Shaheen Shah Afridi has been named the world’s tenth best bowler for Pakistan’s one-off T20I in Lahore.
Afridi moved up four places after getting 2/21 in the T20I against Australia, which was his best score.
Australia’s Josh Hazlewood, who didn’t play in the game, dropped to third on the list. England’s Adil Rashid took second place. Tabraiz Shamsi, from South Africa, is still at the top.
Azam was the ICC Men’s Player of the Month for March, and he kept his place at the top of the batters’ rankings. Mohammad Rizwan, the ICC Men’s T20I Player of the Year 2021, fell one place to number three.
Babar hit six fours and two sixes in 46 balls, while Rizwan hit four and a six in 19 balls. In the match, which Pakistan lost, Afghanistan took three wickets for Pakistan.
Aiden Markram, a batter from South Africa, is second in the rankings.
After South Africa and Bangladesh finished their match, the test player rankings changed as well.
It was a great game for Keshav Maharaj, who hit both bat and ball and was named Player of the Series. He rose to 21st in the rankings for bowlers and 13th as an all-around player.
Simon Harmer, a fellow bowler, moved up 26 places to number 54. The off-spinner took 13 wickets in the series, which was second only to Maharaj (16).
