New Delhi, Sept. 9 -- South Africa right-hander Connor Esterhuizen has made a massive leap in the latest ICC Men's T20I Batting Rankings, climbing 65 places to break into the top 25.

Esterhuizen was in impressive form during the recent tri-series involving South Africa, hosts Namibia and Zimbabwe, scoring 126 runs across five innings, according to the ICC website.

His standout performance came in the final group-stage match against Namibia, when the 25-year-old opener smashed 88 runs to surge to 25th in the T20I batting rankings.

South Africa's Lhuan-dre Pretorius also made significant gains. The 20-year-old climbed 61 places to move to a career-best equal 43rd after an outstanding tri-series campaign in which he scored 226 runs from f...