Babar Azam remains on top, Imad Wasim jumps to second place in ICC rankings

Pakistan’s left-arm spinner Imad Wasim has moved up to second position in the latest MRF Tyres ICC T20I Player Rankings after impressive showings against England in the one-off T20I match on Sunday.

Imad managed to improve his rankings despite his side lost by seven wickets in Cardiff and has taken over fellow mate leg-spinner Shadab Khan and Adil Rashid of England after taking one for 24 in his spell of four overs.

In other bowlers, left-arm speedster Shaheen Afridi also advanced in the rankings - from 50th to 47th position.

Meanwhile, Pakistan’s batting mainstay Babar Azam maintained his grip at the top among batsman after top-scoring in the match with 65, a knock that helped him gain 11 points and take his tally to a career-best 896 rating points.

Middle order batsman Haris Sohail who played a knock of 50 last night also managed to improve his position from 218th to 141st place.

Meanwhile, in the MRF Tyres ICC T20I Team Rankings, with win against over Pakistan, England have overtaken South Africa to second place in the and now have 266 points with South Africa (262). The list is however, led by Pakistan with 283 points.