Latest ICC ODI rankings: New Zealand All-Rounder Michael Bracewell Enters Top Five

A Player of the Match performance from stand-in captain Michael Bracewell in the third ODI against Pakistan has taken the 34-year-old up two spots on the ICC Men's ODI All-Rounder rankings, as the Black Caps sealed a 3-0 series win on home soil.

Bracewell contributed 85 runs with the bat, including a superb half-century in the final ODI, and grabbed two wickets in the three ODIs.

Bracewell's 59 (40) and 1/39 (8) helped him up to fifth in the Rankings, leapfrogging compatriot Mitchell Santner (sixth) as the highest ranked Kiwi in the category.

Walking in at 6, the all-rounder's rampant 40-ball 59-run knock, including a four and six maximums powered the Black Caps' charge as they posted 264/8 on the board from their 42 overs.

Bracewell didn't stop there as he wet on to grab the wicket of Faheem Ashraf, ending with an economical 1-39 from his eight overs, with Ben Sears' sizzling five-wicket haul leading the home side to a 43-run win and the series sweep.

His blitz with the bat has also pushed him up 12 places in the batter rankings, occupying the 89th position. while retaining his 18th spot in the bowlers rankings.