Windies cricketers, Kraigg Brathwaite and fast bowler Kemar Roach, have made considerable strides in the latest MRF Tyres ICC Test Player Rankings after they defeated Bangladesh by an innings and 219 runs in Antigua.
As a result, Windies go 1-0 up in the two-match Test series. Brathwaite’s courageous knock of 121 off 291 deliveries saw him move up five places to reach joint 16th position.
Meanwhile, Roach has advanced four places to 20th position with a remarkable haul of five for eight. The pacer was pivotal to bowl out Bangladesh for 43, their lowest-ever Test total. During his spell, Roach became only the third player to claim five scalps in the space of 12 deliveries in Tests.
Captain Jason Holder (up two places to 52nd) and Kieran Powell (up five spots to 61st) are the other Windies players to move up the rankings for batsmen.
Holder has also gained two slots to reach a career-best 23rd place among bowlers, and Miguel Cummins has gained 12 slots to finish the Test in 55th position.
For Bangladesh, spinner Mehedi Hasan has gained one slot to reach 37th position among bowlers.
However, Bangladesh will now have to win the second Test to stay ahead of the hosts in the team rankings. Starting the series on 75 points, three ahead of the opposition, Bangladesh will retain the gap with a drawn series, but even a 1-0 series loss will see the Caribbeans move ahead of the subcontinent team.
MRF Tyres ICC Test Team Rankings
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 | Bangladesh | 75 |
9 | Windies | 72 |
10 | Zimbabwe | 2 |
MRF Tyres ICC Test Player Rankings
Rank | (+/-) | Player | Team | Pts | Avge | Highest Rating |
1 | ( – ) | Steve Smith | Aus | 929 | 61.37 | 947 v SA at Durban 2018 |
2 | ( – ) | Virat Kohli | Ind | 903 | 53.4 | 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 | 48.2 | 880 v NZ at Perth 2015 |
6 | ( – ) | C. Pujara | Ind | 799 | 50.34 | 888 v SL at Nagpur 2017 |
7 | ( – ) | Dean Elgar | SA | 784! | 42.58 | 784 v Aus at Johannesburg 2018 |
8 | ( – ) | Aiden Markram | SA | 759*! | 55.55 | 759 v Aus at Johannesburg 2018 |
9 | ( – ) | D. Chandimal | SL | 747 | 44.96 | 755 v Win at St Lucia 2018 |
10 | ( – ) | Hashim Amla | SA | 726 | 48.03 | 907 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2013 |
Bowlers (top 10)
Rank | (+/-) | Player | Team | Pts | Avge | Highest Rating |
1 | ( – ) | Kagiso Rabada | SA | 897 | 21.59 | 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 | 845 | 21.46 | 912 v Ind at Johannesburg 2013 |
5 | ( – ) | R. Ashwin | Ind | 811 | 25.34 | 904 v Eng at Mumbai 2016 |
6= | ( – ) | Morne Morkel | SA | 800! | 27.66 | 800 v Aus at Johannesburg 2018 |
( – ) | Pat Cummins | Aus | 800*! | 23.81 | 800 v SA at Johannesburg 2018 | |
8 | ( – ) | Trent Boult | NZ | 795 | 27.84 | 825 v Eng at Lord’s 2015 |
9 | ( – ) | Neil Wagner | NZ | 765 | 28.26 | 785 v Win at Wellington 2017 |
10 | ( – ) | Josh Hazlewood | Aus | 759 | 26.84 | 863 v Ind at Bengaluru 2017 |
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