What does Bangladesh earn if they beat South Africa in Tests?
What does Bangladesh earn if they beat South Africa in Tests?: After a huge confidence soothing win for Bangladesh over South Africa in the ODI series, the team will be really excited, pumped and optimistic about the test series that they are scheduled to play against South Africa. Whether they can make a mark in the longer format or not, will still need time to be asserted; but here are the possible outcomes and the mannerism in which it will impact the ICC Test teams ranking.
Ninth-ranked Bangladesh faces South Africa, the number one ranked side in the ICC Test Team Rankings, in the first game of a two-Test series which starts in Chittagong on Tuesday, with the home side bidding to close the gap on the West Indies.
Although Bangladesh cannot improve its position in the table, it will be aiming to reduce eighth placed West Indies’ 40-point lead.
South Africa currently leads the way on 130 points, 19 points clear of second placed Australia, and irrespective of the outcome in this series and the ongoing Ashes, will remain in pole position. However, should the Proteas lose the series 2-0 then it will drop 11 ratings points to 119, while a 1-0 loss would see its points tally drop by nine to 121. In either of those scenarios, Bangladesh would improve its ratings points by 12 (if it wins the series 2-0) or 10 (1-0).
In the event of a 1-1 series draw, Bangladesh would rise to 47 points, while South Africa would drop to 125 points.
The following are the permutations for the forthcoming series:
Bangladesh (41 pts) v South Africa (130 pts)-
- If Bang wins 2-0, then Bang 53 pts, SA 119 pts
- If Bang wins 1-0, then Bang 51 pts, SA 121 pts
- If SA wins 2-0, then Bang 40 pts, SA 132 pts
- If SA wins 1-0, then Bang 42 pts, SA 130 pts
- If the series is drawn 1-1, then Bang 47 pts, SA 125 pts
ICC Test Player Rankings
Proteas paceman Dale Steyn heads into the series in number one position on 905 points in the ICC Player Rankings for Test Bowlers and the 32-year-old has a significant 82-point advantage over England’s James Anderson. Steyn could reach the 400-wicket milestone during this series and the Phalaborwa man currently lies on 396 wickets in 78 Tests to date. He is one of three South Africans inside the top 10, alongside sixth-placed Vernon Philander and Morne Morkel (ninth).
Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan is his side’s highest ranked bowler in 15th place on 619 points, with the other bowlers inside the top 50 for the hosts heading into the series is another left-arm spinner Taijul Islam (42nd).
With South Africa’s AB de Villiers unavailable for this series, his skipper Hasim Amla has the chance to gain a rankings boost in the ICC Player Rankings for Test Batsmen. Amla lies in third place on 891 points, 10 adrift of Australia’s Steven Smith who himself could improve his tally in the second Ashes Test which will be nearing completion at Lord’s by the time this series starts. De Villiers currently holds a seven-point lead over Smith in the rankings.
Faf du Plessis is the next best ranked South Africa batsman in 18th place and Bangladesh’s leading batsmen heading into the series are Mominul Haque (24th), Tamim Iqbal (27th) and Shakib (29th).
Shakib is the leading all-rounder on either side in the ICC Player Rankings for Test All-rounders heading into the two-match series and he goes into the series with a 40-point advantage over Philander, who is in second on 341 points.
Upcoming Test fixtures-
Bangladesh v South Africa
21-25 Jul – 1st Test, Chittagong
30 Jul-3 Aug – 2nd Test, Mirpur
England v Australia:
16-20 Jul – 2nd Test, Lord’s
29 Jul-2 Aug – 3rd Test, Edgbaston
6-10 Aug – 4th Test, Trent Bridge
20-24 Aug – 5th Test, The Oval
ICC Test Batsman’s Rankings HERE
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