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Starc displaces Jansen to reclaim top spot in ICC rankings for Test bowlers

South Africa offspinner Simon Harmer claimed ten wickets in Cape Town and went up to seventh among bowlers…

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Published: Wednesday, 4 November 2026 at 9:30 AM

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Mitchell Starc displaced Marco Jansen to reclaim the top spot in the ICC Test bowling rankings.
Starc took nine wickets in the third Test against South Africa, recording figures of 6-72 and 3-65.
South Africa won the Cape Town Test by 176 runs to claim the series 2-1.

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Australia fast bowler Mitchell Starc has reclaimed the top spot among Test bowlers in the latest ICC rankings, overtaking South Africa all-rounder Marco Jansen. The update followed the third Test in Cape Town, where Starc took nine wickets across both innings despite Australia losing the match by 176 runs and conceding the series 2-1.

South Africa offspinner Simon Harmer climbed nine places to seventh among Test bowlers after claiming ten wickets in the match. Harmer also rose to fifth in the all-rounder rankings, while teammates Wiaan Mulder and Ryan Rickelton made significant jumps in the batting rankings following second-innings centuries.

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