The Australian seamer climbed two places to seventh after taking 6-49 in South Africa’s second innings to help secure a 214-run victory at Kingsmead.
Hazlewood now has 807 rating points, three ahead of Rabada, who dropped one position to eighth. Marco Jansen remains South Africa’s highest-ranked Test bowler in sixth with 831 points.
Mitchell Starc retained top spot on 865 points, although his advantage over New Zealand’s Matt Henry has narrowed to four points. Ollie Robinson, Jasprit Bumrah and Pat Cummins complete the top five.
Anrich Nortje also returned to the bowling rankings
Anrich Nortje also returned to the bowling rankings in 34th place after taking four wickets in his first Test appearance in more than three years.
There was further encouragement for the Proteas in the batting rankings, with Aiden Markram climbing four places to joint-10th. The opener’s second-innings 75 offered sustained resistance as South Africa attempted to save the Durban Test.
Ryan Rickelton slipped 12 places to joint-49th after scores of nought and two. He now shares that position with Matt Renshaw, whose innings of 190 and 82 lifted him from 196th.
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Renshaw’s contributions earned him the Player
Renshaw’s contributions earned him the Player of the Match award as Australia took a 1-0 lead in the three-Test series.
Among the all-rounders, Wiaan Mulder moved up one place to fourth, while Simon Harmer climbed five positions to joint-23rd. India’s Ravindra Jadeja remains top of the rankings.
South Africa will look to level the series when the second Test begins at St George’s Park in Gqeberha on Sunday.
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Source: www.sacricketmag.com
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