Dimuth Karunratne and Jason Holder Achieve Career-high Test Ranking
Published - 16 Jul 2018, 05:36 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 01:03 AM
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Sri Lankan opener Dimuth Karunaratne and Windies skipper Jason Holder have been rewarded for their brilliant performances in their respective Test matches.
Both have achieved the highest ranking in their career owing to the MRF Tyres’ ICC Player Rankings. They were instrumental in their side’s victory in respective Test against South Africa and Bangladesh.
The left-handed batsman Karunaratne scored a magnificent 158 in the opening Test against South Africa as the visitors succumbed to a huge defeat. He followed up his efforts in the first innings with a 60 in the second essay.
Karunratne moved up the 10 position in the latest ICC Test rankings for batsmen. He leapfrogged 21 places. For the first time, he has broken into the top 10.
The Windies leader Holder bagged six wickets for just 44 runs against Bangladesh as Windies registered a huge victory by 166 runs. He is now at the 13th position in the ranking.
The Sri Lankan opener Karunaratne is currently the second highest ranked batsman in the Sri Lankan team. Dinesh Chandimal is still the highest ranked Lankan batter occupying the ninth position.
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Karunaratne collected 128 points
Dimuth Karunratne collected 128 points from the Galle Test. Holder’s heroics helped him to earn 98 points. He is just 11 points behind the twelfth ranked Shanon Gabriel.
Top-order batsman Kraigg Brathwaite has also made strides in the rankings. He has moved to 13th spot while Shakib Al Hasan has moved to twelfth.
Rangana Herath and Dilruwan Perera, who bowled quite brilliantly in the opening Test against South Africa moved to eighth and 25th position respectively.
Holder for the first time entered the top five for all-rounders. Former Aussie skipper Steven Smith leads the batting chart while speedster Kagiso Rabada leads bowlers rankings and Shakib is the top-ranked all-rounder.
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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 |
