Fizz’s career-best ranking
Bangladesh pace sensation Mustafizur Rahman moved up to 18th in the ICC Players Rankings for ODI bowlers, says an ICC press release issued today.
The left-arm pacer, tipped as cutter master, has taken six wickets in the tri-series in Ireland that included four wickets against the home side in their third game that Bangladesh won by eight wickets on May 19. With one game still to go against New Zealand, against whom he took two wickets, on May 24 he has the chance to move further.
The 22-year-old, who has shown that he is getting his pace and rhythm back in the tournament after recovering from shoulder operation, is now placed just beneath South African quick Dale Steyn with 583 points. It is Mustafizur’s best ranking in his short career that started with a bang in 2015. In his 17 ODIs he has taken 42 wickets at an average of 15.28.
New Zealand spinner Mitchell Santner has also attained a career-best 11th place after taking seven wickets in the ongoing Ireland tri-series.
Santner, whose haul of five for 50 against Ireland boosted his wicket haul in three matches to seven, has moved up six places while the left-handed all-rounder has also attained a career-best ranking in batting, gaining 11 places to reach 95th position after aggregating 26 runs in three unbeaten innings.
Bangladesh opener Soumya Sarkar has also moved up seven places to 27th after scoring two half centuries in the tournament including an unbeaten 87 against Ireland.
Meanwhile, Bangladesh can still go up to 93 points and increase its lead over Pakistan if they win their last match against New Zealand. These points could be points towards qualification for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 as host England and seven other top-ranked sides gain direct places on 30 September 2017 while the other four teams on the ODI table will go through a qualifying tournament. Pakistan is currently on 88 points while the West Indies is on 79 points.
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