Yadav's 51 not out off 25 balls against the Netherlands in Sydney and a valiant 68 off 40 against South Africa in Perth have helped him overtake New Zealand's Devon Conway and Pakistan's Mohammad Rizwan. They had held the top spot since 4 September this year.
Tim Southee accomplished this milestone during his side's Group 1, Super 12 stage match against Sri Lanka at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) on Saturday
Ferguson made his international debut against Australia at the iconic SCG in December 2016. He took 1/73 in his debut match, which Aussie won by 68 runs
Zimbabwe will face Pakistan on Thursday in their second Super-12 encounter after it played a rain-curtailed match against South Africa, which was eventually washed off due to rain