Despite inclement weather preventing a positive result for either side, there was some good news for several Bangladesh and South Africa players arising from Saturday’s drawn first Test in Chittagong.
The top 10 in the ICC Player Rankings for Test Batsmen is unchanged, but for host Bangladesh, Tamim Iqbal (57) remains his side’s top ranked batsman in 26th place, and his 18th half century in 41 Tests has moved him up one place to 26th. Just 17 points now separates Iqbal, Mominul Haque (down three places to 27th) and Shakib Al Hasan (up one to 28th). Mahmudullah has moved into the top 50 for the first time in his career after scoring 67 in Bangladesh’s sole innings and the 29-year-old now lies in joint 49th place. The biggest mover on either side was wicket-keeper Liton Das whose 50 has vaulted him 19 places to a career high 80th.
The top 10 in the ICC Player Rankings for Test Batsmen is unchanged, but for host Bangladesh, Tamim Iqbal (57) remains his side’s top ranked batsman in 26th place, and his 18th half century in 41 Tests has moved him up one place to 26th. Just 17 points now separates Iqbal, Mominul Haque (down three places to 27th) and Shakib Al Hasan (up one to 28th). Mahmudullah has moved into the top 50 for the first time in his career after scoring 67 in Bangladesh’s sole innings and the 29-year-old now lies in joint 49th place. The biggest mover on either side was wicket-keeper Liton Das whose 50 has vaulted him 19 places to a career high 80th.
Proteas batsman Faf du Plessis has moved up one place to 18th after scoring 48 in Chittagong, while his team-mate Dean Elgar has climbed seven places to a career high 41st position, in his 17th Test, after scoring 47 and 28 not out.
In the ICC Player Rankings for Test Bowlers, South Africa’s Morne Morkel has dropped one place to 10th, although off-spinner Simon Harmer is the highest mover by 17 places in the latest rankings and the 26-year-old Pretoria man now lies in a career high 48th position after taking three wickets for 105 runs.
There was positive upward movement for another spinner, Bangladesh’s Jubair Hossain, whose leg-spin claimed three wickets for 58 in the match. As a consequence, the 19-year-old has moved up seven places to a career high 52nd. Mustafizur Rahman’s man of the match performance on debut included combined figures of four wickets for 58 runs, while Mahmudullah has moved up two places to 61st.
The all-rounder rankings remain the same with Shakib Al Hasan of Bangladesh continuing to lead the way by 40 points over South Africa’s Vernon Philander.
The second Test starts at Dhaka on Thursday, 30 July.
ICC TEST PLAYER RANKINGS (as on 26 July, after first Test between Bangladesh-South Africa)
Batsmen
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Avge HS Ranking
1 ( - ) Steven Smith Aus 936! 58.52 936 v Eng at Lord's 2015
2 ( - ) AB de Villiers SA 899 52.09 935 v Aus at Port Elizabeth 2014
3 ( - ) Hashim Amla SA 881 52.48 907 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2013
4 ( - ) K. Sangakkara SL 874 58.04 938 v Eng at Kandy 2007
5 ( - ) Angelo Mathews SL 860 51.67 877 v NZ at Christchurch 2014
6 ( - ) Joe Root Eng 850 54.02 884 v Aus at Cardiff 2015
7 ( - ) Younus Khan Pak 829 54.07 880 v SL at Lahore 2009
8 ( - ) K. Williamson NZ 813 45.70 860 v Eng at Lord's 2015
9 ( - ) Chris Rogers Aus 793! 44.33 793 v Eng at Lord's 2015
10 ( - ) David Warner Aus 764 46.86 880 v Ind at Adelaide 2014
Selected rankings
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Avge HS Ranking
18 (+1) Faf du Plessis SA 709* 51.55 710 v WI at Port Elizabeth 2014
26 (+1) Tamim Iqbal Ban 640 39.89 707 v Eng at Old Trafford 2010
27 (-3) Mominul Haque Ban 634* 56.64 661 v Pak at Mirpur 2015
28 (+1) S. Al Hasan Ban 623 39.82 629 v Pak at Mirpur 2015
41 (+7) Dean Elgar SA 533*! 39.42 533 v Ban at Chittagong 2015
42 (-3) JP Duminy SA 524 35.55 586 v SL at Galle 2014
49= ( - ) M. Rahim Ban 502 31.91 604 v Zim at Mirpur 2014
(+3) Mahmudullah Ban 502! 31.29 502 v SA at Chittagong 2015
80 (+19) Litton Das Ban 350*! 47.00 350 v SA at Chittagong 2015
Bowlers
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Avge HS Ranking
1 ( - ) Dale Steyn SA 903 22.58 909 v WI at Centurion 2014
2 ( - ) Trent Boult NZ 814 27.12 825 v Eng at Lord's 2015
3 ( - ) Yasir Shah Pak 810*! 24.81 810 v SL at Pallekele 2015
4 ( - ) M. Johnson Aus 801 27.71 849 v Pak at Dubai 2014
5 ( - ) Stuart Broad Eng 800 29.62 801 v Aus at Cardiff 2015
6 ( - ) James Anderson Eng 787 29.73 847 v WI at Barbados 2015
7 ( - ) V. Philander SA 783 21.92 912 v Ind at Johannesburg 2013
8 ( - ) Rangana Herath SL 752 30.17 851 v Pak at Colombo (SSC) 2014
9 (+1) Tim Southee NZ 713 31.63 799 v WI at Jamaica 2014
10 (-1) Morne Morkel SA 709 29.58 776 v Aus at Cape Town 2011
Selected rankings
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Avge HS Ranking
15 ( - ) S. Al Hasan Ban 614 33.29 700 v Zim at Khulna 2014
41 (-1) Taijul Islam Ban 379* 33.94 446 v Pak at Khulna 2015
48 (+17) Simon Harmer SA 346*! 25.80 346 v Ban at Chittagong 2015
52 (+7) Jubair Hossain Ban 313*! 30.81 313 v SA at Chittagong 2015
57 (-3) JP Duminy SA 291* 39.81 327 v SL at Colombo (SSC) 2014
61 (+2) Mahmudullah Ban 279* 45.40 381 v WI at Grenada 2009
All-rounders
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points HS Ranking
1 ( - ) Shakib Al Hasan Ban 383 419 v Zim at Khulna 2014
2 ( - ) V. Philander SA 343*/ 376 v Aus at Cape Town 2014
3 ( - ) R. Ashwin Ind 336*/ 419 v WI at Mumbai 2013
4 ( - ) M. Johnson Aus 304 384 v Eng at Cardiff 2009
5 ( - ) Stuart Broad Eng 275 382 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2012
*indicates provisional rating; a batsman qualifies for a full rating after playing 40 Test innings; a bowler qualifies for a full rating when he reaches 100 Test wickets.
!indicates career-highest rating
In the ICC Player Rankings for Test Bowlers, South Africa’s Morne Morkel has dropped one place to 10th, although off-spinner Simon Harmer is the highest mover by 17 places in the latest rankings and the 26-year-old Pretoria man now lies in a career high 48th position after taking three wickets for 105 runs.
There was positive upward movement for another spinner, Bangladesh’s Jubair Hossain, whose leg-spin claimed three wickets for 58 in the match. As a consequence, the 19-year-old has moved up seven places to a career high 52nd. Mustafizur Rahman’s man of the match performance on debut included combined figures of four wickets for 58 runs, while Mahmudullah has moved up two places to 61st.
The all-rounder rankings remain the same with Shakib Al Hasan of Bangladesh continuing to lead the way by 40 points over South Africa’s Vernon Philander.
The second Test starts at Dhaka on Thursday, 30 July.
ICC TEST PLAYER RANKINGS (as on 26 July, after first Test between Bangladesh-South Africa)
Batsmen
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Avge HS Ranking
1 ( - ) Steven Smith Aus 936! 58.52 936 v Eng at Lord's 2015
2 ( - ) AB de Villiers SA 899 52.09 935 v Aus at Port Elizabeth 2014
3 ( - ) Hashim Amla SA 881 52.48 907 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2013
4 ( - ) K. Sangakkara SL 874 58.04 938 v Eng at Kandy 2007
5 ( - ) Angelo Mathews SL 860 51.67 877 v NZ at Christchurch 2014
6 ( - ) Joe Root Eng 850 54.02 884 v Aus at Cardiff 2015
7 ( - ) Younus Khan Pak 829 54.07 880 v SL at Lahore 2009
8 ( - ) K. Williamson NZ 813 45.70 860 v Eng at Lord's 2015
9 ( - ) Chris Rogers Aus 793! 44.33 793 v Eng at Lord's 2015
10 ( - ) David Warner Aus 764 46.86 880 v Ind at Adelaide 2014
Selected rankings
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Avge HS Ranking
18 (+1) Faf du Plessis SA 709* 51.55 710 v WI at Port Elizabeth 2014
26 (+1) Tamim Iqbal Ban 640 39.89 707 v Eng at Old Trafford 2010
27 (-3) Mominul Haque Ban 634* 56.64 661 v Pak at Mirpur 2015
28 (+1) S. Al Hasan Ban 623 39.82 629 v Pak at Mirpur 2015
41 (+7) Dean Elgar SA 533*! 39.42 533 v Ban at Chittagong 2015
42 (-3) JP Duminy SA 524 35.55 586 v SL at Galle 2014
49= ( - ) M. Rahim Ban 502 31.91 604 v Zim at Mirpur 2014
(+3) Mahmudullah Ban 502! 31.29 502 v SA at Chittagong 2015
80 (+19) Litton Das Ban 350*! 47.00 350 v SA at Chittagong 2015
Bowlers
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Avge HS Ranking
1 ( - ) Dale Steyn SA 903 22.58 909 v WI at Centurion 2014
2 ( - ) Trent Boult NZ 814 27.12 825 v Eng at Lord's 2015
3 ( - ) Yasir Shah Pak 810*! 24.81 810 v SL at Pallekele 2015
4 ( - ) M. Johnson Aus 801 27.71 849 v Pak at Dubai 2014
5 ( - ) Stuart Broad Eng 800 29.62 801 v Aus at Cardiff 2015
6 ( - ) James Anderson Eng 787 29.73 847 v WI at Barbados 2015
7 ( - ) V. Philander SA 783 21.92 912 v Ind at Johannesburg 2013
8 ( - ) Rangana Herath SL 752 30.17 851 v Pak at Colombo (SSC) 2014
9 (+1) Tim Southee NZ 713 31.63 799 v WI at Jamaica 2014
10 (-1) Morne Morkel SA 709 29.58 776 v Aus at Cape Town 2011
Selected rankings
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Avge HS Ranking
15 ( - ) S. Al Hasan Ban 614 33.29 700 v Zim at Khulna 2014
41 (-1) Taijul Islam Ban 379* 33.94 446 v Pak at Khulna 2015
48 (+17) Simon Harmer SA 346*! 25.80 346 v Ban at Chittagong 2015
52 (+7) Jubair Hossain Ban 313*! 30.81 313 v SA at Chittagong 2015
57 (-3) JP Duminy SA 291* 39.81 327 v SL at Colombo (SSC) 2014
61 (+2) Mahmudullah Ban 279* 45.40 381 v WI at Grenada 2009
All-rounders
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points HS Ranking
1 ( - ) Shakib Al Hasan Ban 383 419 v Zim at Khulna 2014
2 ( - ) V. Philander SA 343*/ 376 v Aus at Cape Town 2014
3 ( - ) R. Ashwin Ind 336*/ 419 v WI at Mumbai 2013
4 ( - ) M. Johnson Aus 304 384 v Eng at Cardiff 2009
5 ( - ) Stuart Broad Eng 275 382 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2012
*indicates provisional rating; a batsman qualifies for a full rating after playing 40 Test innings; a bowler qualifies for a full rating when he reaches 100 Test wickets.
!indicates career-highest rating
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