Bangladesh created history by defeating Australia by 9 wickets in Darwin. The Bangladeshi team, which visited Australia after 24 years, performed brilliantly and won the test match. Its players have also got the benefit of this victory in the ICC Test rankings. Many players of the team have made huge leaps in the rankings. Captain Nazmul Hussain Shanto, Mominul Haq, Mehdi Hasan Miraj and Hasan Mahmood have directly benefited from this excellent performance.
Captain Nazmul Hussain Shanto was among the batsmen who made the most gains in the rankings. He has moved up 9 places to reach 20th position in the Test batting rankings. Shanto played an important inning of 84 runs in the first innings against Australia. At the same time, experienced batsman Mominul Haq also jumped 5 places and has now reached number 31.
Hasan Mahmood took the biggest jump
Fast bowler Hasan Mahmood made the biggest jump in the bowling rankings. He took 9 wickets in the entire match and moved up 26 places to reach 38th position. Hasan Mahmood also became the first Bangladeshi bowler to take five wickets on Australian soil. He was chosen Player of the Match for his excellent performance. At the same time, Mehdi Hasan Miraj took 5 wickets in the second innings and moved up 3 places to reach 24th position.
Loss to Travis Head, Bumrah number-1
Australian batsman Travis Head has suffered a loss in ranking. He scored 22 and 17 runs in both the innings, after which he slipped 3 places to fourth position. England’s Harry Brook has again regained the first position in the ranking of Test batsmen. Joe Root is at second and Steve Smith is at third. There is a difference of only 33 rating points between the top four batsmen. India’s Jasprit Bumrah has retained his number-1 position in bowling.