New Zealand look to beat India and retain top T20 ranking
Dubai, Oct 31 (IBNS) : India will do Pakistan a huge favour if they defeat New Zealand in an upcoming three-match Twenty20 International series as such a result will see their arch rivals top the MRF Tyres ICC T20I Team Rankings.
New Zealand are the top-ranked side in the shortest format with 125 points but Pakistan have closed in to within one point after securing a 3-0 win in their series against Sri Lanka that culminated in Lahore on Sunday.
India are placed fifth at 116 points and can at best go to second position with a 3-0 win over New Zealand which will take them to 122 points. Pakistan will reach the top rank with their tally of 124 points in such a scenario with New Zealand slipping to 114 points and fifth position. Even a 2-1 series win for India will be enough for Pakistan to move to the top with New Zealand slipping to 121 points.
India v New Zealand series scenarios:
· India win 3-0 - India 122 points, New Zealand 114 points
· India win 2-1- New Zealand 121 points, India 118 points
· New Zealand win 2-1- New Zealand 126 points, India 115 points
· New Zealand win 3-0 - New Zealand 132 points, India 111 points
Meanwhile, India pace bowler Jasprit Bumrah will head into the series on Wednesday as the number one bowler in the MRF Tyres ICC T20I Player Rankings which were updated after the Pakistan-Sri Lanka and South Africa-Bangladesh series.
Bumrah, who attained a career-best third position in the ODI rankings on Monday, has regained the T20I top spot after Pakistan spinner Imad Wasim slipped one place. India captain Virat Kohli, who on Mondayedged AB de Villiers to claim top ranking in ODIs, also goes into the New Zealand T20I series as the top-ranked batsman in the format.
For New Zealand, captain Kane Williamson is the leading batsman at fourth place while left-arm spinner Mitchell Santner is the leading bowler in 12th position.
Meanwhile, South Africa batsman David Miller’s record-breaking 101 not out in Potchefstroom and an aggregate of 126 runs in the series has seen him move up 16 places to 22nd rank while Hashim Amla’s 88 runs have helped him gain five slots to reach seventh position. Other batsmen to move up after these two series are Bangladesh’s Soumya Sarkar (up 19 places to 28th) and Pakistan’s Shoaib Malik (up three places to 26th).
South Africa spinner Aaron Phangiso (up 19 places to 47th) has also made significant gains while Pakistan bowlers Shadab Khan (up 21 places to 40th), Mohammad Aamir (up 21 places to 49th) and Hasan Ali (up 10 places to 63rd) have made good progress.
India v New Zealand series itinerary:
1 November: 1st T20I, New Delhi
4 November: 2nd T20I, Rajkot
7 November: 3rd T20I, Thiruvananthapuram
MRF Tyres ICC T20I Team Rankings (as of 31 October, before the India-New Zealand series):
Rank Team Points
1 New Zealand 125
2 Pakistan 124 (+3)
3 West Indies 120
4 England 119
5 India 116
6 South Africa 112 (+2)
7 Australia 111
8 Sri Lanka 91 (-2)
9 Afghanistan 86
10 Bangladesh 76 (-2)
11 Scotland 67
12 Zimbabwe 65
13 UAE 52
14 Netherlands 49
15 Hong Kong 46
16 PNG 39
17 Oman 38
18 Ireland 36
MRF Tyres ICC T20I Player Rankings (as of 31 October, before the India-New Zealand series):
Batsmen (top 20)
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Avge S/R Highest Rating
1 ( - ) Virat Kohli Ind 811 52.91 136 897 v Eng at Edgbaston 2014
2 ( - ) Aaron Finch Aus 784 37.73 148 892 v Ban at Mirpur 2014
3 ( - ) Evin Lewis Win 780*! 36.00 155 780 v Eng at Durham 2017
4 ( - ) Kane Williamson NZ 745 36.29 123 760 v Ban at Napier 2017
5 (+1) Glenn Maxwell Aus 700 28.93 165 763 v SL at Colombo (RPS) 2016
6 (+1) Alex Hales Eng 690 32.92 135 866 v Ind at Edgbaston 2014
7= (+5) Hashim Amla SA 683! 34.51 133 683 v Ban at Potchefstroom 2017
(+1) Joe Root Eng 683 39.10 129 750 v Win at Kolkata 2016
9= (-4) Babar Azam Pak 664* 46.80 122 713 v ROW at Lahore 2017
( - ) M. Shahzad Afg 664 32.34 137 706 v Ire at Greater Noida 2017
11 (-1) H. Masakadza Zim 657 29.43 120 699 v Ban at Khulna 2016
12 (-2) Faf du Plessis SA 631 36.09 133 843 v Ban at Mirpur 2015
13 (+1) Shaiman Anwar UAE 615 31.12 121 636 v PNG at Abu Dhabi 2017
14 (+1) Eoin Morgan Eng 608 28.65 130 872 v Ind at Old Trafford 2011
15 (-2) Sabbir Rahman Ban 605 27.59 121 650 v NZ at Bay Oval 2017
16 ( - ) Marlon Samuels Win 604 30.60 115 723 v Ban at Mirpur 2012
17 ( - ) Colin Munro NZ 590 25.04 149 623 v Ban at Bay Oval 2017
18 ( - ) David Warner Aus 586 27.35 139 826 v Win at St Lucia 2010
19 ( - ) Jos Buttler Eng 579 26.68 139 607 v SL at Southampton 2016
20 ( - ) Lokesh Rahul Ind 575* 50.66 149 611 v Eng at Bengaluru 2017
Bowlers (top 20)
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Avge Eco Highest Rating
1 (+1) Jasprit Bumrah Ind 729 18.02 6.72 764 v Eng at Bengaluru 2017
2 (-1) Imad Wasim Pak 719 20.25 6.01 780 v Win at Trinidad 2017
3 (+1) Rashid Khan Afg 717! 14.35 5.91 717 v Win at St Kitts 2017
4 (+2) Samuel Badree Win 694 17.59 5.79 855 v Pak at Mirpur 2014
5 (-2) Imran Tahir SA 691 15.85 6.80 795 v NZ at Auckland 2017
6 (+1) Sunil Narine Win 676 20.68 6.02 817 v Pak at St. Vincent 2013
7 (-2) M. Rahman Ban 667* 14.92 6.16 695 v SL at Colombo (RPS) 2017
8= (+1) Shakib Al Hasan Ban 661 20.65 6.79 672 v Pak at Mirpur 2014
( - ) James Faulkner Aus 661 19.00 7.96 688 v SL at Adelaide 2017
10 ( - ) M. Naveed UAE 626 17.27 6.06 632 v Afg at Dubai (GCA) 2016
11 ( - ) Hamza Hotak Afg 614 24.68 6.75 627 v Ire at Greater Noida 2017
12 ( - ) Mitchell Santner NZ 613*! 16.35 6.65 613 v SA at Auckland 2017
13 ( - ) Chris Jordan Eng 605 26.19 8.73 628 v Ind at Nagpur 2017
14 ( - ) Graeme Cremer Zim 602 18.84 6.98 669 v Ban at Khulna 2016
15 ( - ) R. Ashwin Ind 601 22.94 6.97 765 v SL at Visakhapatnam 2016
16 ( - ) Ish Sodhi NZ 593* 14.47 6.80 605 v Ban at Bay Oval 2017
17 ( - ) Adam Zampa Aus 592*! 14.81 5.92 592 v Ind at Guwahati 2017
18 ( - ) Mohammad Nabi Afg 579 25.20 7.23 638 v Win at Nagpur 2016
19 ( - ) Ahmed Raza UAE 578 ! 38.50 6.56 578 v PNG at Abu Dhabi 2017
20 ( - ) Van Der Gugten Net 568 21.16 6.97 605 v Ban at Dharamsala 2016
All-rounders (top five)
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Highest Rating
1 ( - ) Shakib Al Hasan Ban 354 408 v Pak at Mirpur 2015
2 ( - ) Glenn Maxwell Aus 330 388 v SL at Colombo (RPS) 2016
3 ( - ) Mohammad Nabi Afg 275 286 v Ire at Greater Noida 2017
4 ( - ) Marlon Samuels Win 270 321 v SL at Mirpur 2014
5 (+3) JP Duminy SA 213 276 v Ban at Mirpur 2015
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