Ajmal, Watson big movers in ICC T20 rankings – Cricket News Update
Pakistan’s http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 T20 bowler’s ranking which sees the Pakistani premier spinner taking the no.1 spot at the expense of his England counterpart Graeme Swann.
Watson, who returned from injury to take part in the three-match T20 series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755, also forced his way into the top 10, moving eight spots to occupy the seventh position.
Both men had an impressive time with the ball at UAE; the Men in Green's spin wizard continued his imperious form from the ODIs by taking six wickets in the T20 arena, at a staggering average of 8.66, while http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Watson-c96326’s rise came after he picked up three scalps in as many games at an exceptional economy rate.
Ajmal now occupies top spot in both shorter forms of the game, in addition to the third placed standing in Test cricket. His achievement pushed Swann to no.2, followed by South African http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shahid-Afridi-c2482, who did not feature in the series due to thumb injury, still occupies the 6th place despite been surpassed by his countryman as the leading T20 wicket taker in international cricket.
In the batting rankings, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Yuvraj-Singh-c98364 forced himself into rankings contention after a solid 26-ball 34.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746’s 2-1 loss against Pakistan means they languish at 9th.
Batting: 1 Brendon McCullum, 2 Chris Gayle, 3 http://www.senore.com/Cricket/TM-Dilshan-c2691
Bowling: 1 Saeed Ajmal, 2 http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shakib-Al-Hasan-c2492
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