The No. 1 T20 batsman is Dawid Malan. At present, he has 892 points in the MRF Tyres ICC Men’s T20I Player Rankings, the highest-ever rating points for a batsman in the MRF Tyres ICC Men’s T20I Player Rankings, following a phenomenal run-rate that saw him top the series aggregate with 173 runs and help England sweep South Africa 3-0.
The 33-year-old left-hander has 892 points at present, becoming the first player to reach 913 points since Australian skipper Aaron Finch appears to have done so in July 2018 having 900 points (At present 830). Malan now sits at the No 1 T20 Batsman in the world, has a 62-point lead over Australian skipper Aaron Finch, whom he surpassed to become the world’s number one in September 2020.
Malan’s series-winning performance included a match-winning 99 not out in the final match, which helped England leapfrog Australia to take the top spot in the MRF Tyres ICC Men’s T20I Team Rankings.
In 2006, he played for the MCC Young Cricketers and Boland in South Africa (2005/2006 season). He later became a member of Middlesex. On July 7, 2006, he made his first-team debut against Surrey in a Twenty20 Cup match at The Oval.
Malan had scored 969 runs at an average of 51 in the Second XI Championship in 2007. He made his Middlesex debut in June 2008, scoring 132* runs.
No. 1 T20 Batsman Dawid Malan Profile-ICC Ranking, Career Info & Stats.
Domestic Cricket Career.
David Malan began his career in 2006 as a leg-spin bowler as well as a left-handed batsman. In 2005-06, he began playing for Boland and the MCC Young Cricket Association in South Africa. Later, on July 7, 2006, he was redirected to Middlesex and made his debut for Kings XI Punjab.
He was a good player who was nominated for top scorer in the XI Championship in 2007 after scoring 969 runs. In 2008, he made his first-class debut for Middlesex. He was Middlesex caption in all three formats before the 2018 session began.
No. 1 T20 Batsman Dawid Malan’s International Cricket Career.
Malan was called up to the national T20 team in 2017 for a three-match series against South Africa. And he replied with a thrilling 44-ball 78 on debut, he took the Man of the Match award. Because of England cricket team batting difficulties, a slot in the middle order became available. Malan was called midway through the South Africa Tests. Malan scored 35 runs in four innings against a strong visiting attack, a bad average of 9.75. He rebounded with a much better series against the West Indies, amassing 154 runs and two half-centuries in the process.
Malan was selected for the Ashes series in 2017-18, with a Test average of 23.6, his batting performance was a bright spot for the visitors on a tour where England was thrashed 4-0 by Australia. Dawid Malan scored his first Test century at the WACA in Perth, and he also scored the fifties in three more games. The left-handed batsman performed within his capabilities and responded to the changing circumstances. He drove in 383 runs in nine innings, averaging over 40, to finish as the series’ highest run-getter and by far the top batter for his team.
Dawid Malan Career History In All 3 Formats.
| Span | Matches | Runs | HS | Bat Avg | 100s | Wkts | BBI | Bowl Avg | 5w | Ct | St | Avg Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-2021 | 42 | 1817 | 140 | 37.85 | 2 | 1 | 1/27 | 97.00 | 0 | 20 | 0 | -59.14 |
In Format.
| Game Type | Span | Matches | Runs | HS | Bat Avg | 100s | Wkts | BBI | Bowl Avg | 5w | Ct | St | Avg Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test matches | 2017-2018 | 15 | 724 | 140 | 27.84 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 11 | 0 | – |
| One-Day Internationals (ODI) | 2019-2021 | 3 | 90 | 50 | 45.00 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | – |
| Twenty20 Internationals | 2017-2021 | 24 | 1003 | 103* | 50.15 | 1 | 1 | 1/27 | 27.00 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 23.15 |
