South Africa's Imran Tahir becomes second-ranked ODI bowler; Pakistan retains 8th position
DUBAI – South Africa has benefitted the most following its 2-1 success over New Zealand in the just-concluded series as it has claimed third position on the ICC ODI Rankings, while its wrist-spinner Imran Tahir has returned into the top three of the ICC Player Rankings for ODI Bowlers, said an ICC press release.
In the series between the third and fourth-ranked sides, South Africa had started on 109 points as compared to New Zealand’s 110 points. However, the 2-1 series win means South Africa has moved to third on 110 points while New Zealand has dropped to fourth on 109 points.
Imran Tahir, who started the series in fifth spot, has returned to the top three in second place after rising three places following his five wickets in the series. While forcing his way up the order, Imran has pushed his team-mate and former world number-two Dale Steyn into fifth position (down by one spot).
New Zealand’s Adam Milne and David Wiese of South Africa, who also finished with Imran Tahir as the joint-leading wicket-takers, have made impressive gains. Milne has vaulted 30 places to 43rd in the latest rankings, which were released on Thursday morning, while Wiese has entered in 232nd spot.
In the ICC Player Rankings for ODI Batsmen, top-scorer Tom Latham is the biggest mover. The left-handed opener’s series contribution of 178 runs has helped him lift 32 places to 74th.
However it is Latham’s opening partner Martin Guptill who has achieved a career-best ranking of 14th. The right-handed batsman scored 138 runs, including 103 not out in the second ODI in Potchefstroom, which has vaulted him four places. Guptill is the third New Zealand batsman to feature inside the top 15 after Kane Williamson (fifth) and Ross Taylor (eighth).
AB de Villiers has retained his number-one position on the table but third-ranked Hashim Amla has been able to reduce the gap from 83 points to 45 points following his series contribution of 176 runs as compared to de Villiers’ 104 runs in three matches. Amla will move into second position when the Kumar Sangakkara is removed from the list in the next update.
ICC ODI Team Rankings (as on August 27, after South Africa-New Zealand ODI series)
1. Australia 129
2. India 115
3. South Africa 110
4. New Zealand 109
5. Sri Lanka 103
6. England 98
7. Bangladesh 96
8. Pakistan 90
9. West Indies 88
10. Ireland 50
11. Zimbabwe 45
12. Afghanistan 41
ICC ODI Player Rankings (as on August 27, after South Africa-New Zealand ODI series)
Batsmen
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Ave HS Rating
1 ( - ) AB de Villiers SA 884 53.27 902 v NZ at Auckland 2015
2 ( - ) K. Sangakkara SL 839 41.98 861 v Sco at Hobart 2015
3 ( - ) Hashim Amla SA 811 54.30 901 v Eng at Trent Bridge 2012
4 (+1) Virat Kohli Ind 790 50.66 886 v Ban at Fatullah 2014
5 (-1) Kane Williamson NZ 788 48.02 798 v SA at Centurion 2015
6 ( - ) T. Dilshan SL 781 39.71 802 v Sco at Hobart 2015
7 ( - ) Shikhar Dhawan Ind 765 44.41 794 v SA at Melbourne 2015
8 ( - ) Ross Taylor NZ 728 43.91 743 v Zim at Harare 2015
9 ( - ) MS Dhoni Ind 723 52.24 836 v Aus at Delhi 2009
10 ( - ) Glenn Maxwell Aus 720 35.05 724 v Pak at Adelaide 2015
Selected Rankings
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Ave HS Rating
15 (+4) Martin Guptill NZ 678 41.16 688 v SA at Potchefstroom 2015
28 (-2) David Miller SA 612 36.35 635 v Ban at Mirpur 2015
47 (-3) Grant Elliott NZ 548 35.15 557 v Zim at Harare 2015
61 (+11) Rilee Rossouw SA 514* 35.91 522 v NZ at Potchefstroom 2015
74 (+32) Tom Latham NZ 480*! 31.53 480 v SA at Durban 2015
Bowlers
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Ave HS Rating
1 ( - ) Mitchell Starc Aus 783! 18.33 783 v NZ at Melbourne 2015
2 (+3) Imran Tahir SA 723 21.67 735 v SL at Sydney 2015
3 ( - ) Sunil Narine WI 709 26.49 791 v SL at Jamaica 2013
4 (-2) Trent Boult NZ 705* 24.08 738 v Eng at The Oval 2015
5 (-1) Dale Steyn SA 694 25.89 746 v Ind at Durban 2013
6 ( - ) Mitchell Johnson Aus 693 25.26 724 v Ban at Darwin 2008
7 ( - ) Shakib Al Hasan Ban 690 28.35 717 v Zim at Chittagong 2009
8 ( - ) Saeed Ajmal Pak 665 22.73 810 v SA at Centurion 2013
9 ( - ) James Anderson Eng 650 29.22 719 v SA at The Oval 2013
10 (+1) R. Ashwin Ind 644 31.40 691 v SL at Hambantota 2012
Selected Rankings
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Ave HS Rating
42 (-3) M. McClenaghan NZ 500 28.97 603 v SL at Christchurch 2015
43 (+30) Adam Milne NZ 495*! 38.75 495 v SA at Durban 2015
52 (-8) N. McCullum NZ 483 46.92 571 v Ind at Wellington 2014
73 (+10) Aaron Phangiso SA 434* 38.12 436 v NZ at Potchefstroom 2015
All-rounders
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points HS Rating
1 ( - ) Shakib Al Hasan Ban 418 453 v Zim at Chittagong 2009
2 ( - ) T. Dilshan SL 379 415 v Sco at Hobart 2015
3 ( - ) Angelo Mathews SL 375 427 v Eng at Colombo (RPS) 201
*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
