Dubai, Aug 25:Left-handed batter Fawad Alam and left-arm fast bowler Shaheen Afridi achieved career-best positions in the latest ICC Men’s Test Player Rankings, released on Wednesday after helping Pakistan win the second Test against the West Indies in Kingston.

Pakistan levelled the two-match series and claimed 12 World Test Championship points after beating West Indies by 109 runs in the second Test in Jamaica on Tuesday.

Alam’s unbeaten 124 in the first innings helped him shoot up 34 places to 21st position. Shaheen gained 10 slots to reach eighth position after a 10-wicket match haul that also helped him win the Player of the Match award.

Fawad, who has struck four centuries since his return to Test cricket in August last year, had a previous best of 47th position attained in May this year while Afridi’s 18th position before this Test was his highest.

Shaheen, who also finished as the Player of the Series with 18 wickets, had started the series in 22nd position.

As per ICC release, captain Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan, the two Pakistan players ahead of Fawad in the batters’ list also gained in the latest rankings.

Babar’s scores of 75 and 33 helped him advance one slot to seventh position, two below his career-best fifth position in August last year, while Rizwan returned back in the top 20 with scores of 31 and 10 not out.

Meanwhile, Left-arm spinner Nauman Ali’s three-wicket haul in the second innings helped him progress from 48th to 44th position.

For the West Indies, all-rounder Jason Holder advanced six places to 37th among batters with scores of 26 and 47.

Fast bowler Jayden Seales, the most successful after Shaheen with 11 wickets in the series, moved up four slots to 54th after his three first innings wickets.(UNI)