Aaron Finch becomes first player in T20Is to reach 900-point mark

Updated: Tue, Nov 30 -0001 00:00 IST
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July 9 (CRICKETNMORE) - Finch, who captained Australia to the final, had touched the 900-point mark following his record-breaking knock of 172 (76b, 10x6, 16x4) against Zimbabwe in Harare on 3 July. The 31-year-old from Victoria eventually finished the T20Is (also comprising a one-off against England at Edgbaston) in number-one position on 891 points.

Finch had started the T20Is in fourth position on 763 points and a tour aggregate of 391 runs not only helped him leapfrog Babar Azam, Colin Munro and Glen Maxwell, but also earned him 128 points.

In the latest player rankings, which also takes into account India’s 2-0 and 2-1 series win against Ireland and England, respectively, Finch leads Pakistan’s left-handed opener Fakhar Zaman by 45 points.

Like Finch, Fakhar was in stellar form in Harare, when he totaled 278 runs in the series, including a match-winning 91 against Australia after Pakistan had slumped to two for two after being set a victory target of 184.

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Fakhar’s string of good scores, that also included knocks of 61, six, 47 and 73, have helped him vault 44 places to claim second position. He has now become Pakistan’s highest-ranked batsman after Babar Azam slipped from first to fifth due to his absence because of an injury.

India’s KL Rahul’s scores of 70, 101 not out, six and 19 have made him India’s highest-ranked batsman after he moved up nine places to a career-high third position. Rohit Sharma in 11th rank (up by two places) and captain Virat Kohli in 12th rank (down by four places) are the next highest-ranked India batsmen.

Australia’s D'Arcy Short, Jason Roy of England and Solomon Mire have also achieved career-best rankings following the latest update.

Short has broken into the top-10 for the first time in his career in 10th position, moving up 18 places. Roy has gained 19 places and is now in 15th spot, while Mire has rocketed 202 places to claim 25th position – seven places behind Hamilton Masakadza.

Top 20 Batsmen (As on July 9th 2018)

 

Rank   (+/-)    Player             Team  Pts      Avge   S/R        

   1             (+3)        Aaron Finch         Aus          891         45.60     162          

   2            (+44)     Fakhar Zaman    Pak          842!       30.76     144          

   3            (+9)        Lokesh Rahul      Ind          812         49.71      155         

   4            (-2)         Colin Munro         NZ           801         33.51      164        

   5             (-4)         Babar Azam         Pak          765         53.00     127           

   6            (-3)         Glenn Maxwell   Aus          761          32.94     163          

   7             (-2)         Evin Lewis            Win         753*       37.57      160         

   8            (-2)         Martin Guptill     NZ           747         34.40     133          

   9            (-2)         Alex Hales             Eng         710          32.67     136          

  10           (+18)      D'Arcy Short        Aus          690*!    41.88      132          

  11            (+2)        Rohit Sharma      Ind          678         32.59     137        

  12           (-4)         Virat Kohli            Ind          671          48.88     136         

  13           (-4)         M. Shahzad          Afg           659         31.76      135      

  14           (-3)         Hashim Amla      SA            643        34.51      133      

  15            (+19)      Jason Roy              Eng         641!        21.74      142       

  16           (-2)         Kane Williamson                NZ           634        31.33      121        

  17            (+9)        Jos Buttler             Eng         614!        27.10      138     

  18           (-8)         H. Masakadza      Zim         610         27.66     117         

  19           (-1)          Kusal Perera        SL            608        30.00     138

  20          (-4)         Eoin Morgan        Eng         596         28.71      132  


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