Jacques Kallis leads the charge of South Africa's batsmen up the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test batsmen after his side's stunning innings and 12-run victory in the first Test match at The Oval against England. Kallis, who scored an unbeaten 182 and also took 2-38 in England's first innings, not only moved up two places in batting rankings to second place but also unseated Shakib Al Hasan of Bangladesh as the number one ranked player in the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test all-rounders table.
Kallis has also moved up one in the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test bowlers to 31st place. Hashim Amla's reward for his unbeaten 311, which was South Africa's highest ever individual Test score, was not only the man of the match award but also a jump of three places in the batting rankings. His overall rating of 872 is a career best to date for Amla - just two behind second-placed Kallis. Graeme Smith, South Africa's captain, moved up four places after his 131 in South Africa's mammoth 637-2 declared.
In the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test bowling Dale Steyn's seven-wicket haul in the match - including a second innings 5-56 - confirmed his ranking as the top bowler and edged him ever closer to the magical 900 point mark . He stands now on 896 - just six short of his career best mark of 902 achieved against Sri Lanka at Centurion in 2011.