Hashim Amla and Dean Elgar have moved up the ICC Test player rankings after notching fine centuries in the first Test against Bangladesh in Potchefstroom.
Amla’s scores of 137 and 28 have helped him move up one place to seventh position, while left-handed opener Elgar’s innings of 199 and 18 have lifted him four places to 12th.
Captain Faf du Plessis has gained two places to reach 16 position, while Temba Bavuma has moved up three places to reach a career-best 36th position.
Among the bowlers, pace bowler Kagiso Rabada has moved up one place to fifth position, while left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj’s seven wickets in the match have seen him gain five places to reach a career-best 18th position – the second-best position by a South Africa spinner after Paul Harris (sixth in December 2009) since their return to Test cricket. He was also the fastest South African spinner to 50 Test wickets since readmission.
For Bangladesh, Mominul Haque has gained one slot to reach 37th, while Mahmudullah has moved up two places to take 52nd in the batting list.
Batting rankings under headings (+/-), Player, Team, Pts, Average
1 ( – ) Steve Smith (Australia) 936 pts, av: 59.66
2 ( – ) Joe Root (England) 889 pts, av: 53.76
3 ( – ) Kane Williamson (NZ) 880 pts, av: 51.16
4 ( – ) Cheteshwar Pujara (India) 876 pts, av: 52.65
5 ( – ) David Warner (Australia) 807 pts, av: 47.94
6 ( – ) Virat Kohli (India) 806 pts, av: 49.55
7 (+1) Hashim Amla (SA) 776 pts, av: 49.39
8 (-1) Azhar Ali (Pakistan) 763 pts, av: 46.78
9 ( – ) Lokesh Rahul (India) 761 pts, av: 46.27
10 ( – ) Ajinkya Rahane (India) 760 pts, av: 47.61
12 (+4) Dean Elgar (SA) 716 pts, av: 41.14
16 (+2) Faf du Plessis (SA) 684 pts, av: 44.32
36 (+3) Temba Bavuma (SA) 589 pts, av: 33.55
Bowling
1 ( – ) James Anderson (England) 896 pts, av: 27.39
2 ( – ) Ravindra Jadeja (Indis) 884 pts, av: 23.60
3 ( – ) Ravichandran Ashwin (India) 852 pts, av: 25.26
4 ( – ) Rangana Herath (SL) 846 pts, av: 27.82
5 (+1) Kagiso Rabada (SA) 795 pts, av: 24.50
6 (-1) Josh Hazlewood (Australia) 794 pts, av: 25.75
7 ( – ) Dale Steyn (SA) 756 pts, av: 22.30
8 ( – ) Nathan Lyon (Australia) 752 pts, av: 31.83
9 (+1) Neil Wagner (NZ) 745 pts, av: 28.90
10 (-1) Vernon Philander (SA) 744 pts, av: 22.45
18 (+5) Keshav Maharaj (SA) 644 pts, av: 26.12
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