured hosts UAE, and it was a radical of their bowlers that made the largest improvements successful the updated T20I rankings.

Left-arm spinner Sufiyan Muqeem rises 7 places to 15th wide connected the backmost of his two-wicket haul successful the final, gait spearhead Shaheen Afridi jumps 4 spots to 22nd, portion leggie Abrar Ahmed improved 39 spots to adjacent 27th pursuing six scalps from 2 appearances astatine the event.

It was chap spinner Mohammad Nawaz who was adjudged Player of the Series for his 10 wickets, and the left-armer was rewarded by climbing 13 rungs to determination to 30th wide connected the database for T20I bowlers that remains headed by New Zealand pacer Jacob Duffy.

Flashy Pakistan opener Fakhar Zaman was besides the large victor connected the latest rankings for T20I batters with the left-hander climbing 9 spots to 68th pursuing 155 runs during the tri-series. At the aforesaid time, Sri Lanka top-order subordinate Kusal Perera gains 3 places to determination to ninth pursuing his unbeaten half-century against Zimbabwe successful Harare.

Zimbabwe are boosted by the caller performances of seasoned Sikandar Raza, who climbs 3 places to 4th wide connected the database for T20I all-rounders pursuing a drawstring of decent efforts against Sri Lanka. (ANI)