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The West Indies have moved to eighth position, while Bangladesh have slipped to ninth on the rankings table.
Sri Lanka’s Dimuth Karunaratne and Jason Holder of the West Indies have achieved career-high positions in the MRF Tyres ICC Test Player Rankings after inspiring their sides to impressive victories in the Galle and Jamaica Tests, respectively, which concluded on Saturday.
Karunaratne, the 30-year-old left-handed opener, has been rewarded for his knocks of 158 not out and 60 in Sri Lanka’s 278-run victory over South Africa with a leap of 21 places that has put him in 10th position among batsmen, while Holder’s figures of five for 44 and six for 59 in his side’s 166-run victory over Bangladesh moved him up nine places to 13th in the latest rankings, which were released on Sunday morning.
Karunaratne is now his side’s second-highest-ranked batsman behind Dinesh Chandimal (ninth), while Holder is also his side’s second-highest-ranked bowler behind Shannon Gabriel, who is now in 11th position. With Chandimal not available for the Colombo Test, Karunaratne has an opportunity to become his country’s highest-ranked batsman, provided he performs strongly.
From the Galle Test against the second-ranked side in the world, Karunaratne has collected 128 points and he now trails Chandimal by 20 points, while Holder’s efforts in Jamaica have earned him 98 points, which means he is now 11 points behind 12th- ranked England fast bowler Stuart Broad and 26 points behind Gabriel.
Other batsmen to make major upward movements from the just-concluded Tests include Kraigg Brathwaite (13th, up by three places) and Shakib Al Hasan (22nd, up by two places), while bowlers to head in the right direction are Rangana Herath (eighth, up by two places), Dilruwan Perera (25th, up by seven places) and Mehedi Hasan (33rd, up by three places).
The only change of note in the leading all-rounders’ list is the breaking of Holder into the top five in fifth position for the first time in his career.
Steve Smith of Australia, South Africa’s Kagiso Rabada and Shakib are the top-ranked batsman, bowler and all-rounder, respectively.
Meanwhile, the West Indies’ 2-0 series win have earned them five points, while Bangladesh have conceded eight points. This 13-point swing means the two sides have swapped places in the MRF Tyres ICC Test Team Rankings.
The West Indies have moved to eighth position, while Bangladesh have slipped to ninth with 10 points now separating the two sides.
As the Test team rankings are updated following the conclusion of a series, these will now be updated after the end of Sri Lanka versus South Africa series. If South Africa win in Colombo, then they will finish on 110 points (down by two) and Sri Lanka will end on 93 points (up by two points).
In contrast, if Sri Lanka win the series 2-0, then they will join England on 97 points but will be ranked below Joe Root’s side by a fraction of a point, while South Africa will join Australia on 106 points but will be ranked ahead of Tim Paine’s side when the rankings are calculated beyond the decimal points.
MRF Tyres ICC Test Team Rankings (as on 15 July, following the conclusion of West Indies v Bangladesh series):
Rank Team Points
1 India 125
2 South Africa 112
3 Australia 106
4 New Zealand 102
5 England 97
6 Sri Lanka 91
7 Pakistan 88
8 West Indies 77 (+5)
9 Bangladesh 67 (-8)
10 Zimbabwe 2
Also played:
Ireland – 1 match, 0 points
Afghanistan – 1 match, 0 points
MRF Tyres ICC Test Player Rankings (as on 15 July, following the conclusion of Galle and Jamaica Test):
BATSMEN (top 20)
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Avge Highest Rating
1 ( - ) Steve Smith Aus 929 61.37 947 v SA at Durban 2018
2 ( - ) Virat Kohli Ind 903 53.40 912 v SA at Johannesburg 2018
3 ( - ) Joe Root Eng 855 52.28 917 v Aus at Trent Bridge 2015
4 ( - ) Kane Williamson NZ 847 50.35 893 v Aus at Perth 2015
5 ( - ) David Warner Aus 820 48.20 880 v NZ at Perth 2015
6 ( - ) C. Pujara Ind 799 50.34 888 v SL at Nagpur 2017
7 (+1) Aiden Markram SA 750* 50.95 759 v Aus at Johannesburg 2018
8 (-1) Dean Elgar SA 746 41.63 784 v Aus at Johannesburg 2018
9 ( - ) D. Chandimal SL 740 44.96 755 v Win at St Lucia 2018
10 (+21) D. Karunaratne SL 720! 36.60 720 v SA at Galle 2018
11= (-1) Hashim Amla SA 697 47.60 907 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2013
( - ) Ross Taylor NZ 697 47.22 871 v Win at Hamilton 2013
13 (+3) Kraigg Brathwaite Win 695 37.94 701 v Eng at Headingley 2017
14 (-2) Alastair Cook Eng 686 45.65 874 v Ind at Kolkata 2012
15 ( - ) Azhar Ali Pak 672 44.84 787 v Aus at Melbourne 2016
16= ( - ) Jonny Bairstow Eng 670 38.40 772 v SA at Old Trafford 2017
(-2) Faf du Plessis SA 670 42.72 734 v Ind at Centurion 2018
18 ( - ) Lokesh Rahul Ind 661* 40.86 761 v SL at Pallekele 2017
19 (-7) Kusal Mendis SL 660 37.42 693 v Win at St Lucia 2018
20 (-1) Ajinkya Rahane Ind 645 43.17 825 v NZ at Indore 2016
BOWLERS (top 20)
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Avge Highest Rating
1 ( - ) Kagiso Rabada SA 899 21.21 902 v Aus at Port Elizabeth 2018
2 ( - ) James Anderson Eng 892 27.23 896 v Win at Lord's 2017
3 ( - ) Ravindra Jadeja Ind 866 23.11 899 v Aus at Ranchi 2017
4 ( - ) Vernon Philander SA 834 21.54 912 v Ind at Johannesburg 2013
5 ( - ) R. Ashwin Ind 811 25.34 904 v Eng at Mumbai 2016
6 ( - ) Pat Cummins Aus 800*! 23.81 800 v SA at Johannesburg 2018
7 ( - ) Trent Boult NZ 795 27.84 825 v Eng at Lord's 2015
8= (+2) Rangana Herath SL 765 28.11 867 v Zim at Harare 2016
( - ) Neil Wagner NZ 765 28.26 785 v Win at Wellington 2017
10 (-1) Josh Hazlewood Aus 759 26.84 863 v Ind at Bengaluru 2017
11 (-1) Shannon Gabriel Win 757! 29.57 757 v Ban at Jamaica 2018
12 ( - ) Stuart Broad Eng 742 28.89 880 v SA at Johannesburg 2016
13 (+9) Jason Holder Win 731*! 29.35 731 v Ban at Jamaica 2018
14= (-1) Tim Southee NZ 720 30.82 799 v Win at Jamaica 2014
(-1) Mitchell Starc Aus 720 28.17 805 v SA at Durban 2018
16 (-1) Nathan Lyon Aus 710 32.21 774 v Eng at Adelaide 2017
17 (-1) M. Shami Ind 696 28.90 703 v SA at Johannesburg 2018
18 ( - ) Yasir Shah Pak 683 29.44 878 v Eng at Lord's 2016
19 (-2) Dale Steyn SA 671 22.42 909 v Win at Centurion 2014
20 (-1) Kemar Roach Win 667 28.31 774 v SA at Centurion 2014
ALL-ROUNDERS (top five)
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Highest Rating
1 ( - ) Shakib Al Hasan Ban 420 489 v Aus at Mirpur 2017
2 ( - ) Ravindra Jadeja Ind 394 438 v SL at Colombo (SSC) 2017
3 ( - ) Vernon Philander SA 378 379 v SL at Galle 2018
4 ( - ) R. Ashwin Ind 365 493 v Eng at Mohali 2016
5 (+1) Jason Holder Win 354 /* 355 v Ban at Jamaica 2018
*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
https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/786007
Sri Lanka’s Dimuth Karunaratne and Jason Holder of the West Indies have achieved career-high positions in the MRF Tyres ICC Test Player Rankings after inspiring their sides to impressive victories in the Galle and Jamaica Tests, respectively, which concluded on Saturday.
Karunaratne, the 30-year-old left-handed opener, has been rewarded for his knocks of 158 not out and 60 in Sri Lanka’s 278-run victory over South Africa with a leap of 21 places that has put him in 10th position among batsmen, while Holder’s figures of five for 44 and six for 59 in his side’s 166-run victory over Bangladesh moved him up nine places to 13th in the latest rankings, which were released on Sunday morning.
Karunaratne is now his side’s second-highest-ranked batsman behind Dinesh Chandimal (ninth), while Holder is also his side’s second-highest-ranked bowler behind Shannon Gabriel, who is now in 11th position. With Chandimal not available for the Colombo Test, Karunaratne has an opportunity to become his country’s highest-ranked batsman, provided he performs strongly.
From the Galle Test against the second-ranked side in the world, Karunaratne has collected 128 points and he now trails Chandimal by 20 points, while Holder’s efforts in Jamaica have earned him 98 points, which means he is now 11 points behind 12th- ranked England fast bowler Stuart Broad and 26 points behind Gabriel.
Other batsmen to make major upward movements from the just-concluded Tests include Kraigg Brathwaite (13th, up by three places) and Shakib Al Hasan (22nd, up by two places), while bowlers to head in the right direction are Rangana Herath (eighth, up by two places), Dilruwan Perera (25th, up by seven places) and Mehedi Hasan (33rd, up by three places).
The only change of note in the leading all-rounders’ list is the breaking of Holder into the top five in fifth position for the first time in his career.
Steve Smith of Australia, South Africa’s Kagiso Rabada and Shakib are the top-ranked batsman, bowler and all-rounder, respectively.
Meanwhile, the West Indies’ 2-0 series win have earned them five points, while Bangladesh have conceded eight points. This 13-point swing means the two sides have swapped places in the MRF Tyres ICC Test Team Rankings.
The West Indies have moved to eighth position, while Bangladesh have slipped to ninth with 10 points now separating the two sides.
As the Test team rankings are updated following the conclusion of a series, these will now be updated after the end of Sri Lanka versus South Africa series. If South Africa win in Colombo, then they will finish on 110 points (down by two) and Sri Lanka will end on 93 points (up by two points).
In contrast, if Sri Lanka win the series 2-0, then they will join England on 97 points but will be ranked below Joe Root’s side by a fraction of a point, while South Africa will join Australia on 106 points but will be ranked ahead of Tim Paine’s side when the rankings are calculated beyond the decimal points.
MRF Tyres ICC Test Team Rankings (as on 15 July, following the conclusion of West Indies v Bangladesh series):
Rank Team Points
1 India 125
2 South Africa 112
3 Australia 106
4 New Zealand 102
5 England 97
6 Sri Lanka 91
7 Pakistan 88
8 West Indies 77 (+5)
9 Bangladesh 67 (-8)
10 Zimbabwe 2
Also played:
Ireland – 1 match, 0 points
Afghanistan – 1 match, 0 points
MRF Tyres ICC Test Player Rankings (as on 15 July, following the conclusion of Galle and Jamaica Test):
BATSMEN (top 20)
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Avge Highest Rating
1 ( - ) Steve Smith Aus 929 61.37 947 v SA at Durban 2018
2 ( - ) Virat Kohli Ind 903 53.40 912 v SA at Johannesburg 2018
3 ( - ) Joe Root Eng 855 52.28 917 v Aus at Trent Bridge 2015
4 ( - ) Kane Williamson NZ 847 50.35 893 v Aus at Perth 2015
5 ( - ) David Warner Aus 820 48.20 880 v NZ at Perth 2015
6 ( - ) C. Pujara Ind 799 50.34 888 v SL at Nagpur 2017
7 (+1) Aiden Markram SA 750* 50.95 759 v Aus at Johannesburg 2018
8 (-1) Dean Elgar SA 746 41.63 784 v Aus at Johannesburg 2018
9 ( - ) D. Chandimal SL 740 44.96 755 v Win at St Lucia 2018
10 (+21) D. Karunaratne SL 720! 36.60 720 v SA at Galle 2018
11= (-1) Hashim Amla SA 697 47.60 907 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2013
( - ) Ross Taylor NZ 697 47.22 871 v Win at Hamilton 2013
13 (+3) Kraigg Brathwaite Win 695 37.94 701 v Eng at Headingley 2017
14 (-2) Alastair Cook Eng 686 45.65 874 v Ind at Kolkata 2012
15 ( - ) Azhar Ali Pak 672 44.84 787 v Aus at Melbourne 2016
16= ( - ) Jonny Bairstow Eng 670 38.40 772 v SA at Old Trafford 2017
(-2) Faf du Plessis SA 670 42.72 734 v Ind at Centurion 2018
18 ( - ) Lokesh Rahul Ind 661* 40.86 761 v SL at Pallekele 2017
19 (-7) Kusal Mendis SL 660 37.42 693 v Win at St Lucia 2018
20 (-1) Ajinkya Rahane Ind 645 43.17 825 v NZ at Indore 2016
BOWLERS (top 20)
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Avge Highest Rating
1 ( - ) Kagiso Rabada SA 899 21.21 902 v Aus at Port Elizabeth 2018
2 ( - ) James Anderson Eng 892 27.23 896 v Win at Lord's 2017
3 ( - ) Ravindra Jadeja Ind 866 23.11 899 v Aus at Ranchi 2017
4 ( - ) Vernon Philander SA 834 21.54 912 v Ind at Johannesburg 2013
5 ( - ) R. Ashwin Ind 811 25.34 904 v Eng at Mumbai 2016
6 ( - ) Pat Cummins Aus 800*! 23.81 800 v SA at Johannesburg 2018
7 ( - ) Trent Boult NZ 795 27.84 825 v Eng at Lord's 2015
8= (+2) Rangana Herath SL 765 28.11 867 v Zim at Harare 2016
( - ) Neil Wagner NZ 765 28.26 785 v Win at Wellington 2017
10 (-1) Josh Hazlewood Aus 759 26.84 863 v Ind at Bengaluru 2017
11 (-1) Shannon Gabriel Win 757! 29.57 757 v Ban at Jamaica 2018
12 ( - ) Stuart Broad Eng 742 28.89 880 v SA at Johannesburg 2016
13 (+9) Jason Holder Win 731*! 29.35 731 v Ban at Jamaica 2018
14= (-1) Tim Southee NZ 720 30.82 799 v Win at Jamaica 2014
(-1) Mitchell Starc Aus 720 28.17 805 v SA at Durban 2018
16 (-1) Nathan Lyon Aus 710 32.21 774 v Eng at Adelaide 2017
17 (-1) M. Shami Ind 696 28.90 703 v SA at Johannesburg 2018
18 ( - ) Yasir Shah Pak 683 29.44 878 v Eng at Lord's 2016
19 (-2) Dale Steyn SA 671 22.42 909 v Win at Centurion 2014
20 (-1) Kemar Roach Win 667 28.31 774 v SA at Centurion 2014
ALL-ROUNDERS (top five)
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Highest Rating
1 ( - ) Shakib Al Hasan Ban 420 489 v Aus at Mirpur 2017
2 ( - ) Ravindra Jadeja Ind 394 438 v SL at Colombo (SSC) 2017
3 ( - ) Vernon Philander SA 378 379 v SL at Galle 2018
4 ( - ) R. Ashwin Ind 365 493 v Eng at Mohali 2016
5 (+1) Jason Holder Win 354 /* 355 v Ban at Jamaica 2018
*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
https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/786007
