Twitter congratulates Pakistan on topping in the T20I Rankings for the first time

Sarfraz Ahmed’s Pakistan team rose to the top of the T20I rankings after New Zealand‘s blip in the opening match of the three-match series against the hosts. Team India’s 53-run victory over the Kiwis meant that the Men in Green rose higher above New Zealand with 124 points as they slid down to 121 points.

For Pakistan to stay at the top of the rankings, the Indian team needs to win the series by a margin of at least 2-1, while they already have one in the bag. This was the first time that the Pakistani side is leading the T20I rankings, with the side always hanging at No.2 or 3.

Since the appointment of Sarfraz Ahmed as the skipper, they have won 12 games out of the 14 games in the shortest format. With a success rate of over 85%, the wicketkeeper-batsman has to go down as one of Pakistan’s best-limited overs skipper.

Decimal points

The Pakistani team was only a few decimal point below New Zealand before the opening T20I at the Feroz Shah Kotla. Pakistan meanwhile had completed a whitewash series against Sri Lanka where the Lankans never stood a chance to win.

India’s win saw the Kiwis drop three rating points which confirmed Pakistan’s position as the number one team. Twitter was one happy place for the Pakistani fans, as they crowded in numbers to support their team and congratulate them for their historic rise to the top of the rankings.

While there were fans, who thanked Team India for their victory, which helped the neighbours edge past the Blac Caps. There were other set who were happy with the development of their cricket under the captaincy of Sarfraz.

Here are some of the best tweets that followed the news:

Number 1 T20 welldone team pakistan?????shukar alhumdulilah????

— Mohammad Amir (@iamamirofficial) November 1, 2017

NUMBER ONE T20 TEAM IN THE WORLD ☝?☝?☝????. Meri taraf se puray Pakistan ko mubarik. ????????????????

— Shadab Khan (@76Shadabkhan) November 2, 2017

12 wins out of the last 14 T20Is, richly deserved number one spot, for the first time ever! Pakistan Zindabad ??

— Najam Sethi (@najamsethi) November 1, 2017

Another box checked! ICC T20I Number one ranked team. Congratulations Pakistan ? https://t.co/RAIdrdSNV9

— PCB Official (@TheRealPCB) November 1, 2017

Congratulations to @SarfarazA_54 and the entire team for reaching No:1 spot in ICC T20 Rankings. Keep up good work??

— Shahid Afridi (@SAfridiOfficial) November 2, 2017

Congratulations @TheRealPCB @SarfarazA_54 all players and support staff for becoming no 1 in t20 rankings.Pakistan ?? zindabad✌️✌️??????

— Azhar Ali (@AzharAli_) November 1, 2017

#1 #PakistanZindabad

— Shoaib Malik (@realshoaibmalik) November 1, 2017

Congratulations to team Pakistan to achieve NO1 #iccrankings in T20 format ???, well done @SarfarazA_54 & @TheRealPCB , many more to achieve

— Mohammad Hafeez (@MHafeez22) November 2, 2017

Pakistan No.1 in T 20 format…Congratulations….

— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) November 2, 2017

@TheRealPCB congragulation team pakistan become no 1#T20

— Bilawal bhatti (@007Bilawal) November 2, 2017