Jan. 27 (CRICKETNMORE) - ICC has released latest ODI team Rankings with Australia ruling the chart. Pakistan could not improve its points’ position in a bid to qualify directly for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, even as there was little movement in the team rankings.
Pakistan is in danger of failing to qualify directly for the ICC’s pinnacle 50-over tournament in the United Kingdom as it is sitting in eighth position on 89 points – two behind Bangladesh and two ahead of the West Indies. Host England and the seven highest-ranked sides on theICC ODI Team Rankings as on 30 September 2017 will qualify directly for the event proper to be held from 30 May to 15 July 2019.
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New Zealand takes on Australia in a three-match home series starting 30 January with a chance to overtake India to third place in the ICC ODI Team Rankings. A 2-1 series win for New Zealand could take it to 112 points, the same as India but it will be ahead on decimal points. A 3-0 win could take New Zealand to 114 points.
South Africa and Sri Lanka play a five-match series starting in Port Elizabeth on 28 January with a series win by any margin enough to keep South Africa in second position irrespective of any result in the Australia-New Zealand series.
ICC ODI Team Rankings (as of 27 January 2017)
Rank Team Points
1. Australia 120 (-)
2. South Africa 116
3. India 112 (+1)
4. New Zealand 111
5. England 107 (-)
6. Sri Lanka 101
7. Bangladesh 91
8. Pakistan 89 (-)
9. West Indies 87
10. Afghanistan 52
11. Zimbabwe 47
12. Ireland 42
Media Release by ICC