Santner attains career-best rankings in batting and bowling
New Zealand spinner Mitchell Santner has attained a career-best 11th place in the MRF Tyres ICC Player Rankings for ODI Bowlers after taking seven wickets in the ongoing Ireland tri-series which also features Bangladesh.
Santner, whose haul of five for 50 against Ireland boosted his wicket haul in three matches to seven, has moved up six places while the left-handed all-rounder has also attained a career-best ranking in batting, gaining 11 places to reach 95th position after aggregating 26 runs in three unbeaten innings.
Bangladesh pace bowler Mustafizur Rahman has also attained a career-best ranking of 18th after taking six wickets in the tournament, which has one match left to be played on Wednesday between New Zealand and Bangladesh.
In the MRF Tyres ICC Player Rankings for ODI Batsmen, New Zealand’s Tom Latham and Neil Broom have made significant movements after leading the run-scorers’ list.
Latham has scored 173 runs so far including a century (104) in his team’s second match against Ireland on Sunday, moving up 10 slots to reach 41st position. Broom, second on the run-scorers list for the tournament with 165 runs so far, has moved up 25 places to 29th position.
Bangladesh’s Soumya Sarkar (up seven places to 27th) and Ireland captain William Porterfield (up one place to 59th) are among the others to gain in the rankings among batsmen, while New Zealand leg-spinner Ish Sodhi (up 25 places to 65th) is a major gainer among bowlers.
There is little change in the MRF Tyres ICC ODI Team Rankings as New Zealand has gained a solitary point to remain in fourth position with 116 points while Bangladesh has stayed in seventh place with the pre-tournament 91 points.
Bangladesh can still go up to 93 points and increase its lead over Pakistan if it wins its last match against New Zealand. These points could be vital points towards qualification for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 as host England and seven other top-ranked sides as on 30 September 2017 gain direct places while the other four teams on the ODI table will go through a qualifying tournament. Pakistan is currently on 88 points while the West Indies is on 79 points.
England v South Africa series
Meanwhile, England hosts South Africa for a three-match ODI series to be played in Leeds (24 May), Southampton (27 May) and Lord’s (29 May) that could help the visiting side consolidate its position at the top of the team rankings.
South Africa can gain three points by winning 3-0, increasing its lead over Australia to eight points as it will go up to 126 points and also gain vital momentum ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy to be held in England and Wales from 1-18 June. In such a scenario, England will remain in fifth position but slip from 110 points to 107 points.
On the other hand, a 3-0 series win for England will not help it gain a position in the rankings as it will reach 114 points, tied with New Zealand but behind on decimal points. South Africa will remain at the top of the rankings even with such a result though its lead over Australia will go down to just one point.
The ODI team rankings, unlike the Test rankings, are updated after each match. The ICC ODI predictor function is available here.
MRF Tyres ICC ODI Team Rankings (as of 22 May)
Rank Team Points
- South Africa 123
- Australia 118
- India 117
- New Zealand 116 (+1)
- England 110
- Sri Lanka 93
- Bangladesh 91
- Pakistan 88
- West Indies 79
- Afghanistan 52
- Zimbabwe 48
- Ireland 41 (-1)
(Developed by David Kendix)
MRF Tyres ICC ODI Player Rankings (as of 22 May)
Batsmen (top 10)
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Avge Highest Rating
1 ( - ) AB de Villiers SA 875 54.28 902 v NZ at Auckland 2015
2 ( - ) David Warner Aus 871 44.84 880 v Pak at Adelaide 2017
3 ( - ) Virat Kohli Ind 852 53.11 886 v Ban at Fatullah 2014
4 ( - ) Joe Root Eng 792! 48.81 792 v Ire at Lord's 2017
5 ( - ) Faf du Plessis SA 781 43.81 791 v SL at Cape Town 2017
6 ( - ) Q. de Kock SA 780 43.64 803 v NZ at Wellington 2017
7 ( - ) Martin Guptill NZ 765 43.66 789 v SA at Hamilton 2017
8 ( - ) Babar Azam Pak 762*! 55.08 762 v WI at Guyana 2017
9 ( - ) K. Williamson NZ 746 45.90 798 v SA at Centurion 2015
10 ( - ) Steve Smith Aus 733 43.67 752 v Pak at Sydney 2017
Other selected rankings
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Avge Highest Rating
27 (+7) S. Sarkar Ban 605* 42.04 671 v SA at Chittagong 2015
29 (+25) Neil Broom NZ 588* 27.96 596 v Ban at Dublin 2017
41 (+10) Tom Latham NZ 550 31.42 605 v Ban at Christchurch 2016
46 (+3) Mahmudullah Ban 539 33.39 567 v NZ at Hamilton 2015
59 (+1) W.Porterfield Ire 518 31.54 537 v Ban at Belfast 2010
66 (+10) J. Neesham NZ 496* 29.15 498 v Ban at Dublin 2017
70 (+7) Niall O'Brien Ire 487 29.86 513 v Ind at Hamilton 2015
95= (+11) M. Santner NZ 417*! 28.11 417 v Ire at Malahide 2017
Bowlers (top 10)
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Avge Eco Highest Rating
1 ( - ) Imran Tahir SA 750 23.65 4.63 786 v SL at Johannesburg 2017
2 ( - ) Mitchell Starc Aus 701 19.88 4.81 783 v NZ at Melbourne 2015
3 (+1) Sunil Narine WI 690 26.46 4.12 791 v SL at Jamaica 2013
4 (-1) Trent Boult NZ 687 24.85 4.98 766 v Ind at Delhi 2016
5 ( - ) K. Rabada SA 686*! 25.29 5.11 686 v NZ at Auckland 2017
6 ( - ) J. Hazlewood Aus 684*! 25.18 4.65 684 v NZ at Hamilton 2017
7 ( - ) Chris Woakes Eng 630 32.60 5.60 636 v WI at Barbados 2017
8 (+1) M. Nabi Afg 622 32.33 4.32 653 v Zim at Harare 2017
9 (+1) Matt Henry NZ 621* 24.45 5.65 675 v Aus at Hamilton 2016
10 (-2) S. Al Hasan Ban 619 28.81 4.37 717 v Zim at Chittagong 2009
Other selected rankings
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Avge Eco Highest Rating
11= (+6) M. Santner NZ 615*! 31.71 4.94 615 v Ire at Malahide 2017
18 (+13) M. Rahman Ban 583*! 15.28 4.62 583 v Ire at Malahide 2017
58 (+5) Kevin O'Brien Ire 450 31.27 5.24 477 v Zim at Harare 2010
65 (+25) Ish Sodhi NZ 436*! 40.68 5.34 436 v Ire at Malahide 2017
All-rounders (top five) ****
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Highest Rating
1 ( - ) S. Al Hasan Ban 364 453 v Zim at Chittagong 2009
2 ( - ) M. Hafeez Pak 353 438 v Ind at Kolkata 2013
3 ( - ) M. Nabi Afg 330 349 v Ire at Greater Noida 2017
4 ( - ) A. Mathews SL 309 427 v Eng at Colombo (RPS) 2014
5 ( - ) J. Faulkner Aus 308 361 v NZ at Melbourne 2015
*indicates provisional rating;
!indicates career-highest rating