Josh Hazlewood Becomes No.2 Ranked Bowler In ICC Men's T20I Rankings
Published - 08 Jun 2022, 04:43 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 12:08 AM
Star Australia right-arm pacer Josh Hazlewood has become the No.2 ranked bowler in the latest ICC Men’s rankings for T20I bowlers, released by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday, June 8.
The Aussie right-arm quick has been in brilliant form for quite a long time. He consistently delivered good performances for the Aaron Finch and Co. in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 and he recently shined with the ball for the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022.
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On Tuesday, Josh Hazlewood bagged a 4-wicket haul as Australia registered a dominant 10-wicket victory over the Sri Lanka National Cricket Team.
Meanwhile, Hazlewood overtook England’s leg-spinner Adil Rashid to claim second place in the latest ICC Men’s T20I rankings for bowlers.
The Aussie pacer now has 778 rating points and he is just six points behind the South African spinner Tabraiz Shamsi, who has 784 rating points in his bag.
Aaron Finch Enters Top-5 In The Latest ICC Men’s T20I Rankings For Batters
Australia white-ball captain Aaron Finch, who has been struggling for runs in recent times, smashed an unbeaten 61 in Australia’s dominant win over Sri Lanka on Tuesday to once again enter Top-5 in the rankings for batters.
He overtook New Zealand’s Devon Conway to move to fifth place. Also, Finch’s opening partner David Warner, who smashed an unbeaten 70, jumped eight spots to claim 45th place.
Other than Australian players, Sri Lankan Pathum Nissanka rose to a career-high rating of 689 and seventh place in the rankings for batters and Sri Lankan Charith Asalanka jumped to 29th spot.
Meanwhile, the latest ICC Men’s ODI Rankings didn’t see any major change. Afghanistan all-rounder Mohammad Nabi’s good performance against Zimbabwe helped him rise eight spots to 11th in the bowling rankings. Also, leg-spinner Rashid Khan is at the 10th in the bowling rankings and he has also jumped one place to third on the list of T20I all-rounders.
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