Calcutta: Sri Lanka opener Sanath Jayasuriya has moved up to third position in the LG ICC ODI batsmen’s rankings following his good form in the World Cup.

According to an ICC media release, Matthew Hayden has moved up one place to seventh spot and is enjoying his highest ODI rating for nearly three years following his third century of the World Cup against New Zealand on Friday.

England’s Kevin Pietersen is still on top, closely followed by Australia captain Ricky Ponting in second. Ramnaresh Sarwan’s good show in the Super Eight stage has propelled him up no fewer than 10 places to sixth.

On the bowlers’ list, South Africa’s Shaun Pollock is still way ahead but Shane Bond and Nathan Bracken have made some significant progress.

Meanwhile, following their success in the World Cup, Ireland have been ranked 10th in the table ahead of Zimbabwe and Kenya.

STANDINGS/RANKING

Teams — 1. Australia (129); 2. South Africa (125); 3. New Zealand (115); 4. Sri Lanka (110); 5. Pakistan (110); 6. India (106); 7. England (104); 8. West Indies (99); 9. Bangladesh (45); 10. Ireland (29); 11. Zimbabwe (22); 12. Kenya (0).

Batsmen — 1. Kevin Pietersen (Eng, 827), 2. Ricky Ponting (Aus, 804), 3. Sanath Jayasuriya (SL, 769), 4. Mike Hussey (Aus, 766), 5. Graeme Smith (SA, 753), 6. Ramnaresh Sarwan (WI, 746), 7. Matthew Hayden (Aus, 743), 8. Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Ind, 739), 9. Jacques Kallis (SA, 733), 10. Andrew Symonds (Aus, 720).

Bowlers — 1. Shaun Pollock (SA, 900), 2. Shane Bond (NZ, 807), 3. Nathan Bracken (Aus, 784), 4. Chaminda Vaas (SL, 775), 5. Glenn McGrath (Aus, 765), 6. Muttiah Muralidharan (SL, 752), 7. Daniel Vettori (NZ, 703), 8. Makhaya Ntini (SA, 697), 9. Brett Lee (Aus, 693), 10. Abdur Razzaq (Ban, 685).

Allrounders — 1. Shaun Pollock (SA, 466), 2. Jacques Kallis (SA, 406), 3. Sanath Jayasuriya (SL, 398), 4. Chris Gayle (WI, 381), 5. Andrew Flintoff (Eng, 373).