Dubai, July 23 -- West Indies all-rounder Roston Chase has moved to the touching distance of number one T20I all-rounder Hardik Pandya, following his explosive performance against Australia in the five-match series opener.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) issued updated rankings on Wednesday, which confirmed Chase had soared to his career-best rank. In the first T20I against Australia, he struck 60 off 32 balls to move to the second spot with 221 rating points, trailing Pandya's 252 in the format's All-Rounder Rankings.

Australia's young talent Cameron Green also saw a rise in the All-Rounder Rankings, gaining eight places to move to 28th place after his match-winning half-century in the first T20I against the West Indies.

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