June 19 (CRICKETNMORE) - Pakistan has moved to sixth position in the MRF Tyres ICC ODI Team Rankings following its triumph at the ICC Champions Trophy 2017, and its players have made significant gains in the individual rankings following its 180 runs victory over India in the final on Sunday.
Pakistan has leapfrogged Sri Lanka and Bangladesh to move closer to direct qualification for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, for which host England and the next seven highest-ranked sides as on 30 September will get straight entries.
ICC ODI Team Rankings (as on 19 June, after the ICC Champions Trophy)
Rank Team Points
1 South Africa 119
2 Australia 117
3 India 116 (-1)
4 England 113 (-1)
5 New Zealand 111
6 Pakistan 95 (+4)
7 Bangladesh 94 (-1)
8 Sri Lanka 93
9 West Indies 77
10 Afghanistan 54
11 Zimbabwe 46
12 Ireland 41
With inputs from ICC PRess Release