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Mitchell Starc reclaims No. 1 spot in Test bowling rankings
Australia’s Mitchell Starc is back at No.
1 in the ICC men’s Test bowling rankings.
He overtook South Africa’s Marco Jansen after taking nine wickets in the final Test in Cape Town.
Starc first reached the top in August, but Jansen moved ahead after taking six wickets in the second Test.
Jansen took three wickets in Cape Town, while Simon Harmer’s six wickets helped South Africa win the match and series.
Harmer climbed nine places to seventh, one spot ahead of teammate Kagiso Rabada.
Jansen remains at the top of the Test all-rounder rankings after scoring a half-century in the final Test.
The latest rankings also show gains for players from several countries across Test, ODI and T20I cricket.
Mitchell Starc reclaimed the No. 1 spot in the ICC Test bowling rankings after taking nine wickets in the third Test against South Africa.
He overtook South Africa’s Marco Jansen, who had taken three wickets in the Cape Town match.
Starc reached a career-best rating of 881.
South Africa’s Simon Harmer rose nine places to seventh among Test bowlers after taking six wickets in Australia’s second innings.
The latest rankings were released on Wednesday, 4 November 2026.
- Who
- Mitchell Starc, the Australian fast bowler, reclaimed the top spot.
- What
- He returned to No. 1 in the ICC Test bowling rankings.
- When
- The rankings were released on 4 November 2026.
- Where
- The match was the third Test in Cape Town, South Africa.
- Why
- Starc took nine wickets in the match, while Marco Jansen took three.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Starc first reached No. 1 in the Test bowling rankings, ending Jasprit Bumrah’s reign.
Jansen took six wickets and moved to the top of the Test bowling rankings.
Starc took nine wickets and Jansen took three, setting up Starc’s return to No. 1.
The latest ICC rankings were released, with Starc back at the top.
- Starc’s match haul
- Nine wickets in the third Test
- Starc’s career-best rating
- 881
- Jansen’s match haul
- Three wickets in the Cape Town Test
- Harmer’s ranking move
- Up nine places to seventh among Test bowlers
- Rankings release
- 4 November 2026
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