While Matt Henry produced one of the finest bowling performances of his career to power New Zealand to victory, Joe Root's consistency with the bat was enough to see him climb back to the summit of the Test batting rankings. The latest rankings update caps off a memorable week for both players and reflects their impact during a gripping ICC World Test Championship contest in London.
Matt Henry picked up 11 wickets in the Test, returning figures of 5/80 in the first innings and 6/29 in the second. His performance helped him climb to 870 rating points and become just the third New Zealand bowler to occupy the No.1 position in ICC Test rankings after Jack Cowie and Sir Richard Hadlee.
There was movement among the batters as well, with England veteran Joe Root returning to the No.1 position. Root's scores of 46 and 77 against New Zealand helped him overtake teammate Harry Brook and Australia's Travis Head.
New Zealand's victory also helped several of their batters make significant gains. Rachin Ravindra moved up to 10th place, Daryl Mitchell climbed to 16th, Glenn Phillips jumped to 31st, while Henry Nicholls surged to 40th following his century at The Oval.
New Zealand crushed England in the second Test
After being asked to bat first, the visitors posted 391 in their first innings. Glenn Phillips starred with a brilliant century, scoring 100, while Tom Blundell contributed 51 and Daryl Mitchell added 44. England responded with 291, despite Joe Root's 46 and Matthew Fisher's fighting fifty. Henry led the charge with the ball, claiming 5/80.
Chasing a daunting target of 463, England never looked comfortable. Root battled hard for 77 and Harry Brook scored 58, but Matt Henry produced a devastating spell of fast bowling. The right-arm pacer Matt Henry ripped through England's batting order with figures of 6/29 as the hosts were bowled out for 209.
ICC Men's Test Batting and Bowling Rankings
ICC Men's Test Batting Rankings (23 June 2026)Rank
PlayerTeamRating1Joe RootEngland8712Harry BrookEngland8663Travis HeadAustralia8534Steve SmithAustralia8315Kamindu MendisSri Lanka7816Temba BavumaSouth Africa7757Shubman GillIndia7438Yashasvi JaiswalIndia7339Dinesh ChandimalSri Lanka71710Rachin RavindraNew Zealand715ICC Men's Test Bowling Rankings (23 June 2026)Rank
PlayerTeamRating1 (=)Matt HenryNew Zealand8701 (=)Jasprit BumrahIndia8703Mitchell StarcAustralia8384Pat CumminsAustralia8325Marco JansenSouth Africa8256Scott BolandAustralia8207Noman AliPakistan8178Kagiso RabadaSouth Africa8079Josh HazlewoodAustralia77510Nathan LyonAustralia753Hence then, the article about matt henry achieves career first icc no 1 ranking joe root tops batters chart was published today ( ) and is available on cricketaddictor ( Middle East ) The editorial team at PressBee has edited and verified it, and it may have been modified, fully republished, or quoted. You can read and follow the updates of this news or article from its original source.
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