Mushfiqur Rahim scored a century and a fifty in the first Test against Ireland in a long Test career. After scoring 126 runs in the first innings, Mushfiq left the field winning the team by playing a sparkling unbeaten inning of 51 runs in the second innings. He also won the matchmaker award. Due to good performance, Mushfiqur has also improved in the ICC Test ranking. He has improved five steps. Mr. Dependable reached a career-best finish of 17th.

Meanwhile, like Mushfiq, spinner Taijul Islam reached the best position of his career. After taking 5 wickets in the first innings, the left-arm spinner took 4 wickets in the second innings. Taijul has improved three steps with 9 wickets in the match. He reached a career-best position of 20th. Captain Shakib Al Hasan has improved in bowling and batting. His position in batting improved by one step to the 38th position. Shakib scored 87 runs in the first innings against Ireland. He also shines in bowling. His position has improved by three steps to 26th place. However, Mehdi Hasan Miraj has been demoted four steps. This offspinner is joint 26th with Shakib. Meanwhile, Ibadat Hossain has made a big jump in the bowling rankings. His position is 67th, 15 steps ahead. Liton is in the best position among the batsmen of Bangladesh even though he has been demoted two steps. Lytton moved from 13th to 15th. Tamim’s three steps (42) and Muminul’s one step (61). Nazmul Hossain Shanto and Mehdi Hasan have also fallen behind in the ranking of Miraj.