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India reclaim top spot in ICC T20I rankings

DUBAI, JUL 26 (PTI): India on Sunday reclaimed the No.1 position in ICC men’s T20I rankings after taking an unassailable 2-0 lead against Zimbabwe in the ongoing three-match series at Harare.
The reigning T20 world champions regained the top spot from England, who had dethroned Shreyas Iyer’s side after their 4-0 series win recently.
India had also lost to Ireland 0-2 prior to that.
But Men in Blue returned to winning ways, beating Zimbabwe by seven wickets in the first T20I at Harare before establishing a 2-0 lead with a 90-run victory in the second match.
India top-order batter Ishan Kishan,who made a fifty in the second T20I against the African side, remains on top of the batters’ list with 892 points followed by Abhishek Sharma (858 points).
Tilak Varma, who made a brisk fifty in the second T20I, retained his eighth spot with 733 points.

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