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Shreyas Iyer Reaches Career-Best Seventh in T20I Rankings
Shreyas Iyer scored 102 runs without getting out in a T20 cricket match against the West Indies.
His big score helped India win the match.
Afterward, he moved up to seventh place in the world’s T20I batting rankings, his best position so far.
Three other Indian batters are also in the top 10.
The article also reports changes in ODI rankings.
Shubman Gill stayed first among ODI batters after scoring 223 not out.
Shai Hope moved up to sixth, and K. L. Rahul returned to the top 10.
Shreyas Iyer rose 18 places to seventh in the ICC Men’s T20I batting rankings after scoring an unbeaten 102 against the West Indies.
His century helped India win the opening T20I by eight wickets, with 32 balls remaining.
Ishan Kishan, Abhishek Sharma and Tilak Varma also feature in the T20I batting top 10, giving India four batters on the list.
Shubman Gill retained the top ODI batting spot after scoring an unbeaten 223; Virat Kohli fell from second to third.
West Indies captain Shai Hope rose to sixth in ODI batting, while K. L. Rahul returned to the top 10.
- Who
- Shreyas Iyer, India, and the West Indies.
- What
- Iyer rose to seventh in the ICC Men’s T20I batting rankings after scoring his maiden T20I century.
- Where
- Lucknow, India.
- When
- After the opening match of the home series, played on Tuesday.
- Why
- His unbeaten 102-run innings against the West Indies lifted him 18 places in the rankings.
Key facts
- Iyer’s new T20I rank
- Seventh, a career best
- Ranking rise
- 18 places
- Iyer’s innings
- 102 not out from 43 deliveries
- India’s match result
- Won by eight wickets with 32 balls to spare
- Indian batters in T20I top 10
- Ishan Kishan, Abhishek Sharma, Shreyas Iyer and Tilak Varma
- Top ODI batter
- Shubman Gill retained first place after scoring 223 not out
- Shai Hope’s ODI batting rank
- Sixth, up two places
Sources
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