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Sodhi, Ferguson move up in ODI rankings

Sodhi, Ferguson move up in ODI rankings

| @indiablooms | 09 Jan 2019, 07:08 am

Dubai, Jan 9 (IBNS) : New Zealand leg-spinner Ish Sodhi and fast bowler Lachlan Ferguson have moved up in the MRF Tyres ICC Men’s ODI Player Rankings after creditable performances during a 3-0 sweep over Sri Lanka in a home series that ended on Tuesday.

The two are now in joint-31st position after Sodhi’s eight wickets in the series helped him climb up 26 slots and Ferguson’s seven wickets lifted him 12 places to a career-best position in the list led by India fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah. Sri Lanka captain Lasith Malinga is another bowler to gain in the latest update, moving up three places to take 46th spot after finishing with seven scalps in the series.

Among batsmen, Ross Taylor and Martin Guptill have retained their third and 14th positions after scoring 281 and 153 runs, respectively, while New Zealand captain Kane Williamson has dropped out of the top-10 to 11th position. Henry Nicholls has gained 21 places to take 59th position while Colin Munro has moved up from 58th to 56th.

Niroshan Dickwella (up one place to 26th), Thisara Perera (up 22 places to 65th), Kusal Perera (up seven places to 66th) and Danushka Gunathilaka (up 11 places to 82nd) are the batsmen to gain from the Sri Lanka side. The India pair of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are at the top of the list.

In the MRF Tyres ICC Men’s ODI Team Rankings, New Zealand have retained third position after blanking the opposition. They have gained one point to move up to 113 while Sri Lanka remain in eighth position but have lost one point to drop to 78 points.

Meanwhile, more sides will be looking to move up the rankings while also preparing for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 in England and Wales from 30 May to 14 July, with 13 matches scheduled in a period of just over three weeks. India get a chance to close the gap with table leaders England, and South Africa of moving up from their fourth position.

India, who play three matches against Australia and five against New Zealand, could reach 125 points and within one point of England if they are able to win all eight matches while Pakistan need to beat South Africa 5-0 in order to overtake them.

Series scenarios:

Australia v India:

·       India win 3-0: India 122 points, Australia 98 points

·       India win 2-1: India 120, Australia 100

·       Australia win 2-1: India 119, Australia 102

·       Australia win 3-0: India 117, Australia 104


South Africa v Pakistan:

 

·       South Africa win 5-0: South Africa 115 points, Pakistan 98 points

·       South Africa win 4-1: South Africa 113, Pakistan 99

·       South Africa win 3-2: South Africa 111, Pakistan 101

·       Pakistan win 3-2: South Africa 109, Pakistan 103

·       Pakistan win 4-1: South Africa 107, Pakistan 105

·       Pakistan win 5-0: Pakistan 108, South Africa 105

The scenarios of the New Zealand-India series depend on the results of the Australia-India series. The predictor function is available here

Upcoming fixtures

Australia v India:

12 January: 1st ODI, Sydney

15 January: 2nd ODI, Adelaide

18 January: 3rd ODI, Melbourne

South Africa v Pakistan:

19 January: 1st ODI, Port Elizabeth

22 January: 2nd ODI, Durban

25 January: 3rd ODI, Centurion

27 January: 4th ODI, Johannesburg

30 January: 5th ODI, Cape Town

New Zealand v India:

23 January: 1st ODI, Napier

26 January: 2nd ODI, Tauranga

28 January: 3rd ODI, Tauranga

31 January: 4th ODI, Hamilton

3 February: 5th ODI, Wellington

MRF Tyres ICC ODI Team Rankings (as of 9 January, after the New Zealand-Sri Lanka series):

Rank    Team               Points

1.     England            126

2.     India                 121

3.     New Zealand     113

4.     South Africa      111

5.     Pakistan           102

6.     Australia           100

7.     Bangladesh       93

8.     Sri Lanka          78

9.     West Indies       72

10.  Afghanistan       67

11.  Zimbabwe         52

12.  Ireland              39

13.  Scotland           33

14.  UAE                 21

Nepal will qualify for a full ranking after playing one more ODI, the Netherlands will qualify for a full ranking after playing two more matches.

MRF Tyres ICC Test Player Rankings (as of 9 January, after the New Zealand-Sri Lanka series)

Batsmen (top 20)

Rank    (+/-)      Player               Team     Pts       Avge   Highest Rating

   1        ( - )       Virat Kohli         Ind       899      59.83   911 v Eng at Headingley 2018

   2        ( - )       Rohit Sharma    Ind       871!     47.78   871 v Win at Thiruvananthapur 2018

   3        ( - )       Ross Taylor      NZ        823!     47.91   823 v SL at Nelson 2019

   4        ( - )       Joe Root           Eng      807       51.52   824 v SL at Dambulla 2018

   5        ( - )       Babar Azam      Pak      802       51.52   846 v NZ at Wellington 2018

   6        ( - )       David Warner    Aus      791       43.43   880 v Pak at Adelaide 2017

   7        ( - )       Faf du Plessis   SA        785      45.12   802 v Ind at Durban 2018

   8        ( - )       Shai Hope         Win      780!     47.48   780 v Ban at Sylhet 2018

   9        ( - )       S. Dhawan        Ind       767       45.69   813 v Pak at Dubai 2018

  10       (+1)      Q. de Kock        SA        754       44.44   808 v Ban at East London 2017

  11       (-1)       K. Williamson    NZ        744      46.22   798 v SA at Centurion 2015

  12       ( - )       Fakhar Zaman  Pak      729*!   57.95   729 v NZ at Dubai 2018

  13       ( - )       Jonny Bairstow  Eng      726       48.02   777 v Aus at Durham 2018

  14       ( - )       Martin Guptill     NZ        715       43.16   789 v SA at Hamilton 2017

  15=     ( - )       M. Rahim          Ban      712!     34.94   712 v Win at Sylhet 2018

            ( - )       Tamim Iqbal      Ban      712       36.64   737 v Win at St Kitts 2018

  17       ( - )       Hashim Amla    SA        707       49.65   901 v Eng at Trent Bridge 2012

  18       ( - )       Aaron Finch      Aus      690       37.56   744 v Eng at Melbourne 2015

  19       ( - )       Jos Buttler        Eng      685       39.70   723 v Ban at Mirpur 2016

  20       ( - )       Eoin Morgan     Eng      675       38.57   690 v Aus at The Oval 2010

Bowlers (top 20)

Rank    (+/-)       Player              Team      Pts       Avge    Eco     Highest Rating

   1        ( - )       Jasprit Bumrah  Ind         841!     21.01   4.44     841 v Win at Thiruvananthapur 2018

   2        ( - )       Rashid Khan     Afg       788      14.47   3.90     806 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2018

   3        ( - )       Kuldeep Yadav  Ind       723*!   20.07   4.73     723 v Win at Thiruvananthapur 2018

   4        ( - )       Kagiso Rabada SA        702      26.10   5.00     724 v Eng at Lord's 2017

   5        ( - )       M. Rahman       Ban      695!     20.56   4.58     695 v Win at Sylhet 2018

   6=     ( - )       Y.  Chahal         Ind       683*    25.55   4.75     696 v Win at Guwahati 2018

            ( - )       Adil Rashid       Eng      683      30.42   5.50     687 v SL at Pallekele 2018

   8        (+1)      M. Ur Rahman  Afg       679*    19.06   3.84     691 v Ban at Abu Dhabi 2018

   9        (+1)      J. Hazlewood    Aus      675      25.15   4.73     733 v Eng at Adelaide 2018

  10       (-2)       Trent Boult        NZ        665      25.78   5.19     766 v Ind at Delhi 2016

  11       ( - )       Imran Tahir       SA        664      24.33   4.69     786 v SL at Johannesburg 2017

  12       (+1)      Hasan Ali          Pak      646      23.41   5.31     766 v NZ at Wellington 2018

  13       (+1)      Chris Woakes   Eng      642      30.64   5.51     673 v NZ at Christchurch 2018

  14       (-2)       A. Dananjaya    SL        641*    26.93   5.15     651 v Eng at Colombo (RPS) 2018

  15       ( - )       Dale Steyn        SA        638      25.70   4.87     746 v Ind at Durban 2013

  16       ( - )       M. Nabi              Afg       633      31.44   4.25     653 v Zim at Harare 2017

  17       ( - )       Mitchell Starc    Aus      632      21.44   4.95     783 v NZ at Melbourne 2015

  18       (+1)      Pat Cummins    Aus      616      29.73   5.31     629 v SA at Adelaide 2018

  19       (-1)       M. Santner        NZ        613      33.91   4.90     663 v Eng at Hamilton 2018

  20       ( - )       Tim Murtagh     Ire        602      29.74   4.48     613 v Zim at Harare 2018

All-rounders (top five)

Rank    (+/-)      Player                           Team      Pts      Highest Rating

   1        ( - )       Rashid Khan                  Afg       353*/   359 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2018

   2        ( - )       Shakib Al Hasan            Ban      352      453 v Zim at Chittagong 2009

   3        ( - )       Mohammad Nabi           Afg       337      349 v Ire at Greater Noida 2017

   4        ( - )       M. Hafeez                      Pak      311      438 v Ind at Kolkata 2013

   5        ( - )       M. Santner                     NZ        298      317 v Eng at Christchurch 2018

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