Sikandar Raza Regains No.1 Spot In ICC T20I All-Rounder Rankings After Strong World Cup Start

Sikandar Raza has reclaimed the No.1 position in the ICC Men’s T20I All-Rounder Rankings following Zimbabwe’s impressive start to the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, according to the ICC website.

Zimbabwe began their campaign with a commanding eight-wicket victory over Oman in Colombo, and Raza played a key role with both bat and ball. The experienced all-rounder returned figures of 1/17 from four economical overs to restrict Oman to just 103 at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground. He later struck the winning runs to seal a comfortable chase and give Zimbabwe early momentum in the tournament.

Raza’s performance helped him climb one place in the latest rankings, moving past Pakistan opener Saim Ayub to regain the top position among T20I all-rounders — a spot he had first claimed towards the end of last year.

Zimbabwe’s success was also reflected in the batting rankings. Brian Bennett enjoyed a notable rise after his unbeaten 48 against Oman. He reached a new career-high rating and jumped two places to 19th in the T20I batter rankings.

Pakistan opener Sahibzada Farhan made one of the biggest moves inside the top 10, climbing four spots to third overall after his 73-run knock against the USA.

At the top of the T20I batter rankings, India’s Abhishek Sharma continues to lead, ahead of England’s Phil Salt. Several players made gains in the updated list, including New Zealand’s Tim Seifert (up one place to eighth), Sri Lanka’s Kusal Mendis (up six spots to 12th), Scotland’s George Munsey (up seven rungs to equal 23rd), India’s Ishan Kishan (up seven places to 25th) and Netherlands batter Michael Levitt (up six spots to 27th).

In the bowling rankings, India’s Varun Chakravarthy holds a narrow lead over Pakistan’s Abrar Ahmed at the top. Sri Lanka all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga is the only significant mover within the top 10, rising one place to fifth.

There was more movement just outside the top bracket. India’s Arshdeep Singh moved up three spots to 11th, Pakistan’s Salman Mirza climbed nine places to 13th, Zimbabwe’s Brad Evans surged 16 rungs to equal 15th, New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner advanced four spots to equal 19th, and Scotland’s Bradley Currie made a significant leap of 25 places to reach 24th.