Monday 1 September 2014

India On Top In The Latest ICC ODI Rankings

India On Top In The Latest ICC ODI Rankings
The two ODI wins over England didn't have a great impact on the rating points but Zimbabwe's upset win over Australia did help India as well as some other teams in climbing the rankings table.

Zimbabwe beat Australia by 3 wickets in the tri-series at the Harare Sports Club in Harare on August 31. The minnows registered the win over the four-time world champions after a span of 31 years. The last time when the team recorded a win over the cricketing giants was in the 1983 Prudential World Cup under the captaincy of current Indian coach Duncan Fletcher.

This win has led to a drastic change in the ODI Rankings as Australia lose their top spot to India and get pushed back to the number 4th position. South Africa and Sri Lanka are at the 2nd and 3rd positions respectively. We might see a lot of shuffle in the top four teams with only three rating points separating them. India will look to extend the lead by a series wins over England after two successive wins in the ongoing ODI series while the other spots hang in the balance as Australia, South Africa and Zimbabwe battle it out in the remaining three matches of the tri-series.

Team
Matches
Points
Rating
India
57
6485
114
South Africa
40
4522
113
Sri Lanka
65
7245
111
Australia
38
4230
111
England
43
4575
106


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