ICC T20I rankings: Axar attains career-best 5th place among bowlers; Jaiswal moves to 6th
Meanwhile, left-hander Shivam Dube shot up from 265th to 58th place with two consecutive unbeaten knocks of 60 and 63.
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.
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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
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
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