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Afghanistan captain Rahmat Shah has become the first player from his country to enter the top 10 of the ICC Men’s Test Player Rankings for either batting or bowling, following a career-best 173 in the opener of their two-match series against Zimbabwe in Sharjah.
The high-scoring contest ended in a draw after both sides produced totals above 500, with Rahmat advancing to a career-best seventh place in the Test Batting Rankings with personal-best 735 rating points. Afghanistan’s other centurions have also made gains, with Sediqullah Atal moving up 14 places to 81st after scoring 105, reaching a career-best 414 rating points, while Rahmanullah’s debut innings of 113 has lifted him to joint-83rd.
Zimbabwe’s batters also prospered after their side became the first team in Test history to score more than 500 runs in both innings of the same match. Craig Ervine, who became the third-oldest player at 41 years and 84 days to score a Test double-century, has climbed nine places to 48th. Brian Bennett’s scores of 128 and 58 have lifted him 10 slots to 75th, while Brendan Taylor has surged 29 spaces to 103rd after making 131 and 82.
𝐀 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐚𝐡𝐦𝐚𝐭 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐟𝐠𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧! 📈
Afghanistan’s Test and ODI captain, @RahmatShah_08, creates history and breaks into the top 10 of the ICC Men’s Test Batting Rankings, climbing to an impressive seventh position! 👏
Congratulations, Skipp! Way to go! 🙌
#AfghanAtalan | #ICCTestRankings
— Afghanistan Cricket Board (@ACBofficials) November 11, 2026
Wessly Madhevere’s maiden Test century has also earned him a place in the top 100 for the first time, moving him to 99th in the Batting Rankings.
In Sylhet, the second ICC World Test Championship series match between Bangladesh and the West Indies also ended in a draw, securing a series victory for the visitors following their eight-wicket win in the opener. Bangladesh batter Towhid Hridoy made significant progress after scoring a national-record unbeaten 242 in the first innings and 82 in the second, rocketing from 175th to 60th in the Test Batting Rankings.
West Indies batter Kavem Hodge has moved to a career-best 52nd after scoring 142 in the second innings, helping his side set Bangladesh a target of 369. Team-mate Amir Jangoo has continued his impressive start to Test cricket, advancing 28 places to 62nd after scoring 133 in the first innings.
It was a quieter week for bowlers amid the high-scoring Test matches, but West Indies spinner Jomel Warrican was a notable exception. The Player of the Series took seven wickets in Sylhet have lifted him 11 slots to joint-19th, marking his first appearance in the top 20 of the Test Bowling Rankings, while moving four places to 31st in the all-rounders’ list. Warrican’s teammate Justin Greaves also had successful series, gaining one slot to joint-eight among the all-rounders.
Bangladesh fast bowler Hasan Mahmud has moved up six tiles to 32nd after taking six wickets for 90 runs in the West Indies’ first innings. Zimbabwe’s Newman Nyamhuri has also made progress, climbing 10 places to a career-best 75th after taking five wickets for 82 runs in Afghanistan’s innings of 514.
Rain continued to affect the ODI series between New Zealand and India, limiting opportunities for players to make significant gains this week. India hold a 2-0 lead in the five-match series following the washed out third ODI in Hamilton on Tuesday.
The top four positions in the ICC Men’s ODI Batting Rankings remain unchanged, with India’s Shubman Gill leading New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell, followed by India’s Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.
India all-rounder Axar Patel has advanced 23 spots to 21st in the ODI Bowling Rankings after taking two wickets for 28 runs in his side’s low-scoring second-match victory in Wellington. Team-mate Arshdeep Singh has climbed 11 places to joint-31st after following his four-wicket haul in the series opener in Auckland with an economical spell in Wellington.
India pacer Gurnoor Brar has continued his impressive start to ODI cricket, moving up 60 places to 48th after taking three wickets for 44 runs in Auckland and four for 30 in Wellington. He has claimed 21 wickets in his first 12 ODIs.
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