Sri Lankan Players Made Significant Strides In the latest ICC Men’s Test Rankings

Six Sri Lankan players have achieved career-best rankings in the latest ICC Men’s Test Rankings following their historic victory over England in the third Test at The Oval. This victory marked Sri Lanka’s first-ever Test win against England away from home.

• Dhananjaya de Silva, Sri Lanka’s captain, scored 69 runs in the first innings, elevating him three spots to 13th place on the Test batting rankings, making him the highest-ranked Sri Lankan batter.

• Kamindu Mendis climbed six places to 19th after his half-century.

• Pathum Nissanka made a dramatic leap of 42 spots to 39th following his match-winning innings of 64 and an unbeaten 127*.

On the bowling side:

• Vishwa Fernando gained 13 places to 31st after taking five wickets.

• Lahiru Kumara rose by 10 spots to 32nd

• Milan Rathnayake jumped 26 places to 84th.

This notable performance comes despite Sri Lanka losing the series 2-1, showcasing their potential on the global stage.