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ICC ODI Rankings: Sikandar Raza became number-1 all-rounder for the first time

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ICC ODI Rankings: Zimbabwe's star all-rounder Sikandar Raza has achieved a big milestone in the ICC ODI rankings. In the latest rankings released on September 3, Raza climbed two places to become the new world number-1 all-rounder in ODIs. 39-year-old Sikandar now has 302 rating points in his account.

Sikandar Raza becomes number-1 all-rounder

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In fact, Sikandar Raza performed brilliantly in the two ODIs played against Sri Lanka in Harare last week. He scored 92 runs off 87 balls in the first ODI and took 1 wicket for 48 runs in 10 overs in bowling.

At the same time, in the second ODI, he played an unbeaten innings of 59 runs off 55 balls. Thanks to this performance, Raza overtook Afghanistan's Mohammad Nabi (292 points) and Azmatullah Umarzai (296 points) to take the first position. Along with this, he also climbed 9 places to reach 22nd position in the batting rankings.

At the same time, Pathum Nissanka reached close to the top-10 in the batting rankings (ICC ODI Rankings). He has jumped 7 places to 13th position. He scored 122 runs in the two-match series, due to which his rating point has now become 654. Zenith Liyanage has jumped 13 places to 29th position.

While in the bowling rankings, pacer Asitha Fernando jumped 6 places to 31st position and Dilshan Madhushanka jumped 8 places to 52nd position.

Jadeja-Hardik also benefited in the rankings

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If we talk about Indian players in the ICC ODI bowling rankings, then Kuldeep Yadav has retained the third position. At the same time, Ravindra Jadeja has gained one place and has reached the 8th position. Sri Lanka's Wanindu Hasaranga lost one place and slipped to the 9th position. Apart from Jadeja, Hardik Pandya also moved up one place to reach the 71st position.

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