Mustafiz breaks into ICC T20I top 10 as Bangladesh bowlers climb in rankings
Mustafizur Rahman, Cricfrenzy
Bangladesh have secured a 2-0 lead against Pakistan in the three-match T20I series, thereby confirming the series win with one match still to play.
The series victory has been complemented by significant gains for several Bangladeshi cricketers in the latest ICC T20I rankings, particularly for pace bowler Mustafizur Rahman.
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Mustafizur has climbed 17 spots to break into the top 10, now tied at 9th place with India's Arshdeep Singh — both holding 653 rating points. Across the series, Mustafizur has been highly economical, taking three wickets at an average cost of just seven runs.
Another standout performer, Mahedi Hasan, has also seen a notable rise in the rankings. In the second T20I — a nail-biting contest — he took 2 wickets for just 6 runs in his four-over spell, which played a crucial role in Bangladesh’s win. He has surged nine places to reach 16th position in the bowling rankings.
Several other Bangladeshi bowlers have also improved their positions. Rishad Hossain has dropped three spots to 20th, while Taskin Ahmed moved up one place to 27th. Tanzim Hasan Sakib jumped nine positions, now tied at 37th with India’s Kuldeep Yadav.
Hasan Mahmud slipped four places to 40th, while Shoriful Islam made a significant leap of 14 spots, climbing to 43rd.
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In the batting rankings, Tanzid Hasan Tamim rose 18 places to move into the 37th position. Towhid Hridoy moved up two positions, now jointly ranked 39th with South Africa’s Quinton de Kock.
T20I captain Litton Das dropped one place to 45th. Meanwhile, Jaker Ali climbed 17 spots to 53rd, and Parvez Hossain Emon made a remarkable jump of 22 places to reach 63rd. On the other hand, Najmul Hossain Shanto, who was dropped from the T20I squad, slipped six places to 73rd.
Outside Bangladesh, New Zealand’s Matt Henry has moved up 13 places to 29th in the bowling rankings after taking 6 wickets in just two matches during the tri-nation series in Zimbabwe.
West Indies captain Shai Hope has reached a career-best 10th position in T20I batting with 670 rating points, climbing four spots. His rise comes after a 55-run knock off 39 balls in the first T20I against Australia, despite poor recent form in Tests.
Australia’s captain Mitchell Marsh gained three places, now ranked 23rd with 592 points, and Cameron Green climbed eight spots to 28th in the all-rounders’ rankings following his match-winning half-century against West Indies.
