South Africa has retained its third position but has reduced second-ranked India’s advantage to two points in the ICC ODI Team Rankings following its 3-2 series victory, which concluded with a mammoth 214-run victory in Mumbai on Sunday.
The Proteas went into the series on 110 points, five adrift of MS Dhoni’s men, but AB de Villiers’ side fought back after conceding early ground to clinch the series in a dramatic final game.
Meanwhile, as a consequence of the 3-2 home series defeat, Zimbabwe has stayed in 10th place, a fraction ahead of Ireland, with Afghanistan one more point behind following its historic inaugural series victory over a Test playing country.
By stint of a series of impressive batting displays the top 10 has re-jigged and a number of Proteas batsmen have risen in the ICC Player Rankings for ODI Batsmen. Skipper de Villiers retains his number one ranking, and is now 96 points clear of India’s Virat Kohli in second place, after scoring three centuries (104 not out, 112 and 119) in five matches. Hashim Amla has dropped three places to fifth, while Dhoni has moved up two places to sixth and holds an 11-point advantage over his team-mate Shikhar Dhawan.
There is a career high jump of seven places for François du Plessis who is level in 10th place by wicket-keeper Quinton de Kock who has vaulted 13 places after scoring 318 runs in the series, including 103 and a match-winning 109 in the decider. There were also gains for Rohit Sharma (up three places to 12th) and career-high gains for Ajinkya Rahane (up 11 to 27th) and Farhaan Behardien (up 12 to 76th).
Following the series in Zimbabwe the following batsmen have also risen up the rankings; Sikandar Raza (up 14 to 40th), Sean Williams (up seven to 44th), Mohammad Nabi (up 19 to a career-high 47th) and Craig Ervine (up 19 to 61st), while Noor Ali Zadran has broken into the top 100 for the first time after vaulting 26 places to 93rd.
In the ICC Players Rankings for ODI Bowlers, Australia’s Mitchell Starc has returned to the top of tree as Imran Tahir has slipped four places in the top 10. Dale Steyn has dropped one place to sixth, although Morne Morkel has climbed three places to eighth, and is now six points behind Mitchell Johnson, after claiming seven wickets for 132 runs in three matches.
Ravichandran Ashwin has dropped a place to 10th, while a number of other bowlers have made significant gains across both series including Akshar Patel (up 19 to 28th), Amit Mishra (up 13 to 32nd), Dawlat Zadran (up 69 to a career-high 34th), Mohit Sharma (up four to 44th) and young Proteas paceman Kagiso Rabada has risen 58 places to a career-high 49th after being the joint-leading wicket-taker in the series alongside Steyn with 10.
There were career-high placements for Afghanistan duo Mirwais Ashraf (up 10 to 56th) and Hamza Hotak (up 56 to 84th).
The all-rounder list is unchanged with Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan continuing to lead the way on 418 points.
ICC ODI Championship table (as on 26 October, after India-South Africa & Zimbabwe-Afghanistan series):
Rank Team Points
1 Australia 127
2 India 114
3 South Africa 112
4 New Zealand 109
5 Sri Lanka 103
6 England 100
7 Bangladesh 96
8 West Indies 88
9 Pakistan 88
10 Zimbabwe 46
11 Ireland 46
12 Afghanistan 45
(Developed by David Kendix)
ICC ODI PLAYER RANKINGS (as on 26 October, after India-South Africa & Zimbabwe-Afghanistan series):
Batsmen (top 10)
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Ave HS Rating
1 ( - ) AB de Villiers SA 900 54.21 902 v NZ at Auckland 2015
2 (+1) Virat Kohli Ind 804 50.60 886 v Ban at Fatullah 2014
3 (+1) K. Williamson NZ 788 48.02 798 v SA at Centurion 2015
4 (+1) T. Dilshan SL 781 39.71 802 v Sco at Hobart 2015
5 (-3) Hashim Amla SA 776 52.70 901 v Eng at Trent Bridge 2012
6 (+2) MS Dhoni Ind 741 52.26 836 v Aus at Delhi 2009
7 (-1) S. Dhawan Ind 730 42.93 794 v SA at Melbourne 2015
8 (-1) Ross Taylor NZ 728 43.91 743 v Zim at Harare 2015
9 ( - ) Glenn Maxwell Aus 717 34.88 724 v Pak at Adelaide 2015
10= (+7) F. du Plessis SA 715! 39.65 715 v Ind at Mumbai 2015
(+13) Q. de Kock SA 715 39.86 749 v Aus at Sydney 2014
Selected rankings
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Ave HS Rating
12 (+3) Rohit Sharma Ind 702 39.71 715 v SA at Rajkot 2015
24 (-6) Suresh Raina Ind 625 35.46 669 v Eng at Dharamsala 2013
27 (+11) Ajinkya Rahane Ind 609! 32.53 609 v SA at Mumbai 2015
33 (-7) David Miller SA 592 34.98 635 v Ban at Mirpur 2015
35 (-1) JP Duminy SA 573 38.98 668 v Net at Mohali 2011
40 (+14) Sikandar Raza Zim 563 34.05 576 v Afg at Bulawayo 2015
44 (+7) Sean Williams Zim 547 33.62 556 v Ind at Auckland 2015
47 (+19) M. Nabi Afg 541! 30.71 541 v Zim at Bulawayo 2015
61 (+19) Craig Ervine Zim 506* 38.54 524 v Afg at Bulawayo 2015
76 (+12) F. Behardien SA 479*! 29.95 479 v Ind at Mumbai 2015
92 (+1) A. Stanikzai Afg 429 24.23 450 v SL at Dunedin 2015
93 (+26) N. Ali Zadran Afg 424*! 30.61 424 v Zim at Bulawayo 2015
Bowlers (top 10)
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Ave Econ HS Rating
1 (+1) Mitchell Starc Aus 713 19.65 4.85 783 v NZ at Melbourne 2015
2 (+1) Sunil Narine WI 709 26.49 4.10 791 v SL at Jamaica 2013
3 (+1) Trent Boult NZ 705* 24.08 4.64 738 v Eng at The Oval 2015
4 (+2) S. Al Hasan Ban 690 28.35 4.30 717 v Zim at Chittagong 2009
5 (-4) Imran Tahir SA 688 22.94 4.49 735 v SL at Sydney 2015
6 (-1) Dale Steyn SA 682 25.93 4.86 746 v Ind at Durban 2013
7 ( - ) M. Johnson Aus 672 25.26 4.83 724 v Ban at Darwin 2008
8 (+3) Morne Morkel SA 666 23.98 4.90 717 v SL at East London 2012
9 (-1) Saeed Ajmal Pak 655 22.73 4.18 810 v SA at Centurion 2013
10 (-1) R. Ashwin Ind 640 31.27 4.81 691 v SL at Hambantota 2012
Selected rankings
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Ave Econ HS Rating
12 (+1) M. Shami Ind 604 24.89 5.54 654 v Ban at Melbourne 2015
15 (-5) B. Kumar Ind 597 36.45 4.82 657 v WI at Dharamsala 2014
28 (+19) Akshar Patel Ind 550* 28.82 4.73 559 v SA at Chennai 2015
32 (+13) Amit Mishra Ind 537* 26.44 4.71 570 v Zim at Bulawayo 2013
34 (+69) Dawlat Zadran Afg 534*! 30.46 5.46 534 v Zim at Bulawayo 2015
41 (-7) Tendai Chatara Zim 507* 34.29 5.20 562 v Ire at Hobart 2015
42 (-6) M. Nabi Afg 500 41.04 4.34 564 v Ire at Dubai (GCA) 2015
44 (+4) Mohit Sharma Ind 496* 32.90 5.45 506 v SA at Chennai 2015
49 (+58) Kagiso Rabada SA 485*! 20.23 4.87 485 v Ind at Mumbai 2015
56 (+10) Mirwais Ashraf Afg 477*! 33.75 4.08 477 v Zim at Bulawayo 2015
84 (+56) Hamza Hotak Afg 424*! 23.85 3.85 424 v Zim at Bulawayo 2015
98 (+5) Harbhajan Singh Ind 402* 33.35 4.60 735 v WI at Barbados 2002
All-rounders
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts HS Rating
1 ( - ) Shakib Al Hasan Ban 418 453 v Zim at Chittagong 2009
2 ( - ) T. Dilshan SL 379 415 v Sco at Hobart 2015
3 ( - ) Angelo Mathews SL 375 427 v Eng at Colombo (RPS) 2014
4 ( - ) M. Hafeez Pak 353 438 v Ind at Kolkata 2013
5 ( - ) Glenn Maxwell Aus 348 351 v Eng at Headingley 2015
*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.
!indicates career-highest rating
