Warner moves into fifth position, Harris now second
Philander becomes number-one ranked all-rounder
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David Warner and Ryan Harris heroes of Australia’s 245-runs win over host South Africa in the Cape Town Test have achieved best-ever positions in the latest Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Tests, released on Thursdaymorning.
Warner, who slammed hundreds (135 and 145) in both innings of the Cape Town Test, has moved up five places to a career-high of fifth in the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test Batsmen. Warner was named the player of the match for his efforts with the bat.
Warner, who also won the player of the series award, is now the highest-ranked Australia batsman, with his skipper Michael Clarke in ninth position being the only other in the top 10. The batting table is still headed by AB de Villiers, with Kumar Sangakkara in second place and Shivnarine Chanderpaul in third position.
Outside the top 10 Steven Smith jumped five places to a best-ever 12th following knocks of 84 and 36 in the Cape Town Test. The biggest mover outside the top 20 was Faf du Plessis, as he rose six places to a best-ever 23rd.
In the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test Bowlers, Ryan Harris who ended with a match haul of seven for 95, has moved up two places to a best-ever second position.
Harris has now moved ahead of Vernon Philander and teammate Mitchell Johnson.
Philander, who picked just one wicket in the Cape Town Test, is down a place to third, while Johnson has dropped down a place to fourth. The bowlers’ table is still headed by Dale Steyn.
Outside the top 20 the biggest movers were James Pattinson in 28th (up by four), Kyle Abbott in 45th (up by three) and JP Duminy in 62nd (up by seven).
Meanwhile, the only solace for South Africa from the Cape Town Test was in the fact that Philander has now become the number-one ranked all-rounder on the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test all-rounders.
Philander, who scored 37 and 51 not out in either innings, has moved up two places to top of the all-rounders’ table, pushing India's Ravichandran Ashwin to second. Philander is now on 376 ratings points, just three ahead of Ashwin.
Smith signs off in 16th position
Meanwhile, Graeme Smith signed off on his impressive Test career in 16th place in the batting table.
Smith reached a career high of second position after his match-winning century against England in Johannesburg in January 2010. That was also when he achieved a best-ever 843 ratings points.
He ends his ODI career in 42nd position on the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for ODI Batsmen. Smith spent 57 matches and 160 days as the top-ranked batsman in ODI cricket between March and August 2008. He achieved a best-ever ratings points of 784 in November 2005.
In Twenty20 International cricket he spent 31 matches and 415 days at number one position on the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for T20I Batsmen. He first went atop in February 2006 and last was in the top position in September 2007.
Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Tests (as on 6 March, after Cape Town Test):
Batsmen
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Ave HS Rating
1 ( - ) AB de Villiers SA 922 51.94 935 v Aus at Port Elizabeth 2014
2 ( - ) K Sangakkara SL 879 58.07 938 v Eng at Kandy 2007
3 (+1) S.Chanderpaul WI 876 51.93 901 v NZ at Napier 2008
4 (-2) Hashim Amla SA 873 51.35 907 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2013
5 (+5) David Warner Aus 871! 46.54 871 v SA at Cape Town 2014
6 (-1) Ross Taylor NZ 842 46.94 871 v WI at Hamilton 2013
7 (-1) Misbah-ul-Haq Pak 824! 48.75 824 v SL at Sharjah 2014
8 (-1) C Pujara Ind 819* 58.92 851 v SA at Durban 2013
9 ( - ) Michael Clarke Aus 818 51.50 900 v SL at Melbourne 2012
10 (-2) Virat Kohli Ind 784! 46.51 784 v NZ at Wellington 2014
Selected Rankings
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Ave HS Rating
12 (+5) Steven Smith Aus 737*! 40.02 737 v SA at Cape Town 2014
16 (-3) Graeme Smith SA 688 48.25 843 v Eng at Johannesburg 2010
19 (-3) Chris Rogers Aus 675* 38.14 694 v Eng at Sydney 2014
23 (+6) Faf du Plessis SA 636*! 52.42 636 v Aus at Cape Town 2014
32 ( - ) Shane Watson Aus 586 36.25 729 v Eng at Perth 2010
36 (-1) Brad Haddin Aus 568 35.26 637 v WI at Perth 2009
37 ( - ) Alviro Petersen SA 559 37.05 655 v NZ at Cape Town 2013
45 ( - ) JP Duminy SA 517* 34.71 519 v Aus at Port Elizabeth 2014
60 (+19) Vernon Philander SA 435*! 27.45 435 v Aus at Cape Town 2014
92= (-15) Dean Elgar SA 335* 29.54 379 v Aus at Port Elizabeth 2014
(+3) Alex Doolan Aus 335* 31.00 435 v SA at Centurion 2014
94 (-7) Mitchell Johnson Aus 332 22.12 477 v Eng at Lord's 2009
101 (+1) James Pattinson Aus 300* 30.09 331 v Eng at Lord's 2013
Bowlers
Bowlers
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Ave HS Rating
1 ( - ) Dale Steyn SA 898 23.01 908 v Pak at Johannesburg 2013
2 (+2) Ryan Harris Aus 870! 22.56 870 v SA at Cape Town 2014
3 (-1) Vernon Philander SA 865 20.11 912 v Ind at Johannesburg 2013
4 (-1) Mitchell Johnson Aus 844! 27.42 844 v SA at Cape Town 2014
5 ( - ) Saeed Ajmal Pak 787 27.46 855 v Zim at Harare 2013
6 ( - ) Rangana Herath SL 774 30.02 838 v NZ at Colombo (PSS) 2012
7 ( - ) Trent Boult NZ 767*! 26.59 767 v Ind at Wellington 2014
8 ( - ) Tim Southee NZ 757! 30.69 757 v Ind at Wellington 2014
9 ( - ) R Ashwin Ind 744 28.50 808 v WI at Mumbai 2013
10 ( - ) Peter Siddle Aus 733 29.37 816 v Eng at Old Trafford 2013
Selected Rankings
Selected Rankings
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Ave HS Rating
16 (-1) Morne Morkel SA 637 30.97 776 v Aus at Cape Town 2011
21 (-4) Nathan Lyon Aus 607 32.99 648 v Eng at Melbourne 2013
28 (+4) James Pattinson Aus 506* 27.07 573 v Ind at Hyderabad 2013
40 (-1) Shane Watson Aus 420* 31.95 633 v SA at Cape Town 2011
45 (+3) Kyle Abbott SA 354*! 16.41 354 v Aus at Cape Town 2014
62 (+7) JP Duminy SA 284* 39.03 302 v Eng at Johannesburg 2010
93 (-1) Michael Clarke Aus 141* 37.16 265 v NZ at Wellington 2005
96 (+2) Steven Smith Aus 138*! 47.90 138 v SA at Cape Town 2014
All-rounders
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts HS Rating
1 (+2) Vernon Philander SA 376*/ ! 376 v Aus at Cape Town 2014
2 (-1) R Ashwin Ind 373*/ 419 v WI at Mumbai 2013
3 (-1) Shakib Al Hasan Ban 364 404 v Pak at Mirpur 2011
4 ( - ) Stuart Broad Eng 291 382 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2012
5 ( - ) Mitchell Johnson Aus 280 384 v Eng at Cardiff 2009
* indicates provisional rating; a batsman qualifies for a full rating after playing 40 Test innings; a bowler qualifies for a full rating when he reaches 100 Test wickets.
! indicates career-highest rating
Notes to Editors:
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