Connor Esterhuizen of South Africa has surged up the ICC Men’s T20I Batting Rankings, moving up 65 spots to enter the top 25. This rise follows his impressive showing in a recent tri-series featuring South Africa, Namibia, and Zimbabwe, where he amassed 126 runs in five innings. His highlight performance was an 88-run innings against Namibia in the final group match, solidifying his position at 25th in the rankings.
South Africa’s Lhuan-dre Pretorius also made significant gains. their players also made notable progress in the rankings Although Namibia missed out on a place in the tri-series final. Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza also moved up two places to 27th, while South Africa’s Kwena Maphaka and Bjorn Fortuin made substantial gains. Erasmus enjoyed further success in the T20I all-rounder rankings, climbing four places to eighth and achieving a new career-high rating.
The 20-year-old climbed 61 places to move to a career-best equal 43rd after an outstanding tri-series campaign in which he scored 226 runs from four innings. Captain Gerhard Erasmus rose 16 places to 55th, while opener Louren Steenkamp climbed 32 spots to move to equal 73rd. Maphaka climbed 16 places to equal 38th, while Fortuin jumped 37 spots to equal 78th following their strong performances with the ball. The Namibia skipper’s rise followed an impressive tri-series campaign in which he scored 149 runs and claimed five wickets.
