Sri Lankan middle-order batter Pavan Rathnayake has made a massive jump in the latest ICC Men's ODI Batting Rankings, moving up 20 spots to secure 16th position.
His brilliant batting during the tri-nation series played in Pakistan powered his climb from 36th place to 16th.
Top run-scorer in Pakistan
In the five games played during the tournament, Rathnayake hammered 427 runs. His run tally included two centuries and two half-centuries.
He finished as the tournament's leading run-scorer and was the only batter to cross the 400-run milestone.
How other batters stand
Sri Lanka skipper Kusal Mendis stayed put at 12th position, keeping his status as the highest-ranked batsman from the country.
Indian captain Shubman Gill continues at world number one, with New Zealand's Daryl Mitchell in second and India's Virat Kohli in third.
Fellow Sri Lankan Janith Liyanage, who had earlier climbed to 14th spot, has dropped down to 18th position in the rankings.






