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India move to second spot in T20I team rankings, KL Rahul drops one slot | Cricket News – Times of India

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DUBAI: Virat Kohli-led Team India on Wednesday moved to the second spot in ICC T20I Team Rankings. India is already the number one ranked Test team while the side is ranked second in the 50-over format.
Australia lost the five-match T20I series against New Zealand 3-2 and as a result, the Aaron Finch-led side has slipped to the third spot and it is now just one point behind India.
England is at the top spot and is currently seven points ahead of India. The Men in Blue would be locking horns against England in the five-match T20I series and the hosts would have a chance to further close the gap in team rankings.
In T20I batsmen rankings, Australia skipper Aaron Finch has moved to the second spot, after giving good performances in the series against New Zealand. Finch rose two spots to take the second spot, while KL Rahul has slipped one position and he is now at the third spot.
India skipper Virat Kohli has maintained his sixth spot in the batting rankings for the shortest format. England skipper Eoin Morgan has also maintained his tenth spot in the rankings
New Zealand opening batsman Martin Guptill has also risen three spots and as a result, he has broken into the top ten, taking the eighth spot.
There is no Indian player in the T20I bowling and all-rounder rankings. Rashid Khan is the number one ranked bowler in T20I format while Afghanistan’s Mohammad Nabi is the number one ranked all-rounder.
In bowling rankings, Australia spinner Ashton Agar has risen four slots and he is now positioned at the fourth spot. Kiwi spinner Ish Sodhi has risen three spots and he is now ranked at the eighth position.
Sri Lanka spinner Lakshan Sandakan has risen nine spots and he sits at the tenth position.

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Australia beat New Zealand to force T20I series decider | Cricket News – Times of India

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WELLINGTON: Australia crushed New Zealand by 50 runs in a low-scoring fourth Twenty20 international in Wellington Friday to level the series at 2-2.
The result sets up a winner-takes-all blockbuster in the final match at the same venue on Sunday, with Australia in red-hot form after struggling early in the series.
The Australians scored 156 for six in their 20 overs after winning the toss and electing to bat.
In reply, New Zealand were all out for 106 after 18.5 overs.
Captain Aaron Finch anchored the tourists’ innings with a gritty 79, making him Australia’s most prolific T20 international run scorer on 2,310, ahead of David Warner‘s 2,265.
Finch chiselled out his 14th T20 half-century off 55 balls before cutting loose with four sixes in the final over, in which Kyle Jamieson conceded 26 runs.
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But he struggled for partners as the Black Caps pinned back Australia’s batters with accurate bowling and a steady flow of wickets.
Despite his man-of-the-match batting performance, Finch singled out his bowling attack for praise, saying they were outstanding on a wicket that did noy play as expected.
“I thought we adapted really well, it was a really polished performance with the ball,” he said.
Paceman Kyle Richardson ended with the best figures of three for 19, but spinners Ashton Agar, Adam Zampa and Glenn Maxwell all contributed with two wickets each.
Leg-spinner Ish Sodhi was the pick of the New Zealand bowlers, claiming three for 32.

The Black Caps made a slow start, with openers Martin Guptill and Tim Seifert managing just one boundary apiece in the opening three overs on a spin-friendly wicket.
Guptill departed cheaply for seven but it was only the beginning of New Zealand’s woes as they lost a further six wickets for 30 runs.
The collapse effectively ended the contest, despite some tail-end resistance from Jamieson, who top-scored for the Black Caps with 30.
New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson was frustrated at a passive display that he said needed to improve for Sunday’s decider.
“That was a pretty poor performance from us, particularly in the second half,” he said.
“We lacked a little bit of intent at times.”

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