Archive · 7 Oct 2026
Shreyas Iyer Reaches Career-Best Seventh in ICC T20I Rankings
Shreyas Iyer scored 102 runs without getting out in a T20 cricket match against the West Indies.
It was his first hundred in T20 internationals.
India won the match, and Iyer moved up 18 places to seventh in the world rankings.
Ishan Kishan and Abhishek Sharma were ranked ahead of him among Indian batters, while Tilak Varma was also in the top 10.
Shubman Gill stayed first among ODI batters after scoring 223 runs without getting out.
The rankings update also described changes among bowlers and other batters.
One report says Rashid Khan took the top T20I bowling spot, while another names Adil Rashid.
Shreyas Iyer rose 18 places to seventh in the ICC Men’s T20I batting rankings after making his maiden T20I century.
Iyer scored an unbeaten 102 from 43 balls as India beat the West Indies in Lucknow; reports say the team won by eight wickets with 32 balls to spare.
Ishan Kishan and Abhishek Sharma ranked first and second among Indian T20I batters, while Tilak Varma was 10th, giving India four batters in the top 10.
Shubman Gill retained the top ODI batting ranking after scoring 223 not out against the West Indies; Virat Kohli fell from second to third in one report.
The rankings update also reported gains for West Indies batter Sherfane Rutherford and India spinner Axar Patel, and a change at the top of the T20I bowling rankings.
- Who
- Shreyas Iyer, India and the West Indies.
- What
- Iyer rose 18 places to seventh in the ICC Men’s T20I batting rankings after scoring an unbeaten 102.
- When
- The rankings update followed the opening T20I, played on Tuesday; one article dates it October 6.
- Where
- Lucknow, India.
- Why
- His maiden T20I century helped India win the match and lifted his ranking.
- Iyer’s new T20I rank
- Seventh, a career best
- Ranking rise
- 18 places
- Iyer’s innings
- 102 not out from 43 balls
- India’s 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
- T20I bowling rankings
- One report says Rashid Khan regained first place; another says Adil Rashid took the top spot from Abrar Ahmed.
