Pakistan has moved into eighth position in the ICC ODI Team Rankings after its 3-2 series victory in Sri Lanka in the five-match series which concluded in Hambantota on Sunday. Azhar Ali’s men have advanced to 90 points, two ahead of the West Indies, and now has seventh-placed Bangladesh firmly in its sights.
As a consequence of the series defeat, Sri Lanka remains in fifth place but has dropped three rankings points which means that sixth-placed England has an opportunity to gain ground on Angelo Mathews’ men when it faces Australia in a five-match ODI series from September 3-13.
Mohammad Hafeez was the highest run-getter in the series and his tally of 273 runs in five games (including a highest score of 103, as well as innings of 70 and 54) has propelled the 34-year-old three places to 29th in the ICC Player Rankings for ODI Batsmen. There were also notable gains for his team-mates Ahmed Shehzad (up five places to 30th) and skipper Azhar (up eight places to a career high 42nd).
Despite scoring two half centuries in the final two games of the series, and in doing so passing the landmark 10,000 run mark in his 319th ODI on Sunday, which the hosts won by 165 runs, Sri Lanka’s Tillakaratne Dilshan has dropped one place to sixth on 781 points and is now five points behind Black Caps’ Kane Williamson. Mathews has also dropped down to 21st place, however there were positive movements for Lahiru Thirimanne (up three places to 36th) and Kusal Perera (up nine places to a career high 64th).
The top 10 remains unchanged which means that South Africa’s AB de Villiers remains in first position on 889 points.
In the ICC Players Rankings for ODI Bowlers, the top 10 remains unchanged though Pakistan’s Mohammad Irfan has improved his ranking by a place and is now level with his team-mate Mohammad Hafeez in 16th place after claiming four wickets in the series for 257 runs. Another upward mover for the visitors in the aftermath of the series was Yasir Shah who has vaulted 44 places to a career high 97th.
For Sri Lanka, Sachithra Senanayake’s three for 39 in his solitary outing on Sunday has helped him move up three places to 18th, while Thisara Perera has moved up seven places to 75th.
Shakib retains his number one spot in the ICC Player Rankings for ODI All-rounders on 418 points, but he has extended his lead to 39 points over Dilshan who is four points ahead of his team-mate Mathews. Hafeez lies in fourth place on 368 points.
In the next ODI series, Zimbabwe will host third-placed New Zealand with the first of three ODIs due to start in Harare on 2 August.
ICC ODI Championship table (as on 27 July, after Sri Lanka-Pakistan series):
Rank Team Points
1 Australia 129
2 India 115
3 New Zealand 112
4 South Africa 109
5 Sri Lanka 103
6 England 98
7 Bangladesh 96
8 Pakistan 90
9 West Indies 88
10 Ireland 50
11 Zimbabwe 43
12 Afghanistan 41
ICC ODI PLAYER RANKINGS (as on 27 July, after Sri Lanka-Pakistan series):
Batsmen (top 10)
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Ave HS Rating
1 ( – ) AB de Villiers SA 889 53.65 902 v NZ at Auckland 2015
2 ( – ) K. Sangakkara SL 839 41.98 861 v Sco at Hobart 2015
3 ( – ) Hashim Amla SA 806 54.17 901 v Eng at Trent Bridge 2012
4 ( – ) Virat Kohli Ind 790 50.66 886 v Ban at Fatullah 2014
5 (+1) K. Williamson NZ 786 47.41 789 v Aus at Auckland 2015
6 (-1) T. Dilshan SL 781 39.71 802 v Sco at Hobart 2015
7 ( – ) S. Dhawan Ind 765 44.41 794 v SA at Melbourne 2015
8 ( – ) Ross Taylor NZ 732 43.03 736 v Eng at Southampton 2015
9 ( – ) MS Dhoni Ind 723 52.24 836 v Aus at Delhi 2009
10 ( – ) Glenn Maxwell Aus 720 35.05 724 v Pak at Adelaide 2015
Selected rankings
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Ave HS Rating
21 (-1) A. Mathews SL 646 39.94 707 v Eng at Colombo (RPS) 2014
29 (+3) M. Hafeez Pak 616 31.87 665 v Ban at Mirpur 2014
30 (+5) Ahmed Shehzad Pak 610 35.18 670 v Ban at Mirpur 2014
36 (+3) L. Thirimanne SL 586 33.92 590 v Eng at Wellington 2015
42 (+8) Azhar Ali Pak 562*! 50.22 562 v SL at Hambantota 2015
64 (+9) Kusal Perera SL 503! 25.48 503 v Pak at Hambantota 2015
81 (+16) Sarfraz Ahmed Pak 458*! 28.93 458 v SL at Hambantota 2015
88 (+5) Shoaib Malik Pak 432 33.88 685 v Ind at Lahore 2006
Bowlers (top 10)
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Ave HS Rating
1 ( – ) Mitchell Starc Aus 783! 18.33 4.70 783 v NZ at Melbourne 2015
2 ( – ) Trent Boult NZ 727* 24.08 4.64 738 v Eng at The Oval 2015
3 ( – ) Sunil Narine WI 709 26.49 4.10 791 v SL at Jamaica 2013
4 ( – ) Dale Steyn SA 706 25.57 4.81 746 v Ind at Durban 2013
5 ( – ) Imran Tahir SA 704 21.54 4.40 735 v SL at Sydney 2015
6 ( – ) M. Johnson Aus 693 25.26 4.83 724 v Ban at Darwin 2008
7 ( – ) S. Al Hasan Ban 690 28.35 4.30 717 v Zim at Chittagong 2009
8 ( – ) Saeed Ajmal Pak 665 22.73 4.18 810 v SA at Centurion 2013
9 ( – ) James Anderson Eng 650 29.22 4.92 719 v SA at The Oval 2013
10 ( – ) Morne Morkel SA 646 24.19 4.92 717 v SL at East London 2012
Selected rankings
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Ave HS Rating
16 ( – ) M. Hafeez Pak 598 34.86 4.10 769 v Ind at Kolkata 2013
17 (+1) M. Irfan Pak 598 31.13 4.92 641 v UAE at Napier 2015
18 (+3) S. Senanayake SL 595 34.65 4.74 656 v NZ at Christchurch 2015
20 (-2) Angelo Mathews SL 581 35.01 4.58 649 v Ind at Trinidad 2013
33 (-5) Lasith Malinga SL 535 27.79 5.26 675 v Ban at Colombo (RPS) 2007
37 (-3) Suranga Lakmal SL 513 31.07 5.56 547 v Ban at Melbourne 2015
50 (-10) T. Dilshan SL 485 44.20 4.85 529 v NZ at Hamilton 2015
75 (+7) Thisara Perera SL 424 31.40 5.71 610 v Ind at Colombo (RPS) 2012
97 (+44) Yasir Shah Pak 379*! 43.50 5.30 379 v SL at Hambantota 2015
All-rounders
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts HS Rating
1 ( – ) S. Al Hasan Ban 418 453 v Zim at Chittagong 2009
2 ( – ) T. Dilshan SL 379 415 v Sco at Hobart 2015
3 ( – ) A. Mathews SL 375 427 v Eng at Colombo (RPS) 2014
4 ( – ) M. Hafeez Pak 368 438 v Ind at Kolkata 2013
5 ( – ) James Faulkner Aus 361*/! 361 v NZ at Melbourne 2015
