New Zealand's Colin Munro and Ish Sodhi have started the year with a bang after vaulting to the top of the ICC T20I Player Rankings for batsmen and bowlers respectively, following stellar performances in the series against the West Indies, which concluded at Mount Maunganui on Wednesday. Munro finished as the leading run-scorer in the series with 223 runs at a strike-rate of just over 197, which also including a 53 ball scoring 104 runs in the last match, while Sodhi grabbed three wickets, including 2/25 in the third T20I. Munro, for his consistent form, has been rewarded with a jump of 11 places, which has put him in number-one position for the first time in his career.

In the process, Munro has leapfrogged team-mates Kane Williamson, who has slipped two places to seventh, and Martin Guptill, who has conceded one place to drop out of the top-10 in 11th position. Munro has collected 137 points in the series and now leads second-ranked Aaron Finch of Australia by nine points with India captain and third-ranked Virat Kohi another eight points behind.

Sodhi, in contrast, has leapt from 10th to first, achieving a personal milestone of topping the bowlers' rankings for the first time in his career. The wrist-spinner earned 70 points for his efforts, which has put him seven points ahead of second-ranked Imad Wasim of Pakistan. Afghanistan's Rashid Khan is ranked third, just two points behind his Asian neighbour.

In the 50-over format, David Warner and Josh Hazlewood from Australia were the last team-mates to sit on top of the batting and bowling tables at the same time, while South Africa's pair of AB de Villiers and Dale Steyn were the last to occupy the top batting and bowling slots at the same time in Tests.