Dubai, October 14,2026: Pakistan’s Maaz Sadaqat and Salman Mirza have made significant gains in the latest ICC Men’s T20I rankings following their impressive performances in the recently concluded three-match series against Sri Lanka, which Pakistan won 2-1.
Sadaqat was among the biggest climbers in the batters’ rankings after scoring consecutive half-centuries, including an outstanding 96 in the second T20I. The young top-order batter jumped 187 places to 45th with 533 rating points.
Pakistan captain Sahibzada Farhan retained third position with 883 points, closing in on India’s Abhishek Sharma, who occupies second place. India’s Ishan Kishan continued to lead the rankings.
Meanwhile, Saim Ayub slipped four places to 42nd with 550 points, while former captain Babar Azam dropped three spots to 48th. Hasan Nawaz also fell three places to 51st.
Salman Ali Agha moved down eight places to 56th with 520 points, while experienced batter Fakhar Zaman gained one position to reach 81st with 473 points.
In the T20I bowlers’ rankings, Pakistan spinner Abrar Ahmed slipped from the top three to fourth place with 695 points.
Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan retained the top position, while Australia’s Adam Zampa climbed to second and England’s Adil Rashid occupied third place.
Pakistan fast bowler Salman Mirza made notable progress, rising nine places to 14th with 635 rating points.
Spinner Mohammad Nawaz dropped six places to 18th with 626 points, while left-arm pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi fell four spots to 40th.
Elsewhere, spinner Sufiyan Muqeem slipped three places to 53rd, while all-rounder Saim Ayub climbed eight positions to 54th. Usman Tariq dropped four places to 67th, whereas Shadab Khan gained three spots to reach 74th.
