Amla moves into second spot, McLaren claims career-high 10th position

 South Africa had entered the three-match series in fifth position on 109 ratings points, and has now joined Sri Lanka on 111 ratings points but is ranked behind Sri Lanka, in fourth position, when the ratings are calculated beyond the decimal point. This gain of two ratings points means South Africa now trails number-one ranked Australia by four ratings points and second-ranked India by one rating point.

 With the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 starting in Australia and New Zealand in seven months, only six ratings points separate the top five sides. with South Africa to play at least 17 ODIs before it opens its World Cup campaign against Zimbabwe in Hamilton on 15 February. While these matches will help South Africa to prepare for the mega event, they will also provide it with the chance to surge to the top of the ODI team rankings.

South Africa players have also benefitted from the series as most of the highest-ranking players have moved in the right direction.

In the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for ODI Batsmen, Hashim Amla is now sitting just behind his captain and number-one ranked AB de Villiers after finishing the series as the leading run-getter with 258 runs. Amla, who scored centuries in the opening two matches, has gained two places and now trails de Villiers by 17 ratings points.

De Villiers has been rewarded for his series aggregate of 212 runs by earning 13 ratings points which have given him a career-best rating of 885.

 Quinton de Kock, who represented South Africa in the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2012 in Townsville, has moved up two places to a career-best 11th ranking following his series contribution of 159 runs that included a 128 in the last ODI in Hambantota.

 David Miller is the other South Africa batsman to make gains in the latest rankings. The left-handed batsman has earned five places and is now sitting in 40th position.

 In the Reliance ICC Players Rankings for ODI Bowlers, fast bowler Ryan McLaren and wrist spinner Imran Tahir have achieved career-best rankings.

 McLaren, who was the most successful bowler of the series with nine wickets, has broken into the top 10 in 10th position after jumping 10 places. Tahir, who claimed six wickets, has rocketed 32 places to occupy 51st spot.

JP Duminy 63rd (up five places) and Vernon Philander 87th (up six places) are the other South Africa bowlers to head in the right direction.

 However, there was discouraging news for Duminy, Faf du Plessis and Jacques Kallis who have slipped in the batting charts. Duminy has fallen seven places to 29th, Kallis has dropped four places to 40th and du Plessis has slipped three places to 54th.

 In the bowling, both Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel have slipped to fourth and eighth, respectively, after conceding two places each.

 For Sri Lanka, captain Angelo Mathews and Ajantha Mendis have made the most of the series.

 Mathews’ 105 runs in three matches have helped him gain two places to put him in 22nd spot, while Mendis’ seven wickets have allowed him to move up seven places to 32nd position.

 Lasith Malinga has moved up one place and is now in 21st spot while Tillakaratne Dilshan has gained five places in the bowling table and is now in 67th position.

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Reliance ICC ODI Rankings (as on 13 July after Sri Lanka-South Africa ODI series)

 

Rank   Team              Rating          

1          Australia          115

2          India                112

3          Sri Lanka         111

4          South Africa   111

5          England           109

6          Pakistan           100

7          New Zealand  98

8          West Indies     94

9          Bangladesh     72

10        Zimbabwe       61

11        Afghanistan    34

12        Ireland             33

 

(Developed by David Kendix)

 

Reliance ICC ODI Player Rankings (as on 13 July after Sri Lanka-South Africa ODI series)

 

Batsmen (top 10)

 

Rank     (+/-)         Player                 Team         Pts          Ave       HS Rating

   1           ( - )          AB de Villiers        SA           885!       49.94     885 v SL at Hambantota 2014

   2=        (+2)         Hashim Amla       SA           868         54.58     901 v Eng at Trent Bridge 2012

                ( - )          Virat Kohli            Ind          868         52.16     886 v Ban at Fatullah 2014

   4           (-1)          George Bailey       Aus         856*!    53.12     856 v Eng at Adelaide 2014

   5           ( - )          K Sangakkara      SL           823         40.39     853 v Afg at Mirpur 2014

   6           ( - )          MS Dhoni              Ind          771         53.28     836 v Aus at Delhi 2009

   7           ( - )          T. Dilshan              SL           750         38.02     767 v Pak at Sharjah 2013

   8           ( - )          Misbah-ul-Haq    Pak         715         44.38     744 v SL at Fatullah 2014

   9           ( - )          Ross Taylor          NZ          713!       40.07     713 v Ind at Wellington 2014

  10         ( - )          Shikhar Dhawan  Ind          712*      41.77     736 v WI at Kanpur 2013

 

Selected Rankings

 

Rank     (+/-)         Player                 Team         Pts          Ave       HS Rating

  11         (+2)         Quinton de Kock SA           699*!    47.36     699 v SL at Hambantota 2014

  22         (+2)         Angelo Mathews  SL           619!       36.76     619 v SA at Hambantota 2014

  29         (-7)          JP Duminy            SA           603         38.44     668 v Net at Mohali 2011

  35         (-1)          M. Jayawardene  SL           572         32.90     738 v WI at Colombo (RPS) 2001

  40=       (-4)          Jacques Kallis       SA           556         44.36     817 v WI at Johannesburg 2004

                (+5)         David Miller          SA           556         31.66     557 v SL at Colombo (RPS) 2014

  43         (-2)          L. Thirimanne      SL           545         29.33     573 v Pak at Mirpur 2014

  49         (-3)          D. Chandimal       SL           528         30.34     667 v Aus at Adelaide 2012

  54         (-3)          F. du Plessis           SA           519         27.55     552 v Eng at The Oval 2013

  70         (+7)         Kusal Perera         SL           487*!    26.28     487 v SA at Hambantota 2014

 

Bowlers (top 10)

 

Rank      (+/-)        Player                Team          Pts          Ave        Econ       HS Rating

   1           ( - )          Saeed Ajmal         Pak         789         22.25     4.14       810 v SA at Centurion 2013

   2           (+1)         Sunil Narine          WI          714         26.97     4.19       791 v SL at Jamaica 2013

   3           (+1)         James Anderson  Eng         706         28.69     4.94       719 v SA at The Oval 2013

   4           (-2)          Dale Steyn            SA           703         25.98     4.83       746 v Ind at Durban 2013

   5=        (+2)         Clint McKay         Aus         666         24.37     4.78       709 v Eng at Cardiff 2013

                (+2)         Ravindra Jadeja  Ind          666         32.58     4.71       738 v Zim at Bulawayo 2013

   7           (-2)          L. Tsotsobe           SA           664         24.96     4.75       743 v NZ at Auckland 2012

   8           (-2)          Morne Morkel      SA           656         23.75     4.83       717 v SL at East London 2012

   9           ( - )          Mitchell Johnson Aus         639         25.88     4.85       724 v Ban at Darwin 2008

  10=       ( - )          M. Hafeez             Pak         637         35.60     4.06       769 v Ind at Kolkata 2013

                (+10)      Ryan McLaren    SA           637!       25.96     5.10       637 v SL at Hambantota 2014

 

Selected Rankings

 

Rank     (+/-)      Player                Team            Pts          Ave         Econ      HS Rating

  14         (-1)          S. Senanayake     SL           625*      34.82     4.62       629 v SA at Colombo (RPS) 2014

  15         (-1)          Rangana Herath  SL           623         32.46     4.36       703 v SA at Pallekele 2013

  21         (+1)         Lasith Malinga     SL           597         27.12     5.20       675 v Ban at Colombo (RPS) 2007

  23         (-2)          Angelo Mathews  SL           590         35.62     4.51       649 v Ind at Trinidad 2013

  32         (+7)         Ajantha Mendis   SL           557         20.33     4.48       648 v NZ at Colombo (RPS) 2011

  35         (-8)          N. Kulasekara      SL           549         33.29     4.72       727 v NZ at Colombo (RPS) 2009

  51         (+32)      Imran Tahir          SA           467*!    17.68     4.37       467 v SL at Hambantota 2014

  55         (-3)          Wayne Parnell      SA           454*      31.02     5.59       515 v Eng at The Oval 2012

  63         (+5)         JP Duminy            SA           442!       41.31     4.93       442 v SL at Hambantota 2014

  67         (+5)         T. Dilshan              SL           431         46.84     4.75       497 v SA at Colombo (RPS) 2013

  79         (-4)          Jacques Kallis       SA           389         31.79     4.84       641 v WI at Barbados 2001  

  87         (+6)         Vernon Philander SA           367*      26.05     4.37       369 v SL at Pallekele 2014

 

All-rounders

 

Rank    (+/-)        Player                      Team      Pts        HS Rating

  1            ( - )          M Hafeez              Pak         417        438 v Ind at Kolkata 2013

   2           ( - )          Shakib Al Hasan Ban        371        453 v Zim at Chittagong 2009

   3           ( - )          Angelo Mathews  SL           365        373 v Pak at Mirpur 2014

   

! Indicates career-highest rating

* Indicates provisional rating; a batsman qualifies for a full rating after a minimum of 40 started innings; a bowler qualifies for a full rating after he has conceded 1,500 runs