Archive · 26 Aug 2026
Mitchell Starc Replaces Bumrah as World’s No. 1 Test Bowler
Mitchell Starc is now ranked the best Test cricket bowler in the world.
He moved above India’s Jasprit Bumrah and New Zealand’s Matt Henry.
Starc took 10 wickets in Australia’s match against Bangladesh.
His bowling figures were 6/12 and 4/39.
Australia won the match in Mackay by an innings and 51 runs according to most reports.
Starc was named Player of the Match and Player of the Series.
Bumrah was not playing in India’s Test series against Sri Lanka because of an injury.
Rishabh Pant also moved up to seventh place among Test batters.
The reports differ on whether Australia’s margin was 51 runs or 15 runs.
Mitchell Starc became the ICC’s top-ranked Test bowler for the first time in his career.
His 10 wickets against Bangladesh included figures of 6/12 and 4/39.
Australia defeated Bangladesh in Mackay, with most reports recording an innings-and-51-run victory.
Jasprit Bumrah dropped to second and Matt Henry to third, while Starc led Bumrah by 10 rating points.
Rishabh Pant rose six places to joint seventh among Test batters, while Harry Brook remained No. 1.
- Who
- Australia fast bowler Mitchell Starc, India fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah, New Zealand bowler Matt Henry, and players in the ICC Test rankings.
- What
- Starc replaced Bumrah as the No. 1-ranked Test bowler for the first time in his career.
- When
- The latest rankings were released on Wednesday; no calendar date is provided.
- Where
- The ranking change followed Australia’s Test against Bangladesh in Mackay, while Bumrah was absent from India’s series against Sri Lanka.
- Why
- Starc’s 10-wicket performance increased his ranking, while Bumrah missed the Sri Lanka series because of an injury.
- New No. 1 Test bowler
- Mitchell Starc
- Starc’s match figures
- 6/12 and 4/39
- Ranking margin
- Starc leads Jasprit Bumrah by 10 rating points
- Bowling ranking
- Jasprit Bumrah is second and Matt Henry is third
- Match result
- Most reports say Australia defeated Bangladesh by an innings and 51 runs in Mackay; one report says 15 runs
- Batting ranking
- Harry Brook is No. 1, while Rishabh Pant rose six places to joint seventh
- All-rounder ranking
- Ravindra Jadeja remains No. 1
Sources
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