Williamson, Guptill and Elliott ascend batting rankings; Gains for Zimbabwe players in defeat
New Zealand has retained its third place position in the ICC ODI Team Rankings but has dropped two rankings points after its 2-1 series victory in Zimbabwe which concluded in Harare on Friday. Kane Williamson’s men have dropped down to 110 points, five adrift of India and one clear of South Africa, who it will face in a three-match ODI series later this month.
As a consequence of the series defeat, Zimbabwe remains in 11th place but has gained two rankings points on tenth-placed Ireland, who lies on 50 points.
New Zealand has retained its third place position in the ICC ODI Team Rankings but has dropped two rankings points after its 2-1 series victory in Zimbabwe which concluded in Harare on Friday. Kane Williamson’s men have dropped down to 110 points, five adrift of India and one clear of South Africa, who it will face in a three-match ODI series later this month.
As a consequence of the series defeat, Zimbabwe remains in 11th place but has gained two rankings points on tenth-placed Ireland, who lies on 50 points.
Black Caps captain Williamson was the highest run-getter in the series and his tally of 187 runs in two innings (featuring scores of 97 and 90) has boosted the 25-year-old one place to a career high fourth in the ICC Player Rankings for ODI Batsmen. The Tauranga man now lies eight points behind Proteas batsman Hashim Amla who lies in third place on 806 points. Ross Taylor remains in eighth place but has gained seven points and has thus closed the gap on seventh-placed Shikhar Dhawan of India to 26 points after scoring 112 not out (his 15th century in 50-over internationals) in his only innings of the series. There were also notable gains for his team-mates Martin Guptill (up three places to 19th) and Grant Elliott (up one place to a career high 44th).
It was also a productive series for a number of Zimbabwe batsmen with Sean Williams moving up five places to 51st, while there were also gains for Hamilton Masakadza (up one to 57th), Sikandar Raza (up 12 places to 58th) and Chamu Chibhabha (up three places to 86th). However, Craig Ervine was the home side’s leading run-getter and his tally of 174 runs in three games included his debut century (130 not out) in ODI cricket. As a consequence, the 29-year-old has passed the 1,000 run mark in ODIs (1,035 runs in 35 matches to date) and has vaulted 17 places to a career high 76th.
In the ICC Players Rankings for ODI Bowlers, the top 10 remains unchanged though left-arm pace bowler Mitchell McClenaghan has vaulted nine places to 39th after taking four wickets for 138 in the three games. His team-mate Nathan McCullum has moved up eight places to 44th after taking the joint most wickets in the series overall (five for 147 runs) alongside Ish Sodhi, in what was the leg-spinner’s debut series. There was also good news for Zimbabwe’s Tinashe Panyangara who has moved up 15 places to 87th.
In the next ODI series, New Zealand will travel to face South Africa with the first of three ODIs due to start in Centurion on 19 August.
Forthcoming matches:
South Africa v New Zealand
19 Aug – First ODI, Centurion (d/n)
23 Aug – Second ODI, Potchefstroom
26 Aug – Third ODI, Kingsmead (d/n)
ICC ODI Championship table (as on 8 August, after Zimbabwe-New Zealand series):
Rank Team Points
1 Australia 129
2 India 115
3 New Zealand 110
4 South Africa 109
5 Sri Lanka 103
6 England 98
7 Bangladesh 96
8 Pakistan 90
9 West Indies 88
10 Ireland 50
11 Zimbabwe 45
12 Afghanistan 41
(Developed by David Kendix)
ICC ODI PLAYER RANKINGS (as on 8 August, after Zimbabwe-New Zealand series):
Batsmen (top 10)
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Ave HS Rating
1 ( - ) AB de Villiers SA 889 53.65 902 v NZ at Auckland 2015
2 ( - ) K. Sangakkara SL 839 41.98 861 v Sco at Hobart 2015
3 ( - ) Hashim Amla SA 806 54.17 901 v Eng at Trent Bridge 2012
4 (+1) K. Williamson NZ 798! 48.79 798 v Zim at Harare 2015
5 (-1) Virat Kohli Ind 790 50.66 886 v Ban at Fatullah 2014
6 ( - ) T. Dilshan SL 781 39.71 802 v Sco at Hobart 2015
7 ( - ) S. Dhawan Ind 765 44.41 794 v SA at Melbourne 2015
8 ( - ) Ross Taylor NZ 739 43.91 743 v Zim at Harare 2015
9 ( - ) MS Dhoni Ind 723 52.24 836 v Aus at Delhi 2009
10 ( - ) Glenn Maxwell Aus 720 35.05 724 v Pak at Adelaide 2015
Selected rankings
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Ave HS Rating
19 (+3) Martin Guptill NZ 654 40.61 684 v Zim at Napier 2012
44 (+1) Grant Elliott NZ 557! 36.05 557 v Zim at Harare 2015
50 (-3) Luke Ronchi Aus/NZ 546 27.57 617 v SL at Christchurch 2015
51 (+5) Sean Williams Zim 542 33.50 556 v Ind at Auckland 2015
57 (+1) H. Masakadza Zim 528 28.31 566 v Ban at Mirpur 2009
58 (+12) Sikandar Raza Zim 521* 32.64 528 v NZ at Harare 2015
59 (-2) E. Chigumbura Zim 515 25.80 554 v SA at Bulawayo 2007
76 (+17) Craig Ervine Zim 475*! 36.96 475 v NZ at Harare 2015
86 (+3) J. Chibhabha Zim 446 24.94 458 v SL at Harare 2008
99 (+3) N. McCullum NZ 398 21.20 480 v WI at Nelson 2014
Bowlers (top 10)
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Ave HS Rating
1 ( - ) Mitchell Starc Aus 783! 18.33 4.70 783 v NZ at Melbourne 2015
2 ( - ) Trent Boult NZ 716* 24.08 4.64 738 v Eng at The Oval 2015
3 ( - ) Sunil Narine WI 709 26.49 4.10 791 v SL at Jamaica 2013
4 ( - ) Dale Steyn SA 706 25.57 4.81 746 v Ind at Durban 2013
5 ( - ) Imran Tahir SA 704 21.54 4.40 735 v SL at Sydney 2015
6 ( - ) M. Johnson Aus 693 25.26 4.83 724 v Ban at Darwin 2008
7 ( - ) S. Al Hasan Ban 690 28.35 4.30 717 v Zim at Chittagong 2009
8 ( - ) Saeed Ajmal Pak 665 22.73 4.18 810 v SA at Centurion 2013
9 ( - ) James Anderson Eng 650 29.22 4.92 719 v SA at The Oval 2013
10 ( - ) Morne Morkel SA 646 24.19 4.92 717 v SL at East London 2012
Selected rankings
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Ave HS Rating
39 (+9) M. McClenaghan NZ 510 28.78 6.04 603 v SL at Christchurch 2015
40 (-5) Prosper Utseya Zim 509 46.90 4.36 663 v Ban at Harare 2006
44 (+8) Nathan McCullum NZ 494 46.46 5.00 571 v Ind at Wellington 2014
87 (+15) T. Panyangara Zim 407 50.87 6.20 430 v Ban at Chittagong 2005
92 (-11) Sean Williams Zim 398 60.73 5.09 420 v Pak at Lahore 2015
All-rounders
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts HS Rating
1 ( - ) Shakib Al Hasan Ban 418 453 v Zim at Chittagong 2009
2 ( - ) T. Dilshan SL 379 415 v Sco at Hobart 2015
3 ( - ) Angelo Mathews SL 375 427 v Eng at Colombo (RPS) 2014
4 ( - ) Mohammad Hafeez Pak 368 438 v Ind at Kolkata 2013
5 ( - ) James Faulkner Aus 361*/! 361 v NZ at Melbourne 2015
*indicates provisional rating; a batsman qualifies for a full rating after a minimum of 40 started innings; a bowler qualifies for a full rating after he has conceded 1,500 runs.
!indicates career-highest rating
It was also a productive series for a number of Zimbabwe batsmen with Sean Williams moving up five places to 51st, while there were also gains for Hamilton Masakadza (up one to 57th), Sikandar Raza (up 12 places to 58th) and Chamu Chibhabha (up three places to 86th). However, Craig Ervine was the home side’s leading run-getter and his tally of 174 runs in three games included his debut century (130 not out) in ODI cricket. As a consequence, the 29-year-old has passed the 1,000 run mark in ODIs (1,035 runs in 35 matches to date) and has vaulted 17 places to a career high 76th.
In the ICC Players Rankings for ODI Bowlers, the top 10 remains unchanged though left-arm pace bowler Mitchell McClenaghan has vaulted nine places to 39th after taking four wickets for 138 in the three games. His team-mate Nathan McCullum has moved up eight places to 44th after taking the joint most wickets in the series overall (five for 147 runs) alongside Ish Sodhi, in what was the leg-spinner’s debut series. There was also good news for Zimbabwe’s Tinashe Panyangara who has moved up 15 places to 87th.
In the next ODI series, New Zealand will travel to face South Africa with the first of three ODIs due to start in Centurion on 19 August.
Forthcoming matches:
South Africa v New Zealand
19 Aug – First ODI, Centurion (d/n)
23 Aug – Second ODI, Potchefstroom
26 Aug – Third ODI, Kingsmead (d/n)
ICC ODI Championship table (as on 8 August, after Zimbabwe-New Zealand series):
Rank Team Points
1 Australia 129
2 India 115
3 New Zealand 110
4 South Africa 109
5 Sri Lanka 103
6 England 98
7 Bangladesh 96
8 Pakistan 90
9 West Indies 88
10 Ireland 50
11 Zimbabwe 45
12 Afghanistan 41
(Developed by David Kendix)
ICC ODI PLAYER RANKINGS (as on 8 August, after Zimbabwe-New Zealand series):
Batsmen (top 10)
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Ave HS Rating
1 ( - ) AB de Villiers SA 889 53.65 902 v NZ at Auckland 2015
2 ( - ) K. Sangakkara SL 839 41.98 861 v Sco at Hobart 2015
3 ( - ) Hashim Amla SA 806 54.17 901 v Eng at Trent Bridge 2012
4 (+1) K. Williamson NZ 798! 48.79 798 v Zim at Harare 2015
5 (-1) Virat Kohli Ind 790 50.66 886 v Ban at Fatullah 2014
6 ( - ) T. Dilshan SL 781 39.71 802 v Sco at Hobart 2015
7 ( - ) S. Dhawan Ind 765 44.41 794 v SA at Melbourne 2015
8 ( - ) Ross Taylor NZ 739 43.91 743 v Zim at Harare 2015
9 ( - ) MS Dhoni Ind 723 52.24 836 v Aus at Delhi 2009
10 ( - ) Glenn Maxwell Aus 720 35.05 724 v Pak at Adelaide 2015
Selected rankings
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Ave HS Rating
19 (+3) Martin Guptill NZ 654 40.61 684 v Zim at Napier 2012
44 (+1) Grant Elliott NZ 557! 36.05 557 v Zim at Harare 2015
50 (-3) Luke Ronchi Aus/NZ 546 27.57 617 v SL at Christchurch 2015
51 (+5) Sean Williams Zim 542 33.50 556 v Ind at Auckland 2015
57 (+1) H. Masakadza Zim 528 28.31 566 v Ban at Mirpur 2009
58 (+12) Sikandar Raza Zim 521* 32.64 528 v NZ at Harare 2015
59 (-2) E. Chigumbura Zim 515 25.80 554 v SA at Bulawayo 2007
76 (+17) Craig Ervine Zim 475*! 36.96 475 v NZ at Harare 2015
86 (+3) J. Chibhabha Zim 446 24.94 458 v SL at Harare 2008
99 (+3) N. McCullum NZ 398 21.20 480 v WI at Nelson 2014
Bowlers (top 10)
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Ave HS Rating
1 ( - ) Mitchell Starc Aus 783! 18.33 4.70 783 v NZ at Melbourne 2015
2 ( - ) Trent Boult NZ 716* 24.08 4.64 738 v Eng at The Oval 2015
3 ( - ) Sunil Narine WI 709 26.49 4.10 791 v SL at Jamaica 2013
4 ( - ) Dale Steyn SA 706 25.57 4.81 746 v Ind at Durban 2013
5 ( - ) Imran Tahir SA 704 21.54 4.40 735 v SL at Sydney 2015
6 ( - ) M. Johnson Aus 693 25.26 4.83 724 v Ban at Darwin 2008
7 ( - ) S. Al Hasan Ban 690 28.35 4.30 717 v Zim at Chittagong 2009
8 ( - ) Saeed Ajmal Pak 665 22.73 4.18 810 v SA at Centurion 2013
9 ( - ) James Anderson Eng 650 29.22 4.92 719 v SA at The Oval 2013
10 ( - ) Morne Morkel SA 646 24.19 4.92 717 v SL at East London 2012
Selected rankings
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Ave HS Rating
39 (+9) M. McClenaghan NZ 510 28.78 6.04 603 v SL at Christchurch 2015
40 (-5) Prosper Utseya Zim 509 46.90 4.36 663 v Ban at Harare 2006
44 (+8) Nathan McCullum NZ 494 46.46 5.00 571 v Ind at Wellington 2014
87 (+15) T. Panyangara Zim 407 50.87 6.20 430 v Ban at Chittagong 2005
92 (-11) Sean Williams Zim 398 60.73 5.09 420 v Pak at Lahore 2015
All-rounders
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts HS Rating
1 ( - ) Shakib Al Hasan Ban 418 453 v Zim at Chittagong 2009
2 ( - ) T. Dilshan SL 379 415 v Sco at Hobart 2015
3 ( - ) Angelo Mathews SL 375 427 v Eng at Colombo (RPS) 2014
4 ( - ) Mohammad Hafeez Pak 368 438 v Ind at Kolkata 2013
5 ( - ) James Faulkner Aus 361*/! 361 v NZ at Melbourne 2015
*indicates provisional rating; a batsman qualifies for a full rating after a minimum of 40 started innings; a bowler qualifies for a full rating after he has conceded 1,500 runs.
!indicates career-highest rating
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