Anderson Overtake Rabada To Become The No.1 Test Bowler

England's James Anderson has overtaken South Africa's Kagiso Rabada to become the No.1 Test bowler in latest MRFTyres ICC Test Ranking updated on Tuesday (July 24).

However, Rabada picked 7-wickets in the first Test on spin friendly pitch but wasn't at his best in the second match where he could pick only one wicket and that cost him his number 1 spot in the recently concluded 2-match series against Sri Lanka where South Africa had lost the series 2-0.



South Africa spinner Keshav Maharaj picked 16 wickets in the series, including a 12-wicket haul in the second Test, and has gained five places to now be among the the top 20 bowlers in the world. He's ranked at eighteen.

In batsmen's ranking, Sri Lanka's Dimuth Karunaratne moved up three spots to seven after successful series with bat. He was the top run-getter in 2-match series with 356 runs with an average of 118.67. He has scored 1 century and 3 half-centuries in 4 innings. No other players were even close to him as his teammate Danushka Gunathilaka was the second highest scorer with 161 runs in 4 innings.

The banned Australian Steve Smith is still No.1 batsman with 929 points and 26 points ahead of the second placed Indian Skipper Virat Kohli.



TEAMS RANKINGS :

After the series lost against Sri Lanka, South Africa lost 6 points and slipped down to 106 points but have managed to hang on to the second spot by a whisker. They are just ahead of third-ranked Australia in decimal points. On the other hand, Sri Lanka gained 6 points from the series win and just behind the 5th ranked England (97 Points) in decimal points.

India is No.1 ranked side with 125 points and will remain on No.1 if they lose 5-0 to England.

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