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Badree becomes the number-one ranked T20I bowler

West Indies’ leg-spinner Samuel Badree has moved up a place to replace teammate Sunil Narine as the number-one ranked bowler in the latest Reliance ICC Player Ranking for T20I bowlers.
 
The latest update was released on Wednesday, a day after the group stage of the ICC World Twenty20 Bangladesh 2014 came to an end.
 
Four sides-India, South Africa, Sri Lanka and defending champion West Indies-have now made it to the semi-finals to be played on 3 and 4 April in Dhaka. The final is scheduled to be held on 6 April, also in Dhaka.
 
Badree is currently the third highest wicket-taker in the tournament with 10 scalps from four matches, at an average of nine and an economy rate of 5.62.
 
Badree’s efforts have helped him gain 109 ratings points to finish on 855, 45 ratings points ahead of teammate Narine. Before the start of the tournament, Badree was behind Narine by just one ratings point.