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September 1, 2021September 2, 2021

Root regains No.1 spot in MRF Tyres ICC Men’s Test Player Rankings

Dubai, September 01, 2021 (PPI-OT):England captain Joe Root’s sublime form in the ongoing ICC World Test Championship series against India has helped him reclaim the top spot for batters in the MRF Tyres ICC Men’s Test Player Rankings after nearly six years.

The 30-year-old had started the series in fifth position but his 507 runs in three Tests have helped him overtake Virat Kohli, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith and finally New Zealand captain Kane Williamson, whom he now leads by 15 rating points. Root was second before the Leeds Test, in which he scored 121 in England’s only innings.

Root was last at the number one position in December 2015 before being overtaken by Williamson, with Kohli and Smith also reaching the pinnacle since. The last time someone apart from these four was at the top was South Africa’s AB de Villiers in November 2015.

Root is now only one point below his career-best aggregate of 917 rating points, which he achieved in August 2015 after his innings of 130 against Australia in Nottingham. Only four other England batters have achieved more rating points – Len Hutton, Jack Hobbs, Peter May and Denis Compton.

Other England batters to make progress in the latest weekly rankings update include opener Rory Burns (up five places to 24th) and Jonny Bairstow (up two places to 70th) while Dawid Malan has reentered the rankings in 88th position after scoring 70.

Meanwhile, Rohit Sharma has overtaken captain Virat Kohli to become the top-ranked Test batter from his country. The opener’s scores of 19 and 59 have lifted him one place to a career-best fifth position, seven rating points more than Kohli for an aggregate of 773.

The last time someone other than Kohli was the top-ranked India batter was in November 2017, when Cheteshwar Pujara was second and Kohli fifth.

In the latest update, Pujara has progressed three slots to reach 15th position after his second innings knock of 91 and is the fourth Indian on the list with Rishabh Pant still ahead of him in 12th place despite slipping four slots. Jasprit Bumrah has risen among bowlers, from 11th to 10th. England’s fast bowlers have made notable gains after helping dominate from early in the Test match.

James Anderson has moved back to the top five, his four wickets in the match lifting him one place, while Player of the Match Ollie Robinson has advanced nine places to 36th after his seven-wicket match haul. Craig Overton has re-entered the rankings in 73rd position with three wickets in each innings.

In the MRF Tyres ICC Men’s T20I Player Rankings, Ireland’s Paul Stirling is up one place to 23rd with scores of 24 and 37 in their ongoing series against Zimbabwe while Kevin O’Brien is up from 42nd to 39th after scoring 25 and 60 in the two matches played in Dublin. Zimbabwe’s Tendai Chetara has moved up five places to 99th among bowlers.

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August 31, 2021September 1, 2021

Chatham, Boochatham gain in MRF Tyres ICC Women’s T20I Player Rankings

Dubai, August 31, 2021 (PPI-OT):Thailand batter Natthakan Chantham and off-spinner Nattaya Boo Chatham have made notable gains in the MRF Tyres ICC Women’s T20I Player Rankings after helping their team beat Zimbabwe 2-1 in a series played in Harare.

Chantham, who struck a match-winning 88 not out in the second match and aggregated 110 runs in the series, has moved up two places to 19th position in the batters’ list while Boo Chatham’s 10 wickets, that included a haul of four for 16 in the second match, lifts her nine places to 16th position.

Nannapat Koncharoenkai (up 11 places to 34th) among batters and Suleeporn Laomi (up seven places to 24th) among bowlers are the other Thai players to progress. Zimbabwe’s, Chipo Mugeri (44th) and Mary-Anne Musonda (66th) have re-entered the list for batters while Precious Marange (63rd) has made it back to the bowlers’ list.

In the latest weekly rankings update that includes matches of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier, Ireland’s Eimear Richardson has moved up 13 places to 70th place among batters on the back of a half-century against the Netherlands while her compatriot Rebecca Stokell has advanced 20 places to 87th position.

In the rankings for bowlers, Scotland’s Katherine Fraser’s three-wicket hauls against Ireland and Germany have lifted her 15 places to 41st position while her team-mate Priyanaz Chatterji has gained 11 slots and is 76th.

The Netherlands’ Frederique Overdijk, who returned a world record figure of seven for three to restrict France to 33 and help win by nine wickets in Cartagana, Spain, has rocketed 82 slots to 160th position.

August 26, 2021August 27, 2021

Men’s Cricket World Cup League 2 set to resume

Dubai, August 26, 2021 (PPI-OT):The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced the resumption of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup League 2 supported by Dream 11 for the first time since February 2020, with two series scheduled for next month.

Oman will play host to both series, the first involving Nepal and the USA for six ODIs taking place between 13 and 20 September. The second will see Oman welcome PNG and Scotland between 25 September and 2 October. Each team will contest four matches each during each series with a maximum of eight points available as qualification to the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 restarts for League 2.

Currently Oman sit on top of the standings with 16 points after 10 matches, followed by the United States in second place with 12 points from 12 matches after cricket in the competition was stopped due to COVID-19. For the full ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup League 2 standings click here.

After the 21 tri-series have been completed the top three teams will confirm their place in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2023. The bottom four teams will drop into the Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-Off 2023 – which is a repechage event to the Global Qualifier – and will be joined by the winner of Challenge League A and B. The top two teams from the Play-Off will keep their hopes alive of participating in India 2023, by qualifying for the Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2023. Click here for the Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 qualification pathway.

The fixtures are as follows:

13 September: Nepal v USA (14h30); Turf 1

14 September: Oman v Nepal (14h30); Turf 1

16 September: Oman v USA (14h30); Turf 1

17 September: Nepal v USA (14h30); Turf 1

19 September: Oman v Nepal (14h30); Turf 1

20 September: Oman v USA (14h30); Turf 1

25 September: PNG v Scotland (09h30); Turf 2

26 September: Oman v PNG (09h30); Turf 2

28 September: Oman v Scotland (09h30); Turf 2

29 September: PNG v Scotland (14h30); Turf 1

1 October: Oman v PNG (14h30); Turf 1

2 October: Oman v Scotland (14h30); Turf 1

All matches will be played in Muscat.

August 26, 2021August 27, 2021

ICC expresses sadness at the passing of Ted Dexter

Dubai, August 26, 2021 (PPI-OT):The International Cricket Council has offered its condolences following the death of former England captain Ted Dexter at the age of 86. In a statement, ICC’s Acting Chief Executive Geoff Allardice remembered the ICC Hall of Famer as a top batter of his era who continued to serve the game after retirement from international cricket.

Geoff Allardice: “Ted Dexter was one of the most accomplished batsmen of his era. His ability to dominate fast bowling was admirable and his superb batting against the West Indies and Australia teams is remembered by all.

“He also made notable contributions to the game in various capacities post-retirement and helped develop the players’ rankings that are so popular today. “Ted was honoured to be one of this year’s special inductees to the ICC Hall of Fame and it is really sad to hear the news of his passing. On behalf of the ICC, I would like to extend my condolences to his family and friends.”

Dexter played 62 Tests between 1958 and 1968, aggregating 4,502 runs at an average of 47.89. Known for his ability to dominate top class fast bowling, he slammed nine hundreds, six of which were scores of above 140.

Dexter’s prowess against fast bowling was probably best illustrated during his innings of 70 off 75 balls against the West Indies at Lord’s in 1963 against a bowling attack that included feared fast bowlers, Charlie Griffith and Wes Hall.

Dexter worked as a journalist and broadcaster post-retirement and served as England’s Chairman of Selectors. He was also instrumental in devising a players’ ranking system that was later adopted by the ICC and is currently known as the MRF Tyres ICC Player Rankings.

August 25, 2021

Turkey withdraw from Europe Women’s Qualifier

Dubai, August 25, 2021 (PPI-OT):The International Cricket Council (ICC) today have confirmed that Turkey have withdrawn from the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier supported by Dream 11 as the necessary approval and travel documentation required due to COVID-19 restrictions for the team was not able to be secured from the Turkish Sports Ministry.

The event due to start tomorrow in La Manga, Spain will now see the Qualifier be played as five-team tournament with a revised fixture list below. Action from the five-day tournament will be available to fans from across the world through the live stream, details here.

ICC Regional Development Manager – Europe, Andy Wright said: “It is with great regret that Turkey will not be taking part in the Europe Qualifier at La Manga. We have been in communication with the Federation over the past month to provide any assistance to secure their arrival into Spain in time for the event and would like to thank the Federation for their efforts in trying to secure the documentation.

“We have worked closely with the remaining participating teams and the event will now be played as a five-team tournament. We are looking forward to seeing play getting underway tomorrow in what is still set to be a very competitive event.”

The revised fixtures are:

26 August 2021 – Netherlands v Scotland (10:30); Ireland v Germany (10:30); France v Netherlands (15:30)

27 August 2021 – Germany v France (10:30); Ireland v Scotland (10:30); Netherlands v Germany (15:30)

28 August 2021 – Rest Day

29 August 2021 – France v Ireland (10:30); Scotland v Germany (10:30)

30 August 2021 – Netherlands v Ireland (10:30); Scotland v France (10:30)

August 25, 2021

Fawad and Shaheen attain career bests in MRF Tyres ICC Men’s Test Player Rankings

Dubai, August 25, 2021 (PPI-OT):Left-handed batter Fawad Alam and left-arm fast bowler Shaheen Afridi have achieved career-best positions in the MRF Tyres ICC Men’s Test Player Rankings after helping Pakistan win the second Test against the West Indies in Kingston to draw their two-match ICC World Test Championship series 1-1.

Alam’s unbeaten 124 in the first innings has helped him shoot up 34 places to 21st position. Shaheen has gained 10 slots to reach eighth position after a 10-wicket match haul that helped seal a 109-run victory and won him the Player of the Match award.

Fawad, who has struck four centuries since his return to Test cricket in August last year, had a previous best of 47th position attained in May this year while Afridi’s 18th position before this Test was his highest. Shaheen, who also finished as the Player of the Series with 18 wickets, had started the series in 22nd position.

Captain Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan, the two Pakistan players ahead of Fawad in the batters’ list, have also gained. Babar’s scores of 75 and 33 have helped him advance one slot to seventh position, two below his career-best fifth position in August last year, while Rizwan is back in the top 20 with scores of 31 and 10 not out.

Left-arm spinner Nauman Ali is another one to gain in the latest weekly update to the men’s rankings that is carried out across formats on Wednesdays. His three-wicket haul in the second innings has helped him progress from 48th to 44thposition.

For the West Indies, all-rounder Jason Holder has advanced six places to 37th among batters with scores of 26 and 47. Fast bowler Jayden Seales, the most successful after Shaheen with 11 wickets in the series, has moved up four slots to 54th after his three first innings wickets.