Significant gains have been made by Pakistan players in the latest update of the MRF Tyres ICC Men's ODI Player Rankings.

Shinwari, Gunathilaka among others to gain after Pakistan-Sri Lanka series

Vala, Ura and Cross in top 100 for batsmen in latest rankings update

Pakistan’s Mohammad Amir has reached a career-best seventh position among bowlers in the MRF Tyres ICC Men’s ODI Player Rankings in the latest update carried out after the three-match home series against Sri Lanka which they won 2-0 with one match washed out.

The left-arm fast bowler, who retired from Tests earlier this year to concentrate on white-ball cricket, has risen six spots in the list led by India’s Jasprit Bumrah after finishing with four wickets, including a haul of three for 50 in the final match. His previous highest ranking was 10th in June this year.

Usman Shinwari has gained 28 slots among bowlers

Usman Shinwari, another left-arm fast bowler from Pakistan, has made a significant rise, gaining 28 slots to reach 43rd position after finishing with six wickets in the series, including a five-wicket haul that won him the player of the match award in the second ODI.

Left-handed batsmen Fakhar Zaman (up two places to 16th) and Haris Sohail (up three places to 32nd) are the others to gain from Pakistan, while Sri Lanka’s Danushka Gunathilaka has reached a career-best 70th place after a century in the final match.

Thursday’s update, which also takes into account the two ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup League 2 series in Scotland and the USA, sees two players from Papua New Guinea in the top 100. Assad Vala has moved up 76 places to 91st and Tony Ura has advanced 19 places to joint-99th along with Scotland’s Matthew Cross who too has gained two spots to break into the top 100.

In the MRF Tyres ICC Men’s ODI Team Rankings, Pakistan and Sri Lanka have retained sixth and eighth positions, respectively. Namibia, Oman and the USA, who have ODI status, meet the minimum requirement of eight qualifying matches and are now on the rankings table.

MRF Tyres ICC Men’s ODI Team Rankings (as of 3 October):

Rank Team Points 1 England 125 2 India 122 3 New Zealand 112 4 Australia 111 5 South Africa 110 6 Pakistan 98 7 Bangladesh 86 8 Sri Lanka 79 9 West Indies 77 10 Afghanistan 59 11 Ireland 51 12 Zimbabwe 44 13 Netherlands 37 14 Scotland 36 15 Namibia 23 16 Oman 22 17 Nepal 19 18 USA 14 19 UAE 10 20 PNG 0

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MRF Tyres ICC Men’s ODI Player Rankings (as of 3 October 2019)

Batsmen (top 10)

Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Avge Highest Rating 1 ( - ) Virat Kohli India 895 60.31 911 v Eng at Headingley 2018 2 ( - ) Rohit Sharma India 863 48.52 885 v SL at Headingley 2019 3 ( - ) Babar Azam Pak 834 54.17 846 v NZ at Wellington 2018 4 ( - ) Faf du Plessis SA 820! 47.47 820 v Aus at Old Trafford 2019 5 ( - ) Ross Taylor NZ 817 47.86 841 v Ban at The Oval 2019 6 ( - ) K Williamson NZ 796 47.9 799 v India at Old Trafford 2019 7 ( - ) David Warner Aus 794 45.77 880 v Pak at Adelaide 2017 8 ( - ) Joe Root Eng 787 51.36 824 v SL at Dambulla 2018 9 ( - ) Q de Kock SA 781 45.01 814 v SL at Durban 2019 10 ( - ) Jason Roy Eng 774 42.79 782 v Aus at Edgbaston 2019

Other selected rankings

Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Avge Highest Rating 16= (+2) Fakhar Zaman Pak 717 46.61 768 v Eng at Trent Bridge 2019 32 (+3) Haris Sohail Pak 615! 46.11 615 v SL at Karachi 2019 36 (+1) Kyle Coetzer Sco 596 44.15 657 v Ire at Harare 2018 42= (+9) Chris Gayle WI 560 37.83 806 v Zim at Harare 2003 52= (+6) Evin Lewis WI 541! 33.92 541 v India at Trinidad 2019 70 (+23) D Gunathilaka SL 500*! 34.69 500 v Pak at Karachi 2019 78 (+14) R Berrington Sco 478! 28.31 478 v PNG at Aberdeen 2019 91 (+76) Assad Vala PNG 444*! 27.37 444 v Namib at Lauderhill 2019 140 (+37) Craig Wallace Sco 338* 20.95 353 v Ire at Dubai (GCA) 2018 163 (+132) Monank Patel USA 304* 42.5 321 v PNG at Lauderhill 2019 205= (+108) Jan Frylinck Namib 257*! 37.33 257 v PNG at Lauderhill 2019

Bowlers (top 10)

Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Avge Eco Highest Rating 1 ( - ) J Bumrah India 797 21.88 4.49 841 v WI at Thiruvananthapur 2018 2 ( - ) Trent Boult NZ 740 25.06 5.05 770 v WI at Old Trafford 2019 3 ( - ) Kagiso Rabada SA 694 27.34 4.99 724 v Eng at Lord's 2017 4 ( - ) Pat Cummins Aus 693 27.11 5.14 729 v SL at The Oval 2019 5 ( - ) M Ur Rahman Afg 681* 22.06 3.89 691 v Ban at Abu Dhabi 2018 6 ( - ) Chris Woakes Eng 676! 30.47 5.59 676 v NZ at Lord's 2019 7= (+6) M Amir Pak 663! 29.62 4.85 663 v SL at Karachi 2019 ( - ) Mitchell Starc Aus 663 20.99 5.02 783 v NZ at Melbourne 2015 9 (-1) Rashid Khan Afg 658 17.8 4.14 806 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2018 10 (-1) Matt Henry NZ 656 26.48 5.4 675 v Aus at Hamilton 2016

Other selected rankings

Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Avge Econ Highest Rating 43= (+28) U Shinwari Pak 504*! 18.61 4.94 504 v SL at Karachi 2019 102= (+30) Assad Vala PNG 369*! 24.00 3.74 369 v Namib at Lauderhill 2019 114 (+83) N Pokana PNG 341*! 25.15 4.70 341 v Namib at Lauderhill 2019 117 (+23) Chad Soper PNG 329* 29.32 4.88 343 v USA at Lauderhill 2019

All-rounders (top five)

Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Highest Rating 1 ( - ) S Al Hasan Ban 394 453 v Zim at Chittagong 2009 2 ( - ) Ben Stokes Eng 319! 319 v NZ at Lord's 2019 3 ( - ) M Nabi Afg 310 352 v Ire at Greater Noida 2017 4 ( - ) Imad Wasim Pak 295*/ 299 v Ban at Lord's 2019 5 ( - ) Rashid Khan Afg 288 359 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2018

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