Hosein fourth in T20I rankings; Motie enters top 100

West Indies left-arm spinners Gudakesh Motie and Akeal Hosein continued their ascension in the ICC Twenty20 rankings, following strong performances in the decisive contest of their recently-concluded five-match series against England.

The curtains came down on the highly entertaining series at the Brian Lara Cricket Stadium in Trinidad and Tobago last Thursday, where West Indies clinched a 3-2 victory.

This achievement was attributed to the prowess of Motie and Hosein, whose spin and accuracy restricted England to 132, before the batsmen completed the four-wicket win in the final over.

Hosein’s 2-20 from his four overs in the match, resulted in his move two spots up to an all-time high of fourth on the list. He surpassed the Sri Lankan pair of Wanindu Hasaranga and Maheesh Theekshana.

Meanwhile, Motie, with his 3-24, jumped 75 spots and entered the top 100 for the first time at 91^st.

Pacer Alzarri Joseph, who did not play in the last two matches of the series, is ranked at 19^th, and fellow pacer Jason Holder is ranked at 26^th, but no other West Indies bowler that featured in the series appeared in the top 100, as out-of-favour seamers Obed McCoy, Sheldon Cottrell, and Odean Smith are ranked 51^st, 77^th and 85^th respectively.

On the batting side, former West Indies white-ball captain Nicholas Pooran and opener Brandon King, who achieved an all-time high placing of sixth during the series, are the highest ranked batsmen at 12^th and 13^th respectively.

Captain Rovman Powell, who achieved a career-best 23^rd ranking during the series, is ranked 30^th, while left-handed opener Kyle Mayers is 36^th and fellow opener Johnson Charles is 51^st. Sherfane Rutherford (71^st), Shai Hope (89^th) and Shimron Hetmyer (98^th) are also in the top 100.