New Zealand fast bowler Jacob Duffy sprung to fifth place on the ICC Men’s T20I rankings for bowlers after an excellent series against Pakistan.
Having already taken a 3-1 lead, New Zealand completed a 4-1 rout in the five-match home T20I series against Pakistan. Leading the way was Duffy, with 4-14, 2-20, 1-37, 4-20, and 2-18. The first two games, in the previous week, had resulted in him jumping from 35th to 12th in the rankings. The next two games this week put him at fifth place, at par with Adam Zampa.
Haris Rauf of Pakistan, meanwhile, rose 11 places up the rankings: he is now 15th, the best from his nation. The list is headed by Akeal Hosein.
ICC men’s T20I bowlers' rankings (March 26, 2025)
| Rank | Player | Team | Rating |
| 1 | Akeal Hosein | West Indies | 707 |
| 2 | Varun Chakravarthy | India | 706 |
| 3 | Adil Rashid | England | 705 |
| 4 | Wanindu Hasaranga | Sri Lanka | 700 |
| 5 (joint) | Adam Zampa | Australia | 694 |
| 5 (joint) | Jacob Duffy | New Zealand | 694 |
| 7 | Ravi Bishnoi | India | 674 |
| 8 | Maheesh Theekshana | Sri Lanka | 666 |
| 9 | Rashid Khan | Afghanistan | 664 |
| 10 | Arshdeep Singh | India | 653 |
Among batters, Tim Seifert remained at 13th, Finn Allen rose from 18th to 16th, but Glenn Phillips dropped from 24th to 31st. Babar Azam (eighth) and Mohammed Rizwan (ninth), Pakistan’s top-ranked batters, missed the series, but that did not affect their ranking. Travis Head retained his top spot.
ICC men’s T20I batters' rankings (March 26, 2025)
| Rank | Player | Team | Rating |
| 1 | Travis Head | Australia | 856 |
| 2 | Abhishek Sharma | India | 829 |
| 3 | Phil Salt | England | 815 |
| 4 | Tilak Varma | India | 804 |
| 5 | Suryakumar Yadav | India | 739 |
| 6 | Jos Buttler | England | 735 |
| 7 | Pathum Nissanka | Sri Lanka | 714 |
| 8 | Babar Azam | Pakistan | 688 |
| 9 | Mohammad Rizwan | Pakistan | 681 |
| 10 | Kusal Perera | Sri Lanka | 676 |
Among all-rounders, Michael Bracewell rose 12 places from 26th place to 14th, but Mitchell Santner, away on IPL duties, slipped three places to 19th. Hardik Pandya continues to top the list.
ICC men’s T20I all-rounders' rankings (March 26, 2025)
| Rank | Player | Team | Rating |
| 1 | Hardik Pandya | India | 252 |
| 2 | Dipendra Singh Airee | Nepal | 233 |
| 3 | Marcus Stoinis | Australia | 210 |
| 4 | Liam Livingstone | England | 209 |
| 5 | Mohammad Nabi | Afghanistan | 207 |
| 6 | Wanindu Hasaranga | Sri Lanka | 205 |
| 7 (joint) | Sikandar Raza | Zimbabwe | 194 |
| 7 (joint) | Romario Shepherd | West Indies | 194 |
| 9 | Roston Chase | West Indies | 186 |
| 10 | Gerhard Erasmus | Namibia | 164 |
