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Monday, November 28, 2011

Misbah rewarded for match winning performance

Misbah-ul-Haq's match winning innings against Sri Lanka on Friday has seen him rise four places to 22nd in the Reliance ICC T20I Batting Rankings.His innings of 48 not out, from just 38 balls, has seen him be on the verge of reaching the top twenty in the standings, while Dinesh Chandimal's half century has risen to joint 64th, a rise of 53 places .Pakistan's Umar Akmal's first ball dismissal has resulted in him dropping out of the top ten of the batting rankingsUmar Gul's 2-16 has seen him re-enter the top twenty in the bowling rankings, while Mohammad Hafeez has risen five places to 25th.Aizaz Cheema is now 113th in the world, having gone up 40 places, having taken 4-30.Sri Lanka is now joint third in the team rankings, alongside New Zealand, while Pakistan remains seventh.