Warrican reaps Dhaka rewards

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (CMC):

West Indies spinner Jomel Warrican has surged up the latest ICC Men’s Test Bowling Rankings following his match-winning performance in the first Test against Bangladesh in Dhaka.

Warrican’s nine-wicket haul earned him Player of the Match honours as the West Indies secured an eight-wicket victory, lifting him six places to 30th in the Test bowling rankings.

West Indies captain Roston Chase also made gains, climbing six places to 63rd among Test bowlers.

The latest ICC weekly update reflected performances from the Dhaka Test, where Warrican’s spell proved pivotal in helping the West Indies secure a notable away victory.

Elsewhere, Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc reclaimed the No. 1 spot in the Test bowling rankings from South Africa’s Marco Jansen after taking six wickets and three wickets in the third Test in Cape Town. However, Australia lost the match by 176 runs and surrendered the series 2-1.

South Africa’s Simon Harmer, who was named Player of the Match, jumped nine places to seventh after claiming his maiden 10-wicket match haul, while teammate Wiaan Mulder climbed to a career-best 17th in the Test batting rankings.

In the ODI rankings, Pakistan’s Fakhar Zaman rose nine places to 37th after his match-winning 127 in the tri-series final against Sri Lanka, while Pavan Rathnayake climbed 20 spots to 16th.

Namibia’s JJ Smit advanced 44 places to joint 30th after successive four-wicket hauls during his team’s 3-2 series win over Ireland.

In T20 Internationals, India captain Shreyas Iyer moved up two places to seventh, while New Zealand’s Glenn Phillips and Zimbabwe’s Sikandar Raza also registered notable gains.