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Lahore: Pakistan’s ascent to the number-three position in the ICC Test Team Rankings by defeating Sri Lanka by seven wickets in Pallekele on Tuesday has been propelled by stellar performances by Yonas Khan and debut centurion Shan Masood, who have made significant gains in the latest ICC Test Player Rankings, which were released on Wednesday morning.
37-year-old Younus has climbed two places to sixth in the ICC Player Rankings for Test Batsmen following his player of the match innings of 171 not out to steer the visitors home and seal the series 2-1. It was Younus’ 30thTest century in 101 matches to date. In doing so, he has broken the Test record for the number of fourth-innings hundreds edging clear of an illustrious list of Sunil Gavaskar, Ricky Ponting, Ramnaresh Sarwan and Graeme Smith.
His match-winning third wicket partnership of 217 runs with Shan (125) was also Pakistan’s highest in Test history and enabled the 25-year-old, in his fifth Test, to leap 27 places to a career high 88th position.
Wicketkeeper Sarfraz Ahmed has also broken into the top 20 for the first time in his career as his 78 not out in the first innings has moved him up four places to 17th.
For Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews, it was a bitter-sweet game as his 122 in the second innings, which was his fifth Test century, was not enough to guide his side to victory. Mathews has remained in fifth place in the rankings, 14 points behind his recently retired compatriot Kumar Sangakarra.
Dimuth Karunaratne’s 130 has elevated the Colombo-man nine places to a career-high 32nd, while other notable movers for the hosts were wicketkeeper Dinesh Chandimal (up seven places to 45th) and Upul Tharanga (up nine places to a career high 48th).
In the ICC Player Rankings for Test Bowlers, Yasir Shah of Pakistan has continued his fine recent run of form with match figures of seven wickets for 158 runs to move up four places to a career-high fourth place. The wrist spinner had started the series in 20th place and has gained 16 places, thanks to his 24 wickets in three Tests at just over 19 runs per wicket.
There were also career-high gains for Rahat Ali (who has moved up six places to 41st) and Imran Khan (up 19 places to 54th), as well as Sri Lanka bowlers Dhammika Prasad (up four places to 30th), Nuwan Pradeep (up nine places to 70th) and Tharindu Kaushal (up 10 places to 83rd).
Meanwhile, Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan continues to hold a strong 40-point advantage over South Africa’s Vernon Philander in the ICC Player Rankings for Test All-rounders.
ICC Test Player Rankings (as on 8 July, following Sri Lanka-Pakistan Test series)
Batsmen
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Ave HS Rating
1 ( – ) Steven Smith Aus 913! 56.23 913 v WI at Jamaica 2015
2 ( – ) AB de Villiers SA 908 52.09 935 v Aus at Port Elizabeth 2014
3 ( – ) Hashim Amla SA 891 52.78 907 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2013
4 ( – ) K. Sangakkara SL 874 58.04 938 v Eng at Kandy 2007
5 ( – ) Angelo Mathews SL 860 51.67 877 v NZ at Christchurch 2014
6 (+2) Younus Khan Pak 829 54.07 880 v SL at Lahore 2009
7 (-1) Joe Root Eng 815 54.11 872 v NZ at Lord’s 2015
8 (-1) K. Williamson NZ 813 45.70 860 v Eng at Lord’s 2015
9 ( – ) David Warner Aus 757 46.82 880 v Ind at Adelaide 2014
10 ( – ) Virat Kohli Ind 755 45.73 784 v NZ at Wellington 2014
Selected Rankings
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Ave HS Rating
14 ( – ) Misbah-ul-Haq Pak 719 48.19 842 v NZ at Abu Dhabi 2014
17= (+4) Sarfraz Ahmed Pak 711* 50.30 715 v SL at Galle 2015
(-5) Azhar Ali Pak 711 44.06 753 v SL at Pallekele 2012
20 (-2) Asad Shafiq Pak 697 42.05 746 v SL at Galle 2015
30 (-3) Kaushal Silva SL 603* 36.22 638 v Pak at Colombo (PSS) 2015
32 (+9) D. Karunaratne SL 596*! 36.48 596 v Pak at Pallekele 2015
44 (-7) Ahmed Shehzad Pak 522* 43.05 555 v SL at Colombo (PSS) 2015
45 (+7) D. Chandimal SL 521* 41.67 571 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2013
48 (+9) Upul Tharanga SL 516*! 31.80 516 v Pak at Pallekele 2015
88 (+27) Shan Masood Pak 329* 30.30 375 v SA at Abu Dhabi 2013
Bowlers
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Ave HS Rating
1 ( – ) Dale Steyn SA 905 22.55 909 v WI at Centurion 2014
2 ( – ) James Anderson Eng 824 29.42 847 v WI at Barbados 2015
3 ( – ) Trent Boult NZ 814 27.12 825 v Eng at Lord’s 2015
4 (+4) Yasir Shah Pak 810*! 24.81 810 v SL at Pallekele 2015
5 (-1) M. Johnson Aus 803 27.58 849 v Pak at Dubai 2014
6 (-1) Stuart Broad Eng 782 29.77 783 v WI at Lord’s 2012
7 (-1) V. Philander SA 780 21.95 912 v Ind at Johannesburg 2013
8 (-1) Rangana Herath SL 752 30.17 851 v Pak at Colombo (SSC) 2014
9 ( – ) Morne Morkel SA 727 29.35 776 v Aus at Cape Town 2011
10 ( – ) Tim Southee NZ 713 31.63 799 v WI at Jamaica 2014
Selected Rankings
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Ave HS Rating
26 (-1) Dilruwan Perera SL 506* 30.90 531 v Pak at Galle 2014
30 (+4) D. Prasad SL 465*! 43.25 465 v Pak at Pallekele 2015
41 (+6) Rahat Ali Pak 399*! 35.91 399 v SL at Pallekele 2015
49 (-1) Suranga Lakmal SL 349* 49.56 363 v NZ at Wellington 2015
54 (+19) Imran Khan Pak 312*! 29.57 312 v SL at Pallekele 2015
70 (+9) Nuwan Pradeep SL 242*! 52.61 242 v Pak at Pallekele 2015
83 (+10) T. Kaushal SL 180*! 46.81 180 v Pak at Pallekele 2015
All-rounders
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points HS Rating
1 ( – ) Shakib Al Hasan Ban 381 419 v Zim at Khulna 2014
2 ( – ) V. Philander SA 341*/ 376 v Aus at Cape Town 2014
3 ( – ) R. Ashwin Ind 336*/ 419 v WI at Mumbai 2013
4 ( – ) M. Johnson Aus 283 384 v Eng at Cardiff 2009
5 ( – ) Stuart Broad Eng 267 382 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2012
