Duminy and Elgar rise in bowling rankings; Mominul and Mushfiqur make gains despite the rain
Despite the Bangladesh-South Africa series finishing 0-0, in the ICC Player Rankings for Test Bowlers it was a momentous Test for world number one Dale Steyn who has joined the illustrious 400-wicket club. The 32-year-old Phalaborwa man’s three-wicket haul for 30 runs has increased his lead at the top by two points to 82 over England’s James Anderson.
In passing the 400-wicket milestone, he is now just 19 wickets adrift of Shaun Pollock’s record Test tally for his country (421). He now lies in 13th place overall and next has Sir Curtly Ambrose’s record (405) in his sights.
Despite the Bangladesh-South Africa series finishing 0-0, in the ICC Player Rankings for Test Bowlers it was a momentous Test for world number one Dale Steyn who has joined the illustrious 400-wicket club. The 32-year-old Phalaborwa man’s three-wicket haul for 30 runs has increased his lead at the top by two points to 82 over England’s James Anderson.
In passing the 400-wicket milestone, he is now just 19 wickets adrift of Shaun Pollock’s record Test tally for his country (421). He now lies in 13th place overall and next has Sir Curtly Ambrose’s record (405) in his sights.
There was further good news for the Proteas with career-high gains for spin duo JP Duminy, whose three for 27 has vaulted him nine places to 49th, and Dean Elgar, who has climbed five places to 96th.
With only one innings possible because of the adverse weather, the top 20 in the ICC Player Rankings for Test Batsmen remains the same, thus preventing Hashim Amla (fourth) or Faf du Plessis (18th) from boosting their respective positions.
However, Bangladesh’s Mominul Haque has climbed two places to 25th after scoring 40, while skipper Mushfiqur Rahim 15th Test half-century has also vaulted the 28-year-old seven places to 42nd. There were also gains for Imrul Kayes (up one place to a career high 55th) and Nasir Hossain (up two places to 64th).
The all-rounder rankings remain unchanged and Shakib Al Hasan has extended his lead at the top by three points to 384, 47 points clear of South Africa’s Vernon Philander.
Meanwhile, the ICC Test Team Rankings will be updated following the conclusion of the fifth Ashes Test and England currently leads the series 2-1. The fourth Test starts at Trent Bridge on Thursday.
Upcoming Test fixtures
England v Australia
6-10 Aug – 4th Test, Trent Bridge
20-24 Aug – 5th Test, The Oval
Sri Lanka v India
12-16 Aug – 1st Test, Galle
20-24 Aug – 2nd Test, Colombo (PSS)
28 Aug-1 Sept – 3rd Test, Colombo (SSC)
ICC Test Team Rankings (as on 3 August, after Bangladesh-South Africa series)
1. South Africa 125
2. Australia 111
3. Pakistan 101
4. New Zealand 99
5. India 97
6. England 97
7. Sri Lanka 92
8. West Indies 81
9. Bangladesh 47
10. Zimbabwe 5
(Developed by David Kendix)
ICC TEST PLAYER RANKINGS (as on 3 August, after Bangladesh-South Africa series)
Batsmen
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Avge HS Ranking
1 ( - ) Steven Smith Aus 912 56.55 936 v Eng at Lord's 2015
2 ( - ) AB de Villiers SA 890 52.09 935 v Aus at Port Elizabeth 2014
3 ( - ) Joe Root Eng 882 55.02 884 v Aus at Cardiff 2015
4 ( - ) Hashim Amla SA 881 52.48 907 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2013
5 ( - ) K. Sangakkara SL 874 58.04 938 v Eng at Kandy 2007
6 ( - ) Angelo Mathews SL 860 51.67 877 v NZ at Christchurch 2014
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 783 43.63 793 v Eng at Lord's 2015
10 ( - ) David Warner Aus 762 46.66 880 v Ind at Adelaide 2014
Selected rankings
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Avge HS Ranking
18 ( - ) Faf du Plessis SA 709* 51.55 710 v WI at Port Elizabeth 2014
25 (+2) Mominul Haque Ban 641* 56.00 661 v Pak at Mirpur 2015
27 (-1) Tamim Iqbal Ban 626 39.46 707 v Eng at Old Trafford 2010
28 ( - ) S. Al Hasan Ban 625 39.76 629 v Pak at Mirpur 2015
41 ( - ) Dean Elgar SA 533*! 39.42 533 v Ban at Mirpur 2015
42 (+7) M. Rahim Ban 526 32.31 604 v Zim at Mirpur 2014
43 (-1) JP Duminy SA 524 35.55 586 v SL at Galle 2014
50 (-1) Mahmudullah Ban 509! 31.37 509 v SA at Mirpur 2015
55 (+1) Imrul Kayes Ban 455! 27.82 455 v SA at Mirpur 2015
64 (+2) Nasir Hossain Ban 421* 37.34 550 v NZ at Chittagong 2013
Bowlers
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Avge HS Ranking
1 ( - ) Dale Steyn SA 905 22.48 909 v WI at Centurion 2014
2 ( - ) James Anderson Eng 823 29.38 847 v WI at Barbados 2015
3 ( - ) Trent Boult NZ 814 27.12 825 v Eng at Lord's 2015
4 ( - ) Yasir Shah Pak 810*! 24.81 810 v SL at Pallekele 2015
5= ( - ) M. Johnson Aus 791 27.78 849 v Pak at Dubai 2014
( - ) Stuart Broad Eng 791 29.67 801 v Aus at Cardiff 2015
7 ( - ) V. Philander SA 770 22.13 912 v Ind at Johannesburg 2013
8 ( - ) Rangana Herath SL 752 30.17 851 v Pak at Colombo (SSC) 2014
9 ( - ) Tim Southee NZ 713 31.63 799 v WI at Jamaica 2014
10 ( - ) Morne Morkel SA 705 29.66 776 v Aus at Cape Town 2011
Selected rankings
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Avge HS Ranking
17 ( - ) S. Al Hasan Ban 614 33.29 700 v Zim at Khulna 2014
49 (+9) JP Duminy SA 342*! 37.17 342 v Ban at Mirpur 2015
53 ( - ) Jubair Hossain Ban 313*! 30.81 313 v SA at Mirpur 2015
58 (+1) Kyle Abbott SA 286* 19.84 354 v Aus at Cape Town 2014
60 (+2) Mahmudullah Ban 279* 45.40 381 v WI at Grenada 2009
63 (-14) Simon Harmer SA 272* 33.40 346 v Ban at Chittagong 2015
87 ( - ) M. Rahman Ban 154*! 14.50 154 v SA at Mirpur 2015
93 ( - ) Nasir Hossain Ban 120* 51.62 145 v SL at Chittagong 2014
96 (+5) Dean Elgar SA 105*! 47.00 105 v Ban at Mirpur 2015
All-rounders
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points HS Ranking
1 ( - ) S. Al Hasan Ban 384 419 v Zim at Khulna 2014
2 ( - ) V. Philander SA 337*/ 376 v Aus at Cape Town 2014
3 ( - ) R. Ashwin Ind 336*/ 419 v WI at Mumbai 2013
4 ( - ) M. Johnson Aus 287 384 v Eng at Cardiff 2009
5 ( - ) Stuart Broad Eng 283 382 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
With only one innings possible because of the adverse weather, the top 20 in the ICC Player Rankings for Test Batsmen remains the same, thus preventing Hashim Amla (fourth) or Faf du Plessis (18th) from boosting their respective positions.
However, Bangladesh’s Mominul Haque has climbed two places to 25th after scoring 40, while skipper Mushfiqur Rahim 15th Test half-century has also vaulted the 28-year-old seven places to 42nd. There were also gains for Imrul Kayes (up one place to a career high 55th) and Nasir Hossain (up two places to 64th).
The all-rounder rankings remain unchanged and Shakib Al Hasan has extended his lead at the top by three points to 384, 47 points clear of South Africa’s Vernon Philander.
Meanwhile, the ICC Test Team Rankings will be updated following the conclusion of the fifth Ashes Test and England currently leads the series 2-1. The fourth Test starts at Trent Bridge on Thursday.
Upcoming Test fixtures
England v Australia
6-10 Aug – 4th Test, Trent Bridge
20-24 Aug – 5th Test, The Oval
Sri Lanka v India
12-16 Aug – 1st Test, Galle
20-24 Aug – 2nd Test, Colombo (PSS)
28 Aug-1 Sept – 3rd Test, Colombo (SSC)
ICC Test Team Rankings (as on 3 August, after Bangladesh-South Africa series)
1. South Africa 125
2. Australia 111
3. Pakistan 101
4. New Zealand 99
5. India 97
6. England 97
7. Sri Lanka 92
8. West Indies 81
9. Bangladesh 47
10. Zimbabwe 5
(Developed by David Kendix)
ICC TEST PLAYER RANKINGS (as on 3 August, after Bangladesh-South Africa series)
Batsmen
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Avge HS Ranking
1 ( - ) Steven Smith Aus 912 56.55 936 v Eng at Lord's 2015
2 ( - ) AB de Villiers SA 890 52.09 935 v Aus at Port Elizabeth 2014
3 ( - ) Joe Root Eng 882 55.02 884 v Aus at Cardiff 2015
4 ( - ) Hashim Amla SA 881 52.48 907 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2013
5 ( - ) K. Sangakkara SL 874 58.04 938 v Eng at Kandy 2007
6 ( - ) Angelo Mathews SL 860 51.67 877 v NZ at Christchurch 2014
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 783 43.63 793 v Eng at Lord's 2015
10 ( - ) David Warner Aus 762 46.66 880 v Ind at Adelaide 2014
Selected rankings
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Avge HS Ranking
18 ( - ) Faf du Plessis SA 709* 51.55 710 v WI at Port Elizabeth 2014
25 (+2) Mominul Haque Ban 641* 56.00 661 v Pak at Mirpur 2015
27 (-1) Tamim Iqbal Ban 626 39.46 707 v Eng at Old Trafford 2010
28 ( - ) S. Al Hasan Ban 625 39.76 629 v Pak at Mirpur 2015
41 ( - ) Dean Elgar SA 533*! 39.42 533 v Ban at Mirpur 2015
42 (+7) M. Rahim Ban 526 32.31 604 v Zim at Mirpur 2014
43 (-1) JP Duminy SA 524 35.55 586 v SL at Galle 2014
50 (-1) Mahmudullah Ban 509! 31.37 509 v SA at Mirpur 2015
55 (+1) Imrul Kayes Ban 455! 27.82 455 v SA at Mirpur 2015
64 (+2) Nasir Hossain Ban 421* 37.34 550 v NZ at Chittagong 2013
Bowlers
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Avge HS Ranking
1 ( - ) Dale Steyn SA 905 22.48 909 v WI at Centurion 2014
2 ( - ) James Anderson Eng 823 29.38 847 v WI at Barbados 2015
3 ( - ) Trent Boult NZ 814 27.12 825 v Eng at Lord's 2015
4 ( - ) Yasir Shah Pak 810*! 24.81 810 v SL at Pallekele 2015
5= ( - ) M. Johnson Aus 791 27.78 849 v Pak at Dubai 2014
( - ) Stuart Broad Eng 791 29.67 801 v Aus at Cardiff 2015
7 ( - ) V. Philander SA 770 22.13 912 v Ind at Johannesburg 2013
8 ( - ) Rangana Herath SL 752 30.17 851 v Pak at Colombo (SSC) 2014
9 ( - ) Tim Southee NZ 713 31.63 799 v WI at Jamaica 2014
10 ( - ) Morne Morkel SA 705 29.66 776 v Aus at Cape Town 2011
Selected rankings
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Avge HS Ranking
17 ( - ) S. Al Hasan Ban 614 33.29 700 v Zim at Khulna 2014
49 (+9) JP Duminy SA 342*! 37.17 342 v Ban at Mirpur 2015
53 ( - ) Jubair Hossain Ban 313*! 30.81 313 v SA at Mirpur 2015
58 (+1) Kyle Abbott SA 286* 19.84 354 v Aus at Cape Town 2014
60 (+2) Mahmudullah Ban 279* 45.40 381 v WI at Grenada 2009
63 (-14) Simon Harmer SA 272* 33.40 346 v Ban at Chittagong 2015
87 ( - ) M. Rahman Ban 154*! 14.50 154 v SA at Mirpur 2015
93 ( - ) Nasir Hossain Ban 120* 51.62 145 v SL at Chittagong 2014
96 (+5) Dean Elgar SA 105*! 47.00 105 v Ban at Mirpur 2015
All-rounders
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points HS Ranking
1 ( - ) S. Al Hasan Ban 384 419 v Zim at Khulna 2014
2 ( - ) V. Philander SA 337*/ 376 v Aus at Cape Town 2014
3 ( - ) R. Ashwin Ind 336*/ 419 v WI at Mumbai 2013
4 ( - ) M. Johnson Aus 287 384 v Eng at Cardiff 2009
5 ( - ) Stuart Broad Eng 283 382 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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