Sri Lanka’s historic Test victory over England at The Oval has propelled six of their players to new career-high ratings on the ICC Men’s Test Rankings. Skipper Dhananjaya de Silva, Kamindu Mendis, and Pathum Nissanka led the charge with impressive batting performances.
De Silva’s stylish 69 in the first innings earned him a three-place jump to 13th overall, making him Sri Lanka’s highest-ranked batter. Mendis gained six places to 19th after a half-century, while Nissanka soared 42 spots to 39th following his innings of 64 and 127*.
England’s Joe Root remains the world’s top-ranked Test batter despite modest scores at The Oval. However, his rating has dropped, allowing New Zealand’s Kane Williamson and Daryl Mitchell, and Australia’s Steve Smith to close the gap. Harry Brook fell seven places to 12th after disappointing performances.
On the positive side for England, Ollie Pope gained seven places to equal 27th after a century in the first innings, and Jamie Smith jumped six spots to equal 30th after a quickfire half-century in the second innings.
Sri Lanka’s bowlers also made significant gains on the Test bowler rankings. Vishwa Fernando rose 13 places to equal 31st after taking five wickets, while Lahiru Kumara (up 10 places to 32nd) and Milan Rathnayake (up 26 places to equal 84th) also improved. England’s Olly Stone gained 13 places to 74th after his three wickets in the first innings.
In the T20I rankings, Australia’s Mitch Marsh and Josh Inglis climbed the ladder for batters after their series sweep over Scotland. Spinner Adam Zampa moved up one place to seventh on the T20I bowler rankings. Scotland’s Bradley Currie made a significant jump of 20 places to 49th on the same list.
