Asad Shafiq, however, is the biggest mover inside the top 50 in the latest player rankings. The 27-year-old from Karachi, who scored 111 and 19, has jumped 12 places to join Englands Ian Bell in 16th position. Asad is now Pakistans fourth batsman inside the top 20 as Misbah-ul-Haq is in 12th position (down by two).

South Africa�s Robin Peterson, who scored a crucial 84 in the first innings, has rocketed 44 places to claim 100th position. Faf du Plessis in 33rd (up by one place), Vernon Philander in 85th (up by three places) and Dean Elgar in 86th (up by six places) are the other home side batsmen to make upward movements. Hashim Amla, who scored 25 and 58, has retained his number-one ranking while fourth-ranked AB de Villiers, who scored 61 and 36, has achieved a career-best rating to date of 851 to lead fifth placed Kumar Sangakkara by nine ratings points but still trails third-ranked Shivnarine Chanderpaul by 28 ratings points. Australia captain Michael Clarke remains second. In the Player Rankings for Test bowlers, Pakistan's Saeed Ajmal has returned to the top three in third spot. Saeed had match figures of 10 for 147 for which he has been rewarded with 58 ratings points. This has given him a career-best ratings to date of 847 and also a jump of two places. Saeed now trails second-ranked Philander by 42 ratings points. Philander has collected 32 ratings points for his figures of five for 59 and four for 40. Dale Steyn is sitting on top of the tree, 18 ratings points ahead of his new ball partner. Pakistan�s Mohammad Irfan, who took three wickets in the first innings of the Cape Town Test, has entered the table in 95th position. In the ICC Test Player Rankings for all-rounders, Jacques Kallis has swapped places with Bangladesh�s Shakib Al Hasan, who reclaims the number one position.