Newly crowned ICC World Test Champions South Africa are basking in their glory, with multiple members of their stellar cast at the WTC Final rising in the new ICC Men’s Test Player Rankings.
Leading the way is their Player of the Match from the final at Lord’s, Aiden Markram. The prolific batter has risen seven places to just outside the top-10 in the Men’s Test Batting Rankings, with
only two points separating the Protea from New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell (725) in 10th.
Markram amassed an impressive 136 runs off 207 balls in a masterful display of Test batting to
take South Africa across the line in the WTC Final.
The 30-year-old, who also nabbed a couple of crucial wickets for South Africa, has also been rewarded in the Test All-Rounders Rankings, rising a whopping 44 places.
David Bedingham, who closed the famous win for South Africa, also made a move of note in the Batting Rankings, climbing 17 places to 40 alongside Cameron Green.
Meanwhile, South Africa fast bowler Lungi Ngidi, who produced an inspirational spell with the ball during Australia’s second innings, has also soared in the Bowling Rankings, an ICC report said.
The right-arm quick climbs seven spots to share the 37th place with fellow quicks Lahiru Kumara
and Naseem Shah.
Kagiso Rabada, who was South Africa’s pick of the bowlers, maintained his second place among
the bowlers, next to India’s Jasprit Bumrah.
For Australia, seasoned speedster Mitchell Starc and all-rounder Beau Webster benefited from valiant displays through the summit clash.
Starc, who took five wickets through the Test and scored a fighting half-century in the second innings, climbed to 10th spot in the Men’s Test Bowling and All-Rounders Rankings.
Webster meanwhile, who was Australia’s top scorer in the first innings, ascended 13 places in the Batting Rankings.
In the ODI Player Rankings, key performers from the Men’s Cricket World Cup League 2 action have boasted impressive climbs.
Netherlands top-order batter Michael Levitt, who was also handy with the ball, has soared 22 places in the Batting Rankings to go with a climb of 21 among the bowlers and another 27 in the all-rounders charts.
Levitt also leapt 11 places in the T20I batting charts to the 30th spot in the tri-series after League 2 play, just below Pakistan’s Mohammad Haris.
His teammate Noah Croes also jumped 20 places in the Men’s ODI Batting Rankings after making a vital fifty from the four-wicket win against Scotland. Nepal’s Aarif Sheikh, who top-scored with the bat in the 16-run win over the Dutch, climbs 13 places in the batting charts.
