Dubai deadlock leads to Pakistan and New Zealand advances
Sarfraz Ahmed has achieved a career-best ranking of 18th position in the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test Batsmen, which were released on Saturday, following his scores of 112 and 24 not out against Brendon McCullum’s charges.
McCullum himself has broken into the top 20 and moved up two places to 19th after his innings of 43 and 45. His team-mate Tom Latham moved up 19 places to 36th position after his second Test century - 137 runs - in the first innings, while Mark Craig has vaulted 28 places into 97th after scores of 43 and 34.
In the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test Bowlers, New Zealand’s Trent Boult has climbed three places to 10th position after taking four wickets for 81 runs in the match.
For Pakistan, Zulfiqar Babar gained three places and is now in a career high 28th following his match figures of eight for 233. Yasir Shah moved up five places to 30th, while Black Caps’ off-spinner Craig is another player to progress, advancing three places to 88th.
The batting table continues to be headed by Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara, while Dale Steyn leads the bowlers’ list. Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan is the number-one ranked all-rounder.
With Pakistan now holding a 1-0 lead in the series, the third and deciding Test will start in Sharjah on Wednesday.
Upcoming fixture
Pakistan v New Zealand
26-30 Nov – 3rd Test, Sharjah
Reliance ICC Test Player Rankings (as on 22 November, after the second Test between Pakistan and New Zealand):
Batsmen
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Ave HS Rating
1 ( - ) K. Sangakkara SL 915 58.76 938 v Eng at Kandy 2007
2 ( - ) AB de Villiers SA 888 51.02 935 v Aus at Port Elizabeth 2014
3 ( - ) S.Chanderpaul WI 887 53.10 901 v NZ at Napier 2008
4 ( - ) Angelo Mathews SL 873! 52.65 873 v Pak at Colombo (SSC) 2014
5 (+1) Hashim Amla SA 863 51.32 907 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2013
6 (-1) Younus Khan Pak 862 54.03 880 v SL at Lahore 2009
7 ( - ) David Warner Aus 858 47.47 875 v Pak at Dubai 2014
8 ( - ) Misbah-ul-Haq Pak 805 49.81 842 v NZ at Abu Dhabi 2014
9 ( - ) Joe Root Eng 789! 50.94 789 v Ind at The Oval 2014
10 ( - ) Ross Taylor NZ 783 45.91 871 v WI at Hamilton 2013
Selected Rankings
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Ave HS Rating
16 (-1) K. Williamson NZ 678 38.82 728 v WI at Bridgetown 2014
17 ( - ) Azhar Ali Pak 672 41.88 753 v SL at Pallekele 2012
18 (+13) Sarfraz Ahmed Pak 656*! 45.88 656 v NZ at Dubai 2014
19 (+2) B. McCullum NZ 652 37.08 724 v Ind at Wellington 2014
21 (+1) Asad Shafiq Pak 645 38.73 680 v SA at Cape Town 2013
36 (+19) Tom Latham NZ 569*! 48.83 569 v Pak at Dubai 2014
45 (-4) B-J Watling NZ 536 35.66 574 v WI at Port-of-Spain 2014
61 (-4) Jimmy Neesham NZ 436* 44.27 519 v WI at Bridgetown 2014
90 (-10) Corey Anderson NZ 330* 29.07 367 v Ind at Auckland 2014
97 (+28) Mark Craig NZ 315*! 39.00 315 v Pak at Dubai 2014
Bowlers
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Ave HS Rating
1 ( - ) Dale Steyn SA 907 22.56 908 v Pak at Johannesburg 2013
2 ( - ) Ryan Harris Aus 853 22.56 870 v SA at Cape Town 2014
3 ( - ) Rangana Herath SL 851! 29.06 851 v Pak at Colombo (SSC) 2014
4 ( - ) M. Johnson Aus 844 27.47 849 v Pak at Dubai 2014
5 ( - ) James Anderson Eng 806 29.72 813 v Ind at Edgbaston 2011
6 ( - ) V. Philander SA 785 21.57 912 v Ind at Johannesburg 2013
7 ( - ) Stuart Broad Eng 774 29.90 783 v WI at Lord's 2012
8 ( - ) Kemar Roach WI 768! 25.98 768 v Ban at St Lucia 2014
9 ( - ) Tim Southee NZ 758 30.33 799 v WI at Kingston 2014
10 (+3) Trent Boult NZ 733* 28.06 767 v Ind at Wellington 2014
Selected Rankings
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Ave HS Rating
28 (+3) Zulfiqar Babar Pak 501*! 30.09 501 v NZ at Dubai 2014
30 (+5) Yasir Shah Pak 486*! 22.47 486 v NZ at Dubai 2014
53 (-4) Rahat Ali Pak 330* 38.44 343 v NZ at Abu Dhabi 2014
69 (-7) Corey Anderson NZ 259* 34.23 377 v WI at Hamilton 2013
74 ( - ) Ish Sodhi NZ 237*! 52.83 237 v Pak at Dubai 2014
78 ( - ) K. Williamson NZ 215* 40.66 291 v Eng at Headingley 2013
88 (+3) Mark Craig NZ 179* 55.20 256 v WI at Kingston 2014
All-rounders
Rank Player Team Points HS Rating
1 ( - ) Shakib Al Hasan Ban 398 419 v Zim at Khulna 2014
2 ( - ) R. Ashwin Ind 357*/ 419 v WI at Mumbai 2013
3 ( - ) V. Philander SA 348*/ 376 v Aus at Cape Town 2014
4 ( - ) Stuart Broad Eng 296 382 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2012
5 ( - ) M. Johnson Aus 281 384 v Eng at Cardiff 2009
* indicates provisional rating; a batsman qualifies for a full rating after playing 40 Test innings; a bowler qualifies for a full rating when he reaches 100 Test wickets.
!indicates career-highest rating
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