ICC Test Rankings: Blessing Muzarabani reaches career-high in latest rankings, Jasprit Bumrah remains No.1

Zimbabwe pulled off a stunning three-wicket win over Bangladesh in the first Test at Sylhet, and the victory has brought big changes to the latest ICC Men’s Test Player Rankings. The star of the match was Zimbabwe fast bowler Blessing Muzarabani, who was named Player of the Match for his eight-wicket haul against Bangladesh.

Thanks to his brilliant performance, Blessing Muzarabani has now reached a career-high rating of 705 points in the ICC Test Bowling Rankings. With this rating, Muzarabani becomes only the second Zimbabwean ever to cross the 700-point mark in Tests. He has moved up four spots and now sits at 15th among the world’s top Test bowlers.

ICC Test Rankings: Blessing Muzarabani makes big gains, Jasprit Bumrah remains top bowler in ICC Test Rankings

Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah still holds the number one spot in the updated rankings. Zimbabwe’s left-arm spinner Wellington Masakadza made a strong comeback in Test cricket after more than two years. He took five wickets, taking him to the joint 68th position in the rankings.

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On the other hand, even though Bangladesh lost the first Test to Zimbabwe, there were some positives. Bangladesh’s experienced off-spinner Mehidy Hasan Miraz took 10 wickets in the match, which helped him move up four places to reach 26th in the latest Test bowling rankings.

Meanwhile, Bangladesh's top-order batters have made gains in the ICC Men’s Test Batting Rankings after their strong performances against Zimbabwe in the Sylhet Test. Mominul Haque, who scored 56 and 47 in the two innings, moved up five spots to reach 48th place.

ICC Test Rankings: Jaker Ali and Najmul Hossain Shanto climb in the updated ICC Test Rankings

Young Bangladesh batter Jaker Ali made a big leap as his second-innings half-century helped him jump 10 places to 50th in the latest ICC Test Batting Rankings. Captain Najmul Hossain Shanto also made a jump to 53rd in the latest rankings with scores of 40 and 60.

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Zimbabwe had a bright new face in the mix, too. Brian Bennett, who hit half-centuries in both innings under pressure, made his debut in the top 100 of the Test batting rankings. He entered at 90th place, having earned praise for his solid technique and calm approach against both pace and spin.

ICC Test Rankings: Joe Root remains the number one Test batter

At the top of the Test batting rankings, England’s Joe Root remains the number one batter with 895 rating points. Root was followed by Harry Brook (876), Kane Williamson (868), Yashasvi Jaiswal (847), and Steve Smith (823). Rishabh Pant (739) is another Indian in the Top-10 Test batting rankings.

There is no change in the ICC Men's Test All-Rounder Rankings in the Top 20, with Ravindra Jadeja leading the chart with 400 points, followed by Marco Jansen (294), Mehidy Hasan Miraz (289), Pat Cummins (271), and Shakib Al Hasan (258).

However, Bangladesh won the second and final Test by an innings and 106 runs to tie the two-match Test series 1-1 against Zimbabwe.