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England will be ranked second on the MRF Tyres ICC Test Team Rankings when these are updated following the conclusion of their series against Sri Lanka in Colombo next week.
England’s 57-run victory in the second Test in Pallekele have given them an unassailable 2-0 lead and with it have also assured them of moving one place up to second irrespective of how the third Test pans out.
If England win the Colombo Test, they will finish on 108 points, two more than South Africa, while Sri Lanka’s win will mean England will join South Africa on 106 points but will be ranked above the African side by a fraction of a point. A drawn Test will mean England will finish on 107 points – nine points behind number-one ranked India and one point ahead of South Africa – while Sri Lanka will slip to seventh place on 94 points in this scenario after starting the series on 97 points.
Meanwhile, there have been plenty of movements in the latest MRF Tyres ICC Test Player Rankings, which incorporates player performances in the Abu Dhabi, Mirpur and Pallekele Tests.
In the batting charts, Bangladesh’s Mushfiqur Rahim has achieved a highest-ever position of 18th to date following his double-century against Zimbabwe. The wicketkeeper-batsman’s 219 not out in the first innings has given him a rise of five places, which has helped him to improve his previous highest ranking of 21st, which he had achieved in July 2017.
From the same match, Zimbabwe’s Brendon Taylor’s two centuries (110 and 106 not out) have lifted him 18 places to 27th position and Mahmudullah has moved from 74th to 57th following scores of 36 and 101 not out.
New Zealand’s Henry Nicholls has vaulted 13 places to a career-high 20th position following his crucial 28 and 55 in a low-scoring thriller against Pakistan that eventually ended in a four-run victory for the visitors in Abu Dhabi. Babar Azam of Pakistan has improved his ranking by 16 places, finishing in 63rd spot following contributions of 62 and 13.
The biggest movers from the Pallekele Test have been Angelo Mathews and Roshen Silva of Sri Lanka, and England’s Ben Foakes.
Mathews has returned to the top-20 in 16th position after jumping five places, Silva is now 53rd (up by 25 places) and Foakes is 54th (up by 15 places) only after two Tests.
The batting table is headed by Virat Kohli of India, followed by Australia’s Steve Smith, Kane Williamson of New Zealand and England’s Joe Root, who has collected 19 points following scores of 14 and 124 that also earned him the player of the match award.
Yasir Shah of Pakistan and Bangladesh’s spin duo of Taijul Islam and Mehedi Hasan are the biggest movers inside the top-30 in the bowlers’ category.
Yasir has returned inside the top-20 in 19th position after climbing two places following his match figures of eight for 163, while Taijul and Mehedi have achieved career-high positions. Taijul has moved three places to 27th following figures of five for 107 and two for 93, while Mehdi has leaped seven places to 28th following his eight wickets in the match.
Outside the top-30, Zimbabwe’s Kyle Jarvis has risen 19 places to 40th, Sri Lanka’s Akila Dananjaya is 41st (up by 14 places), Jack Leach of England is 43rd (up by 14 places) and Hasan Ali of Pakistan is 44th (up by 24 places).
New Zealand’s Ajaz Patel, who scripted a famous win for his side on his debut with match figures of seven for 123, has entered the rankings in 68th spot.
The bowlers’ list is headed by James Anderson of England, who has become the oldest bowler to be number-one since Muttiah Muralidaran in July 2009. Anderson is also the oldest seamer to be number-one since Richard Hadlee in 1990 and oldest England bowler to be number-one since Jim Laker in 1959.
Shakib Al Hasan of Bangladesh continues to lead the all-rounders’ list. The change of note is the rise of Mehidi Hasan, who has moved up eight places to a career-high 15th position.
MRF Tyres ICC Men’s Test Team Rankings (following the conclusion of Bangladesh v Zimbabwe series)
Rank Team Points
1. India 116
2. South Africa 106
3. England 105
4. New Zealand 102
5. Australia 102
6. Sri Lanka 97
7. Pakistan 95
8. West Indies 76
9. Bangladesh 61 (-6)
10. Zimbabwe 13 (+11)
11. Afghanistan 00
12. Ireland 00
(Developed by David Kendix)
MRF Tyres ICC Test Player Rankings (as on 20 November, following the conclusion of Abu Dhabi, Mirpur and Pallekele Tests)
BATSMEN (top 30)
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Avge Highest Rating
1 ( - ) Virat Kohli Ind 935 54.57 937 v Eng at Southampton 2018
2 ( - ) Steve Smith Aus 910 61.37 947 v SA at Durban 2018
3 ( - ) Kane Williamson NZ 875 50.35 893 v Aus at Perth 2015
4 ( - ) Joe Root Eng 827 50.82 917 v Aus at Trent Bridge 2015
5 ( - ) David Warner Aus 803 48.20 880 v NZ at Perth 2015
6 ( - ) C. Pujara Ind 765 49.54 888 v SL at Nagpur 2017
7 ( - ) D. Karunaratne SL 740 37.29 754 v SA at Colombo (SSC) 2018
8 ( - ) Dean Elgar SA 724 41.05 784 v Aus at Johannesburg 2018
9 (+1) Aiden Markram SA 703* 47.27 759 v Aus at Johannesburg 2018
10 (-1) D. Chandimal SL 702 44.28 755 v Win at St Lucia 2018
11 ( - ) Usman Khawaja Aus 699 43.83 747 v Pak at Sydney 2017
12 ( - ) Ross Taylor NZ 675 46.68 871 v Win at Hamilton 2013
13 ( - ) Hashim Amla SA 673 47.23 907 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2013
14 ( - ) Faf du Plessis SA 665 42.33 734 v Ind at Centurion 2018
15 ( - ) Azhar Ali Pak 662 44.18 787 v Aus at Melbourne 2016
16 (+5) Angelo Mathews SL 638 43.68 877 v NZ at Christchurch 2014
17 ( - ) Ajinkya Rahane Ind 633 41.40 825 v NZ at Indore 2016
18= (+13) Mushfiqur Rahim Ban 632 35.75 658 v Aus at Chittagong 2017
( - ) Kraigg Brathwaite Win 632 36.54 701 v Eng at Headingley 2017
20 (+13) Henry Nicholls NZ 628*! 35.88 628 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2018
21 (+1) Jos Buttler Eng 627! 36.60 627 v SL at Pallekele 2018
22 (-3) Jonny Bairstow Eng 624 37.19 772 v SA at Old Trafford 2017
23 (+1) Asad Shafiq Pak 622 39.42 758 v Eng at Lord's 2016
24= (-4) Shakib Al Hasan Ban 619 39.69 694 v Aus at Mirpur 2017
(+2) BJ Watling NZ 619 38.23 644 v Eng at Headingley 2015
26 (-3) Lokesh Rahul Ind 608 37.71 761 v SL at Pallekele 2017
27 (+18) Brendan Taylor Zim 607* 35.38 684 v Ban at Mirpur 2014
28 (-12) Kusal Mendis SL 598 35.43 693 v Win at St Lucia 2018
29 (-2) Quinton de Kock SA 593 36.32 802 v NZ at Hamilton 2017
30 (+1) Roston Chase Win 582 34.80 626 v Pak at Dominica 2017
BOWLERS (top 30)
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Avge Highest Rating
1 ( - ) James Anderson Eng 883 26.98 903 v Ind at Lord's 2018
2 ( - ) Kagiso Rabada SA 882 21.71 902 v Aus at Port Elizabeth 2018
3 ( - ) M. Abbas Pak 838*! 15.85 838 v NZ at Abu Dhabi 2018
4 ( - ) Vernon Philander SA 826 21.54 912 v Ind at Johannesburg 2013
5 ( - ) Ravindra Jadeja Ind 812 23.50 899 v Aus at Ranchi 2017
6 ( - ) Trent Boult NZ 796 27.71 825 v Eng at Lord's 2015
7 ( - ) Pat Cummins Aus 784* 23.81 800 v SA at Johannesburg 2018
8 ( - ) R. Ashwin Ind 777 25.44 904 v Eng at Mumbai 2016
9 ( - ) Jason Holder Win 766*! 28.50 766 v Ind at Hyderabad 2018
10 ( - ) Neil Wagner NZ 763 28.07 785 v Win at Wellington 2017
11 ( - ) Josh Hazlewood Aus 744 26.84 863 v Ind at Bengaluru 2017
12 ( - ) Shannon Gabriel Win 734 30.20 757 v Ban at Jamaica 2018
13 ( - ) Stuart Broad Eng 719 28.92 880 v SA at Johannesburg 2016
14 ( - ) Tim Southee NZ 713 30.82 799 v Win at Jamaica 2014
15 ( - ) Nathan Lyon Aus 706 32.21 774 v Eng at Adelaide 2017
16 ( - ) Mitchell Starc Aus 693 28.52 805 v SA at Durban 2018
17 ( - ) Keshav Maharaj SA 692* 27.65 695 v Zim at Port Elizabeth 2017
18 ( - ) Dilruwan Perera SL 680! 31.86 680 v Eng at Pallekele 2018
19 (+2) Yasir Shah Pak 670 29.39 878 v Eng at Lord's 2016
20 ( - ) Kemar Roach Win 654 28.31 774 v SA at Centurion 2014
21 (-3) Shakib Al Hasan Ban 652 31.87 705 v Aus at Mirpur 2017
22 ( - ) M. Shami Ind 637 29.96 703 v SA at Johannesburg 2018
23 ( - ) Dale Steyn SA 635 22.64 909 v Win at Centurion 2014
24 ( - ) Umesh Yadav Ind 613! 32.85 613 v Win at Hyderabad 2018
25 ( - ) Ishant Sharma Ind 603 34.73 671 v Win at Dominica 2011
26 ( - ) Moeen Ali Eng 602 37.46 633 v Win at Edgbaston 2017
27 (+3) Taijul Islam Ban 595*! 32.64 595 v Zim at Dhaka 2018
28 (+7) Mehedi Hasan Ban 580*! 33.20 580 v Zim at Dhaka 2018
29 ( - ) B. Kumar Ind 578* 26.09 626 v SA at Johannesburg 2018
30 (-2) Suranga Lakmal SL 567 40.46 590 v SA at Galle 2018
ALL-ROUNDERS (top five)
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Highest Rating
1 ( - ) Shakib Al Hasan Ban 403 489 v Aus at Mirpur 2017
2 ( - ) Ravindra Jadeja Ind 400 438 v SL at Colombo (SSC) 2017
3 ( - ) Jason Holder Win 380 /* 381 v Ind at Hyderabad 2018
4 ( - ) Vernon Philander SA 370 378 v SL at Galle 2018
5 ( - ) R. Ashwin Ind 341 493 v Eng at Mohali 2016
*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
England’s 57-run victory in the second Test in Pallekele have given them an unassailable 2-0 lead and with it have also assured them of moving one place up to second irrespective of how the third Test pans out.
If England win the Colombo Test, they will finish on 108 points, two more than South Africa, while Sri Lanka’s win will mean England will join South Africa on 106 points but will be ranked above the African side by a fraction of a point. A drawn Test will mean England will finish on 107 points – nine points behind number-one ranked India and one point ahead of South Africa – while Sri Lanka will slip to seventh place on 94 points in this scenario after starting the series on 97 points.
Meanwhile, there have been plenty of movements in the latest MRF Tyres ICC Test Player Rankings, which incorporates player performances in the Abu Dhabi, Mirpur and Pallekele Tests.
In the batting charts, Bangladesh’s Mushfiqur Rahim has achieved a highest-ever position of 18th to date following his double-century against Zimbabwe. The wicketkeeper-batsman’s 219 not out in the first innings has given him a rise of five places, which has helped him to improve his previous highest ranking of 21st, which he had achieved in July 2017.
From the same match, Zimbabwe’s Brendon Taylor’s two centuries (110 and 106 not out) have lifted him 18 places to 27th position and Mahmudullah has moved from 74th to 57th following scores of 36 and 101 not out.
New Zealand’s Henry Nicholls has vaulted 13 places to a career-high 20th position following his crucial 28 and 55 in a low-scoring thriller against Pakistan that eventually ended in a four-run victory for the visitors in Abu Dhabi. Babar Azam of Pakistan has improved his ranking by 16 places, finishing in 63rd spot following contributions of 62 and 13.
The biggest movers from the Pallekele Test have been Angelo Mathews and Roshen Silva of Sri Lanka, and England’s Ben Foakes.
Mathews has returned to the top-20 in 16th position after jumping five places, Silva is now 53rd (up by 25 places) and Foakes is 54th (up by 15 places) only after two Tests.
The batting table is headed by Virat Kohli of India, followed by Australia’s Steve Smith, Kane Williamson of New Zealand and England’s Joe Root, who has collected 19 points following scores of 14 and 124 that also earned him the player of the match award.
Yasir Shah of Pakistan and Bangladesh’s spin duo of Taijul Islam and Mehedi Hasan are the biggest movers inside the top-30 in the bowlers’ category.
Yasir has returned inside the top-20 in 19th position after climbing two places following his match figures of eight for 163, while Taijul and Mehedi have achieved career-high positions. Taijul has moved three places to 27th following figures of five for 107 and two for 93, while Mehdi has leaped seven places to 28th following his eight wickets in the match.
Outside the top-30, Zimbabwe’s Kyle Jarvis has risen 19 places to 40th, Sri Lanka’s Akila Dananjaya is 41st (up by 14 places), Jack Leach of England is 43rd (up by 14 places) and Hasan Ali of Pakistan is 44th (up by 24 places).
New Zealand’s Ajaz Patel, who scripted a famous win for his side on his debut with match figures of seven for 123, has entered the rankings in 68th spot.
The bowlers’ list is headed by James Anderson of England, who has become the oldest bowler to be number-one since Muttiah Muralidaran in July 2009. Anderson is also the oldest seamer to be number-one since Richard Hadlee in 1990 and oldest England bowler to be number-one since Jim Laker in 1959.
Shakib Al Hasan of Bangladesh continues to lead the all-rounders’ list. The change of note is the rise of Mehidi Hasan, who has moved up eight places to a career-high 15th position.
MRF Tyres ICC Men’s Test Team Rankings (following the conclusion of Bangladesh v Zimbabwe series)
Rank Team Points
1. India 116
2. South Africa 106
3. England 105
4. New Zealand 102
5. Australia 102
6. Sri Lanka 97
7. Pakistan 95
8. West Indies 76
9. Bangladesh 61 (-6)
10. Zimbabwe 13 (+11)
11. Afghanistan 00
12. Ireland 00
(Developed by David Kendix)
MRF Tyres ICC Test Player Rankings (as on 20 November, following the conclusion of Abu Dhabi, Mirpur and Pallekele Tests)
BATSMEN (top 30)
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Avge Highest Rating
1 ( - ) Virat Kohli Ind 935 54.57 937 v Eng at Southampton 2018
2 ( - ) Steve Smith Aus 910 61.37 947 v SA at Durban 2018
3 ( - ) Kane Williamson NZ 875 50.35 893 v Aus at Perth 2015
4 ( - ) Joe Root Eng 827 50.82 917 v Aus at Trent Bridge 2015
5 ( - ) David Warner Aus 803 48.20 880 v NZ at Perth 2015
6 ( - ) C. Pujara Ind 765 49.54 888 v SL at Nagpur 2017
7 ( - ) D. Karunaratne SL 740 37.29 754 v SA at Colombo (SSC) 2018
8 ( - ) Dean Elgar SA 724 41.05 784 v Aus at Johannesburg 2018
9 (+1) Aiden Markram SA 703* 47.27 759 v Aus at Johannesburg 2018
10 (-1) D. Chandimal SL 702 44.28 755 v Win at St Lucia 2018
11 ( - ) Usman Khawaja Aus 699 43.83 747 v Pak at Sydney 2017
12 ( - ) Ross Taylor NZ 675 46.68 871 v Win at Hamilton 2013
13 ( - ) Hashim Amla SA 673 47.23 907 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2013
14 ( - ) Faf du Plessis SA 665 42.33 734 v Ind at Centurion 2018
15 ( - ) Azhar Ali Pak 662 44.18 787 v Aus at Melbourne 2016
16 (+5) Angelo Mathews SL 638 43.68 877 v NZ at Christchurch 2014
17 ( - ) Ajinkya Rahane Ind 633 41.40 825 v NZ at Indore 2016
18= (+13) Mushfiqur Rahim Ban 632 35.75 658 v Aus at Chittagong 2017
( - ) Kraigg Brathwaite Win 632 36.54 701 v Eng at Headingley 2017
20 (+13) Henry Nicholls NZ 628*! 35.88 628 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2018
21 (+1) Jos Buttler Eng 627! 36.60 627 v SL at Pallekele 2018
22 (-3) Jonny Bairstow Eng 624 37.19 772 v SA at Old Trafford 2017
23 (+1) Asad Shafiq Pak 622 39.42 758 v Eng at Lord's 2016
24= (-4) Shakib Al Hasan Ban 619 39.69 694 v Aus at Mirpur 2017
(+2) BJ Watling NZ 619 38.23 644 v Eng at Headingley 2015
26 (-3) Lokesh Rahul Ind 608 37.71 761 v SL at Pallekele 2017
27 (+18) Brendan Taylor Zim 607* 35.38 684 v Ban at Mirpur 2014
28 (-12) Kusal Mendis SL 598 35.43 693 v Win at St Lucia 2018
29 (-2) Quinton de Kock SA 593 36.32 802 v NZ at Hamilton 2017
30 (+1) Roston Chase Win 582 34.80 626 v Pak at Dominica 2017
BOWLERS (top 30)
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Avge Highest Rating
1 ( - ) James Anderson Eng 883 26.98 903 v Ind at Lord's 2018
2 ( - ) Kagiso Rabada SA 882 21.71 902 v Aus at Port Elizabeth 2018
3 ( - ) M. Abbas Pak 838*! 15.85 838 v NZ at Abu Dhabi 2018
4 ( - ) Vernon Philander SA 826 21.54 912 v Ind at Johannesburg 2013
5 ( - ) Ravindra Jadeja Ind 812 23.50 899 v Aus at Ranchi 2017
6 ( - ) Trent Boult NZ 796 27.71 825 v Eng at Lord's 2015
7 ( - ) Pat Cummins Aus 784* 23.81 800 v SA at Johannesburg 2018
8 ( - ) R. Ashwin Ind 777 25.44 904 v Eng at Mumbai 2016
9 ( - ) Jason Holder Win 766*! 28.50 766 v Ind at Hyderabad 2018
10 ( - ) Neil Wagner NZ 763 28.07 785 v Win at Wellington 2017
11 ( - ) Josh Hazlewood Aus 744 26.84 863 v Ind at Bengaluru 2017
12 ( - ) Shannon Gabriel Win 734 30.20 757 v Ban at Jamaica 2018
13 ( - ) Stuart Broad Eng 719 28.92 880 v SA at Johannesburg 2016
14 ( - ) Tim Southee NZ 713 30.82 799 v Win at Jamaica 2014
15 ( - ) Nathan Lyon Aus 706 32.21 774 v Eng at Adelaide 2017
16 ( - ) Mitchell Starc Aus 693 28.52 805 v SA at Durban 2018
17 ( - ) Keshav Maharaj SA 692* 27.65 695 v Zim at Port Elizabeth 2017
18 ( - ) Dilruwan Perera SL 680! 31.86 680 v Eng at Pallekele 2018
19 (+2) Yasir Shah Pak 670 29.39 878 v Eng at Lord's 2016
20 ( - ) Kemar Roach Win 654 28.31 774 v SA at Centurion 2014
21 (-3) Shakib Al Hasan Ban 652 31.87 705 v Aus at Mirpur 2017
22 ( - ) M. Shami Ind 637 29.96 703 v SA at Johannesburg 2018
23 ( - ) Dale Steyn SA 635 22.64 909 v Win at Centurion 2014
24 ( - ) Umesh Yadav Ind 613! 32.85 613 v Win at Hyderabad 2018
25 ( - ) Ishant Sharma Ind 603 34.73 671 v Win at Dominica 2011
26 ( - ) Moeen Ali Eng 602 37.46 633 v Win at Edgbaston 2017
27 (+3) Taijul Islam Ban 595*! 32.64 595 v Zim at Dhaka 2018
28 (+7) Mehedi Hasan Ban 580*! 33.20 580 v Zim at Dhaka 2018
29 ( - ) B. Kumar Ind 578* 26.09 626 v SA at Johannesburg 2018
30 (-2) Suranga Lakmal SL 567 40.46 590 v SA at Galle 2018
ALL-ROUNDERS (top five)
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Highest Rating
1 ( - ) Shakib Al Hasan Ban 403 489 v Aus at Mirpur 2017
2 ( - ) Ravindra Jadeja Ind 400 438 v SL at Colombo (SSC) 2017
3 ( - ) Jason Holder Win 380 /* 381 v Ind at Hyderabad 2018
4 ( - ) Vernon Philander SA 370 378 v SL at Galle 2018
5 ( - ) R. Ashwin Ind 341 493 v Eng at Mohali 2016
*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
