23/08/2026
๐๐๐ค๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง ๐๐๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ก ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐ซ-๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฑ๐ญ๐ก ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ
Bangladesh have rewritten a significant chapter in their Test cricket history, climbing three places to a career-best sixth in the ICC Test team rankings after a landmark tour of Australia.
The rise sees the Tigers leapfrog both Sri Lanka and Pakistan, with Bangladesh now occupying sixth place with 1,878 rating points. Sri Lanka have dropped to seventh with 1,222 points, while Pakistan remain eighth with 1,427 points.
Australia continue to rule the rankings table, holding on to top spot, followed by South Africa in second and New Zealand in third. India and England complete the top five in fourth and fifth positions respectively.
Bangladesh's stunning surge was fuelled by their historic nine-wicket triumph over Australia in the opening Test at Marrara Stadium. The victory marked the Tigers' first-ever Test win on Australian soil, underlining the significance of their campaign Down Under.
For Pakistan, however, the rankings movement comes at a difficult time.
The national side returned from the West Indies after salvaging a 1-1 draw in the two-Test series, but their fortunes took a sharp downturn in England. Pakistan suffered a crushing innings-and-103-run defeat to England in the first Test at Headingley in Leeds, putting them under immediate pressure in the series.
Bangladesh's rise, meanwhile, represents a major milestone for a side that has steadily strengthened its red-ball credentials and now finds itself firmly among the world's top six Test teams.