Career best ranking for Shai Hope
Oct.25 (CRICKETNMORE) - Shai Hope and Roston Chase have continued to head in the right direction in the latest ICC Player Rankings for Test Batsmen after wrist-spinner Devendra Bishoo spun the Windies to a 117-run victory over Zimbabwe in the first Test in Bulawayo on Tuesday.
Hope scored 90 not out and 44, while Chase contributed 31 and 95 as the Windies scored 219 and 373. For this performance, Hope has been rewarded with a jump of seven places that has put him in a career-high 24th place, while Chase has gained four places and now sits in 37th spot.
23-year-old Hope has recently been one of the most impressive and consistent batsmen on the international cricket circuit. He had started the three-Test series against England in 99th rank and ended in 30th place.
With the form he is in, Hope has an outstanding chance to finish the Zimbabwe tour inside the top 20 as he trails 20th-ranked Usman Khawaja of Australia by just eight points.
18th-ranked Kraigg Brathwaite remains the Windies’ highest-ranked batsman, though his lead over Hope has been trimmed to just 14 points.
ICC Test Player Rankings (as on 25 October)
Batsmen (top 10)
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Avge Highest Rating
1 ( - ) Steve Smith Aus 936 59.66 941 v Ind at Dharamsala 2017
2 ( - ) Joe Root Eng 889 53.76 917 v Aus at Trent Bridge 2015
3 ( - ) Kane Williamson NZ 880 51.16 893 v Aus at Perth 2015
4 ( - ) C. Pujara Ind 876 52.65 888 v SL at Colombo (SSC) 2017
5 ( - ) David Warner Aus 807 47.94 880 v NZ at Perth 2015
6 ( - ) Virat Kohli Ind 806 49.55 895 v Ban at Hyderabad 2017
7 ( - ) Hashim Amla SA 795 49.87 907 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2013
8 ( - ) Lokesh Rahul Ind 761*! 46.27 761 v SL at Pallekele 2017
9 ( - ) Ajinkya Rahane Ind 760 47.61 825 v NZ at Indore 2016
10 ( - ) Azhar Ali Pak 755 46.62 787 v Aus at Melbourne 2016
Other selected rankings
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Avge Highest Rating
18 ( - ) K. Brathwaite Win 667 36.80 701 v Eng at Headingley 2017
24 (+7) Shai Hope Win 653*! 35.24 653 v Zim at Bulawayo 2017
37= (RE) Brendan Taylor Zim 584* 34.82 684 v Ban at Mirpur 2014
(+4) Roston Chase Win 584* 40.60 626 v Pak at Dominica 2017
45 (-2) Craig Ervine Zim 534* 37.16 536 v SL at Colombo (RPS) 2017
49 (+7) H. Masakadza Zim 508* 29.07 559 v Ban at Chittagong 2014
51 (-9) J. Blackwood Win 499 30.67 575 v Eng at Barbados 2015
56 (-6) Sikandar Raza Zim 477* 36.75 497 v SL at Colombo (RPS) 2017
62 (-4) Jason Holder Win 446 28.23 486 v Pak at Dominica 2017
68 ( - ) Kieran Powell Win 430 27.32 468 v Ban at Mirpur 2012
93 (-13) Sean Williams Zim 347* 26.31 390 v SL at Harare 2016
100 (-8) Shane Dowrich Win 333* 22.60 447 v Pak at Jamaica 2017
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