England’s young batting sensation Tom Banton has taken massive strides in ICC T20I rankings for batsmen after his fantastic showing in the just-concluded series versus Pakistan.

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With 137 runs to his name from three games, Banton leapfrogged 152 places to 43rd position, according to the latest rankings released on Wednesday (September 2).

While Banton smashed 42-ball 71 in the washed-out opening match, he scored 20 and 46 in the second and third T20I respectively.

Pakistan’s Mohammad Hafeez also made a significant gain in the rankings, moving up from 68th to 44th position, after topping the series with 155 runs.

Dawid Malan, who enjoyed a career-best ranking of second in November last year, moved back into the top five after aggregating 84 runs in the series. Pakistan’s white-ball skipper Babar Azam continues to head the list followed by KL Rahul, Aaron Finch and Colin Munro.

Shaheryar Butt of Belgium enjoyed a surge in the rankings from the Luxembourg T20 Tri-Series, gaining 351 slots to reach 105th position after a fine run that saw him score 125 not out and 81 not out against the Czech Republic and Luxembourg, respectively, on the same day.

As far as the bowling rankings is concerned – the only change in the top 10 was Pakistan leg-spinner Shadab Khan moving up one place from 9th to 8th.