Who is new no.1 T20I all-rounder?

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How Liam Livingstone became the new no.1 T20I all-rounder?

Who is new no.1 T20I all-rounder? England’s Liam Livingstone climbed seven spots up the table and became the new no.1 T20I all-rounder in the world, following the most recent update to ICC T20I Rankings.

Livingstone was part of team England, who recently faced challenging Australia in a 3-match T20I series, which ended 1-1.

Playing in both the games, Livingstone starred in both departments in all matches, taking 5 wickets with the ball and scoring 124 runs with the bat.

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After bagging three wickets for 22 and playing a knock of 27-ball 37 in the first game of the series. Livingstone stunned the visitors with his power hitting in the second match.

England was asked to chase 194 at Cardiff, and they lost 2 wickets for 34 in the process.

Then came Livingstone at the crease and not only soaked in all the pressure but played a match winning knock of 87 in only 47 balls with the help of six fours and five maximums.

He won the player of the match award for his impressive batting and also a 2-wicket spell with the ball in second T20I, and Livingstone ended the series as the highest run-scorer and highest wicket-taker to claim the player of the series award too.

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Livingstone exceptional performance in the series brought him a lot of joy, as the all-rounder, who was at eight spot last week, made a long jump in rankings, and climbed to top spot.

Australia’s Marcus Stoinis with 211 is in second, Zimbabwe’s Sikandar Raza is in third position with 208 points, followed by Shakib Al Hasan of Bangladesh and Sri Lanka’s Wanindu Hasaranga at fourth and fifth places, respectively.

Travis Head, who scored 90 in two games at a whopping strike-rate of 243.24, retained his top place in T20I batters’ rankings. While England’s Adil Rashid continues to be in first place in T20I bowling rankings.