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Lahore: South Africa has a chance to reclaim top spot in the Reliance ICC ODI Team Rankings when it faces New Zealand in first of the three One-Day Internationals (ODIs), which starts on Wednesday in Mount Maunganui.
South Africa shares second position with India on 113 ratings point, but is ranked behind the reigning world champion by a fraction of the point. The two sides are just one ratings point behind Australia, and a 3-0 series will put South Africa ahead of the four-time world champion by one ratings point.
If South Africa manages to win all the three matches against New Zealand, then it will reclaim the number-one position for the first time in five years after handing over the baton to Australia following its first-round elimination from ICC Champions Trophy 2009.
On the other side of the coin, if New Zealand wins the series, then it will leapfrog Pakistan into sixth position. Currently, both Pakistan and New Zealand are on equal points on 98 ratings points but the Black Caps are in seventh position when the ratings are calculated beyond the decimal point.
Meanwhile, AB de Villiers of South Africa goes into the forthcoming series as the number-one ranked batsman in the Reliance ICC ODI Player Rankings and he will be looking to build on his fine recent run of form as the Proteas and Black Caps continue their ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 preparations.
Virat Kohli’s recent progression up the rankings following a good series against the West Indies has pushed Hashim Amla into second position and the South Africa opener will be aiming to reduce the five-point deficit.
Overall, there are four South Africa batsmen inside the top 20, including de Villiers and Amla, with Quinton de Kock in ninth position and Francois du Plessis in 11th spot – just 19 ratings points behind his team-mate.
New Zealand’s top-ranked batsman is Ross Taylor who sits in 10th place in the current rankings. There are two more three New Zealanders inside the top 20, namely Kane Williamson (12th) and Martin Guptill (20th) and be eyeing positive improvements in their home series. Skipper Brendon McCullum (25th) lies 20 ratings points adrift of his team-mate Guptill (20th).
On the Reliance ICC Players Rankings for ODI Bowlers, South African paceman and LG ICC People’s Choice award nominee, Dale Steyn, will go into the series as the top-ranked bowler in 3rd place, while ninth placed Ryan McLaren is a point adrift of Pakistan’s Mohammad Hafeez. Kyle Mills is Black Caps’ leading bowler in 13th place, with Tim Southee lying a solitary ratings point outside the top 20. Incidentally, Mount Maunganui, which is hosting the first two ODIs on Tuesday and Friday, will debut as an international venue this week. The third ODI will be played in Hamilton which will host South Africa’s ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 Pool B clash with Zimbabwe on 15 February. Co-hosts New Zealand will also return to the north island city to face Bangladesh on 13 March.
Meanwhile, India’s players have made gains in the latest rankings following their 2-1 series win over West Indies.
Kohli has benefitted the most following his series contribution of 191 runs, which included a top score of 127 in the final match of the series in Dharamsala, as he has climbed one place into second position and 16 points off the top spot.
West Indies all-rounder Marlon Samuels has leaped 20 places to 41st after compiling the highest series aggregate of 254 runs with two centuries. India’s Ajinkya Rahane is the other major mover in the batting rankings, moving up nine places to 59th position.
Amongst the bowlers, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who is also one the nominees for the LG People’s Choice Award, has shown the most improvement by breaking into the top 10 for the first time by climbing seven places to seventh – just three point off his compatriot Ravindra Jadeja.
Mohammed Shami ended the series as the most successful bowler with 10 for 174, following on from a fine recent series in England where he claimed eight for 152. Shami has vaulted five places to 16th and in doing, he has broken into the top 20 for the first time in his career.
Jerome Taylor was the West Indies’ leading wicket-taker in the series and his tally of five for 181 in the three ODIs and has helped him return to the bowlers’ table in 143rd position. Andre Russell was another significant advancer and has climbed seven places to joint 63rd position after claiming two wickets in the series.
Reliance ICC ODI Team Rankings (as on 20 October, at the end of India-West Indies series)
Rank Team Rating
1 Australia 114
2 India 113
3 South Africa 113
4 Sri Lanka 111
5 England 107
6 Pakistan 98
7 New Zealand 98
8 West Indies 96
9 Bangladesh 69
10 Zimbabwe 58
11 Afghanistan 42
12 Ireland 33
(Developed by David Kendix)
Reliance ICC ODI Player Rankings (as on 20 October, after India-West Indies and ahead of New Zealand-South Africa):
Batsmen
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Ave HS Rating
1 ( – ) AB de Villiers SA 869 50.22 885 v SL at Hambantota 2014
2 (+1) Virat Kohli Ind 853 51.57 886 v Ban at Fatullah 2014
3 (-1) Hashim Amla SA 848 54.36 901 v Eng at Trent Bridge 2012
4 ( – ) George Bailey Aus 802 46.61 867 v SA at Harare 2014
5 ( – ) K. Sangakkara SL 800 40.13 853 v Afg at Mirpur 2014
6 ( – ) MS Dhoni Ind 757 52.85 836 v Aus at Delhi 2009
7 (+1) T. Dilshan SL 739 37.99 767 v Pak at Sharjah 2013
8 (-1) Shikhar Dhawan Ind 722 41.97 747 v WI at Kochi 2014
9 ( – ) Quinton de Kock SA 720* 44.07 747 v Zim at Harare 2014
10 ( – ) Ross Taylor NZ 713! 40.07 713 v Ind at Wellington 2014
11 ( – ) F. du Plessis SA 701! 35.83 701 v Aus at Harare 2014
12 ( – ) Kane Williamson NZ 688! 39.51 688 v Ind at Wellington 2014
13 ( – ) Misbah-ul-Haq Pak 674 43.07 744 v SL at Fatullah 2014
14 (+2) Angelo Mathews SL 651 38.13 652 v Pak at Hambantota 2014
15 (+3) Suresh Raina Ind 650 35.91 669 v Eng at Dharamsala 2013
16 (-2) Shane Watson Aus 649 41.06 773 v SL at Hambantota 2011
17 (-2) Michael Clarke Aus 648 45.06 750 v SL at Melbourne 2008
18 (+2) Ahmed Shehzad Pak 645 34.40 670 v Ban at Mirpur 2014
19 (-2) M. Hafeez Pak 636 30.98 665 v Ban at Mirpur 2014
20 (-1) Martin Guptill NZ 635 39.16 684 v Zim at Napier 2012
Selected Rankings
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Ave HS Rating
25 (-1) B. McCullum NZ 615 30.24 685 v Eng at Auckland 2013
27= ( – ) JP Duminy SA 605 38.82 668 v Net at Mohali 2011
(-2) Rohit Sharma Ind 605 35.86 672 v WI at Kochi 2013
37= ( – ) Corey Anderson NZ 578* 53.00 604 v Ind at Hamilton 2014
( – ) Darren Bravo WI 578 32.40 588 v Ind at Kanpur 2013
41 (+20) Marlon Samuels WI 568 32.85 631 v SL at St. Vincent 2003
42 (-2) Lendl Simmons WI 564 31.31 629 v Ind at Visakhapatnam 2011
46 (-1) David Miller SA 547 30.86 568 v Aus at Harare 2014
47 (-3) Ravindra Jadeja Ind 538 34.48 552 v WI at Kochi 2014
49 (+1) Jacques Kallis SA 534 44.36 817 v WI at Johannesburg 2004
52= (-5) Kieron Pollard WI 528 25.20 602 v Zim at Grenada 2013
(+3) Jesse Ryder NZ 528 33.21 574 v Zim at Bulawayo 2011
54 (-4) Chris Gayle WI 526 37.33 804 v Zim at Harare 2003
59 (+9) Ajinkya Rahane Ind 514*! 28.37 514 v WI at Dharamsala 2014
60 (-2) Johnson Charles WI 511* 28.96 592 v Ind at Trinidad 2013
62= (-5) Dwayne Bravo WI 506 25.36 531 v Eng at Antigua 2014
(-3) Darren Sammy WI 506 23.68 534 v Eng at Antigua 2014
71 (+6) Andre Russell WI 484* 28.68 571 v NZ at St Kitts 2012
72= (+2) Denesh Ramdin WI 482 24.94 493 v Ind at Kochi 2014
79 (-3) Kieran Powell WI 465* 27.57 496 v Ire at Jamaica 2014
83 (+1) N. McCullum NZ 449 20.63 480 v WI at Nelson 2014
85= (+1) Grant Elliott NZ 447 29.79 525 v Pak at Johannesburg 2009
(-2) Yuvraj Singh Ind 447 36.37 787 v WI at Jamaica 2009
87= (+2) Ambati Rayudu Ind 437*! 39.54 437 v WI at Dharamsala 2014
100 (-2) Colin Ingram SA 410* 32.42 492 v WI at Cardiff 2013
Bowlers
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Ave Econ HS Rating
1 ( – ) Saeed Ajmal Pak 770 22.18 4.13 810 v SA at Centurion 2013
2 ( – ) Sunil Narine WI 753 26.49 4.10 791 v SL at Jamaica 2013
3 ( – ) Dale Steyn SA 712 25.63 4.82 746 v Ind at Durban 2013
4 ( – ) James Anderson Eng 690 29.10 4.94 719 v SA at The Oval 2013
5 (+1) Mitchell Johnson Aus 680 25.68 4.82 724 v Ban at Darwin 2008
6 (-1) Ravindra Jadeja Ind 660 32.06 4.77 738 v Zim at Bulawayo 2013
7 (+7) B. Kumar Ind 657! 36.59 4.60 657 v WI at Dharamsala 2014
8 (-1) M. Hafeez Pak 647 35.01 4.06 769 v Ind at Kolkata 2013
9 (-1) Ryan McLaren SA 646 25.35 5.11 681 v Zim at Bulawayo 2014
10= ( – ) Steven Finn Eng 640 28.41 4.74 755 v NZ at Auckland 2013
(-2) Clint McKay Aus 640 24.37 4.78 709 v Eng at Cardiff 2013
12 (-1) L. Tsotsobe SA 638 24.96 4.75 743 v NZ at Auckland 2012
13 (-1) Kyle Mills NZ 633 26.74 4.72 722 v Aus at Melbourne 2009
14 (-1) Rangana Herath SL 632 31.85 4.36 703 v SA at Pallekele 2013
15 ( – ) James Tredwell Eng 629* 25.85 4.77 642 v Ind at Trent Bridge 2014
16 (+5) M. Shami Ind 624 26.08 5.74 636 v WI at Delhi 2014
17 ( – ) Morne Morkel SA 623 24.28 4.88 717 v SL at East London 2012
18 (-2) R. Ashwin Ind 619 32.41 4.88 691 v SL at Hambantota 2012
19 ( – ) S. Senanayake SL 616* 34.82 4.62 629 v SA at Colombo (RPS) 2014
20 (-2) Kemar Roach WI 608 26.85 4.90 650 v Pak at St Lucia 2013
Selected Rankings
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Ave Econ HS Rating
21 (+1) Tim Southee NZ 607 31.52 5.20 633 v Eng at Lord’s 2013
24= (-4) Ravi Rampaul WI 595 29.22 5.08 628 v Ind at Ahmedabad 2011
26 ( – ) Imran Tahir SA 582*! 18.92 4.25 582 v Aus at Harare 2014
29 ( – ) N. McCullum NZ 571! 47.74 4.81 571 v Ind at Wellington 2014
31 ( – ) M. McClenaghan NZ 563* 22.83 5.82 578 v Ind at Napier 2014
32 (+5) Amit Mishra Ind 554* 23.95 4.58 570 v Zim at Bulawayo 2013
41 ( – ) Wayne Parnell SA 533 29.92 5.49 534 v Zim at Bulawayo 2014
44 (+2) Darren Sammy WI 520 44.25 4.55 599 v Can at Jamaica 2010
48 (-3) Dwayne Bravo WI 501 29.51 5.41 601 v SA at Antigua 2010
51 (-2) Jason Holder WI 484* 28.65 5.21 489 v Ban at St Kitts 2014
63= (+1) Robin Peterson SA 435 37.20 4.89 575 v Eng at Trent Bridge 2012
(+7) Andre Russell WI 435* 30.78 5.53 500 v NZ at St Kitts 2012
(-1) Nikita Miller WI 435* 36.52 4.59 478 v Ire at Jamaica 2010
66 (-1) JP Duminy SA 434 40.69 5.02 442 v Zim at Bulawayo 2014
67= ( – ) Aaron Phangiso SA 431*! 34.21 4.44 431 v Aus at Harare 2014
71 (-5) Ishant Sharma Ind 425 31.44 5.72 594 v Aus at Nagpur 2009
73= (RE) Sulieman Benn WI 419* 32.80 4.40 544 v Ire at Mohali 2011
(+9) Umesh Yadav Ind 419 ! 41.08 6.00 419 v WI at Dharamsala 2014
75 (+2) Marlon Samuels WI 413 44.80 4.77 480 v Aus at Mumbai 2006
76 (-3) R Vinay Kumar Ind 412* 37.44 5.94 504 v SL at Adelaide 2012
78 (-4) Tino Best WI 406* 34.02 5.51 448 v Pak at St Lucia 2013
84 (-5) Suresh Raina Ind 382* 48.20 5.05 393 v Eng at Headingley 2014
87= (+1) Jacques Kallis SA 374 31.79 4.84 641 v WI at Barbados 2001
93 (-1) Vernon Philander SA 353* 26.05 4.37 369 v SL at Pallekele 2014
99 (-2) Corey Anderson NZ 341* 24.47 6.09 344 v Ind at Auckland 2014
All-rounders
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points HS Rating
1 ( – ) M. Hafeez Pak 411 438 v Ind at Kolkata 2013
2 ( – ) Angelo Mathews SL 387! 387 v Pak at Dambulla 2014
3 (+1) Shakib Al Hasan Ban 361 453 v Zim at Chittagong 2009
4 (-1) Ravindra Jadeja Ind 355 378 v Eng at Edgbaston 2013
5 ( – ) T. Dilshan SL 316 373 v NZ at Hambantota 2013
