Pakistan beat Bangladesh in the second test, player’s gain points and rise in the ICC Test Rankings

Pakistan beat Bangladesh in the second test, player’s gain points and rise in the ICC Test Rankings: Finally registering a victory on the tour of Bangladesh the Pakistan cricket team beat hosts in the second test match played at Mirpur. The game was dominated by Pakistan and the lack of experience did the Bangladeshi’s, though they did well throughout apart from this particular match. It was a matter of pride for Pak, as a loss here would have slipped them down further in the rankings and it would have been a clean slate victory for Bangladesh.

Some solid performances from both the batsmen and the bowlers helped them walk back with this win. It also aided them gain a few points in the ICC Test ranking, as per the latest updated ICC Test ranking.

Following Pakistan’s 328 run victory over Bangladesh in the second Test in Mirpur on Saturday, a number of its players have made gains in the latest Reliance ICC Test Players Rankings
Younus Khan has moved up one place to seventh in the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test Batsmen after scores of 148 and 39, while Azhar Ali has also moved up five places to 16th position after compiling 226 and 25 in the match which helped steer the visitors to a 1-0series win. On the way to his maiden Test double-century, Azhar also passed the 3,000-run landmark (and now stands at 3,185 in 41 Tests).

For Bangladesh, Shakib Al Hasan’s scores of 89 not out and 13 have helped him move up five places to a career-high 30th.
Though the top 10 in the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test Bowlers has remained unchanged, there were some big movers with Pakistan left arm opening bowler Junaid Khan moving up two places to 15th after claiming match figures of three for 71.

Yasir Shah (20th) has moved into the top 20 for the first time in his career after rising six places following match figures of seven for 131, Mohammad Hafeez has climbed five places to a career high 34th position and Wahab Riaz has gained 10 places to raise to 52nd spot.

Bangladesh’s Mohammad Shahid has vaulted 36 places to 84th after match figures of four for 95, while Shuvagata Hom has broken into the top 100 for the first time in 87th spot (up by 15 places) after claiming three for 94 runs.

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