Career-best rankings for du Plessis and Taylor
Nyumbu, Piedt and Tiripano debut on the Rankings table
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South Africa’s Faf du Plessis and Zimbabwe captain Brendan Taylor have achieved their career-best rankings to date in the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test Batsmen, which were released following the conclusion of the Harare Test between Zimbabwe and South Africa on Tuesday. South Africa beat the host by nine wickets to win the one-off Test between the neighbours to retain the number one position on the Reliance ICC Test Team Rankings table.
Narrowly missing out on his fourth Test hundred, du Plessis scored 98 in the first innings, followed by five not-out in the second. His performance has fetched him a gain of two places in the rankings table to push him up to 16thposition. This makes the 30-year-old the third batsman from South Africa inside the top 20, with AB de Villiers in second and captain Hashim Amla in fourth places.
Taylor, whose figures from the match closely resembled those of du Plessis, rose seven spots to enter the top 20 for the first time in 19th position. The 28-year-old, who represented Zimbabwe in two ICC U19 Cricket World Cups (2002 and 2004), scored 98 runs in the match, including a captain’s knock of 93 in the first innings.
Opening batsmen from both teams, Hamilton Masakadza and South Africa’s Dean Elgar, have also registered their career-best rankings to date. Both players have gained seven places to occupy 55th and 58th positions respectively. Masakadza, who played the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2002 alongside his current captain Taylor, notched up 45 and 19 runs, while Elgar scored 61 and 21 for his side.
The biggest mover, however, has been Quinton de Kock, who, on the back of his score of 81 has been propelled 29 places to reach 66th position. The 21-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman, who has also achieved his highest ranking to date, was the leading run scorer for South Africa in the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2012 in Australia.
The Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test Bowlers continues to be dominated by South Africa’s Dale Steyn, who remains firm in the top position with 907 ratings points after claiming eight wickets for eighty-four runs.
Meanwhile, playing his fifth Test for Zimbabwe, Tendai Chatara took a wicket in each innings for a total of 39 runs. His efforts have fetched him a jump of nine places on the rankings table, and he now occupies 42nd position.
South Africa’s debutant off-spinner Dane Piedt, who was adjudged player of the match for his match figures of eight for 152, has also marked his debut on the rankings table, sitting just outside the top 50 in 53rd position, with 292 ratings points to his name.
John Nyumbu and Donald Tiripano, also playing their first Test for Zimbabwe, have entered the rankings table in 88th and 103rd places respectively. Nyumbu took five wickets for 157 in the first innings, while Tiripano claimed two victims for 65 runs.
Reliance ICC Test Player Rankings (as on 13 August, after the conclusion of Galle and Old Trafford Tests)
Batsman
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Ave HS Rating
1 ( - ) K Sangakkara SL 920 58.94 938 v Eng at Kandy 2007
2 ( - ) AB de Villiers SA 888 51.02 935 v Aus at Port Elizabeth 2014
3 (+1) David Warner Aus 871! 46.54 871 v SA at Cape Town 2014
4 (-1) Hashim Amla SA 863 51.32 907 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2013
5 ( - ) A Mathews SL 862! 52.14 862 v Pak at Galle 2014
6 ( - ) S.Chanderpaul WI 854 51.88 901 v NZ at Napier 2008
7 ( - ) Michael Clarke Aus 818 51.50 900 v SL at Melbourne 2012
8 ( - ) Misbah-ul-Haq Pak 805 48.19 824 v SL at Sharjah 2014
9 ( - ) Ross Taylor NZ 795 46.43 871 v WI at Hamilton 2013
10 ( - ) Younus Khan Pak 793 51.97 880 v SL at Lahore 2009
11 ( - ) Steven Smith Aus 737*! 40.02 737 v SA at Cape Town 2014
12 ( - ) C Pujara Ind 735 51.58 851 v SA at Durban 2013
13 ( - ) K Williamson NZ 728! 40.28 728 v WI at Bridgetown 2014
14= ( - ) M Jayawardene SL 708 50.02 883 v Ind at Ahmedabad 2009
( - ) Joe Root Eng 708*! 46.55 708 v Ind at Old Trafford 2014
16 (+2) F du Plessis SA 707*! 52.58 707 v Zim at Harare 2014
17 (-1) Chris Rogers Aus 675* 38.14 694 v Eng at Sydney 2014
18 (-1) Ian Bell Eng 666 45.24 822 v Ind at The Oval 2011
19 (+7) Brendan Taylor Zim 652*! 35.73 652 v SA at Harare 2014
20 (-1) B McCullum NZ 651 37.10 724 v Ind at Wellington 2014
Selected Rankings
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Ave HS Rating
37 (+1) JP Duminy SA 562 36.57 586 v SL at Galle 2014
44 (+1) Alviro Petersen SA 531 35.83 655 v NZ at Cape Town 2013
54 (-1) V Philander SA 443* 27.36 449 v SL at Colombo (SSC) 2014
55 (+7) H Masakadza Zim 440*! 27.12 440 v SA at Harare 2014
58= (+7) Dean Elgar SA 430*! 31.52 430 v Zim at Harare 2014
66 (+29) De Kock SA 399*! 35.14 399 v Zim at Harare 2014
Bowlers
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Ave HS Rating
1 ( - ) Dale Steyn SA 907 22.56 908 v Pak at Johannesburg 2013
2 ( - ) Ryan Harris Aus 870! 22.56 870 v SA at Cape Town 2014
3 ( - ) M Johnson Aus 844! 27.42 844 v SA at Cape Town 2014
4 (+1) J Anderson Eng 800 29.86 813 v Ind at Edgbaston 2011
5 (+1) R Herath SL 797 29.97 838 v NZ at Colombo (PSS) 2012
6 (-2) V Philander SA 785 21.57 912 v Ind at Johannesburg 2013
7 ( - ) Tim Southee NZ 783 29.83 799 v WI at Kingston 2014
8 ( - ) Saeed Ajmal Pak 772 27.79 855 v Zim at Harare 2013
9 ( - ) Stuart Broad Eng 765 30.05 783 v WI at Lord's 2012
10 ( - ) Trent Boult NZ 737* 27.45 767 v Ind at Wellington 2014
11= ( - ) Kemar Roach WI 733! 27.04 733 v NZ at Bridgetown 2014
( - ) Peter Siddle Aus 733 29.37 816 v Eng at Old Trafford 2013
13 (+1) Morne Morkel SA 707 29.90 776 v Aus at Cape Town 2011
14 (-1) R Ashwin Ind 705 28.78 808 v WI at Mumbai 2013
15 ( - ) Pragyan Ojha Ind 698 30.26 773 v Eng at Kolkata 2012
16 ( - ) Abdur Rehman Pak 674* 28.75 739 v Eng at Dubai 2012
17 ( - ) Junaid Khan Pak 644*! 29.78 644 v SL at Galle 2014
18 ( - ) S Al Hasan Ban 613 33.36 680 v WI at Mirpur 2011
19 ( - ) Nathan Lyon Aus 607 32.99 648 v Eng at Melbourne 2013
20 ( - ) Ishant Sharma Ind 578 37.04 671 v WI at Dominica 2011
Selected Rankings
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Ave HS Rating
42 (+9) Tendai Chatara Zim 360*! 26.11 360 v SA at Harare 2014
44= (-2) Kyle Abbott SA 343\* 16.41 354 v Aus at Cape Town 2014
53 (NEW) Dane Piedt SA 292*! 19.00 292 v Zim at Harare 2014
54 ( - ) Imran Tahir SA 282* 47.17 312 v Pak at Dubai 2013
55 ( - ) S Masakadza Zim 280* 29.28 308 v Ban at Harare 2013
88 (NEW) John Nyumbu Zim 130*! 36.20 130 v SA at Harare 2014
103 (NEW) Donald Tiripano Zim 44*! 32.50 44 v SA at Harare 2014
All-rounders
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Highest Ranking
1 ( - ) R Ashwin Ind 372*/ 419 v WI at Mumbai 2013
2 (+1) S Al Hasan Ban 364 404 v Pak at Mirpur 2011
3 (-1) V Philander SA 348*/ 376 v Aus at Cape Town 2014
4 ( - ) Stuart Broad Eng 288 382 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2012
5 ( - ) M Johnson Aus 280 384 v Eng at Cardiff 2009
*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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