ICC Test Player Rankings updated

Sri Lanka captain Dhananjaya de Silva’s Player of the Match heroics during the first Test against Bangladesh helped him significantly improve his rankings after the latest update from the ICC on Wednesday.

De Silva notched up twin tons in Sylhet to lead his side to a 328-run win over their Asian rival and also bagged new career-high rating in the process.

“De Silva shot up a whopping 15 places to 14th overall following scores of 102 and 108, with the 32-year-old improving to a best-ever figure of 695 rating points to be within just 40 rating points of breaking into the top 10 Test batters in the world,” the ICC said in a press release.

“Kamindu Mendis also contributed twin tons during the first Test against Bangladesh and the left-hander re-entered the rankings for Test batters in equal 64th place following an eye-catching performance in what was just his second Test appearance.

“Veteran left-hander Mominul Haque played a lone hand for Bangladesh with an unbeaten 87* in the second innings in Sylhet and rose eight places to 50th on the list for Test batters as a result.

Sri Lanka’s right-arm pacer Kasun Rajitha also improved his bowling rankings after his five-wicket haul in the second innings against Bangladesh.

“It helped Rajitha move up six places to 38th overall, while teammates Vishwa Fernando (up seven spots to 43rd) and Lahiru Kumara (up six rungs to equal 46th) also made some ground following impressive performances with the ball,” the ICC stated.

“India duo Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin maintain their spots at the head of the Test rankings for all-rounders, with Bangladesh spinner Mehidy Hasan (up one place to 14th) and de Silva (up five spots to equal 25th) the notable movers this week.”

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