Colombo, August 13 (TNS): In International Cricket Council’s new One Day International rankings Sri Lanka spinner Akila Dananjaya has jumped around twenty places to reach his career-best 21st in the bowling rankings of the 50 over format.
The improvement in the ranking came after his brilliant bowling performance against South Africa in the recently concluded five-match ODI series.
The 24-year-old picked up a six-wicket haul for 29 runs in the final match of the series while his total wicket-count in the series reached to an impressive figure of 14.
Dananjaya’s team-mate Thisara Perera (up four places to 68th) is another one to move up the rankings for bowlers while captain Angelo Mathews and wicketkeeper-batsman Niroshan Dickwella have made noteworthy gains among batsmen.
Mathews, the leading scorer in the series with 235 runs and a highest of 97 not out in the last match, has gained two slots to reach 25th position while Dickwella has moved up four places to grab 35th position.
