{ "id": "14514", "author": "13", "cnmid": "0", "title": "Australia reclaim No.1 Test spot, India second", "lang": "en", "series": "20", "cup_year": "2016", "article_type": "General", "excerpt": "", "subtype": "", "editor1": "

Dubai, 24 February<\/strong>\u0964 Australia has regained the prestigious ICC Test Mace and has also won a cash award of $1million after winning the Christchurch Test by seven wickets, which has given it a 2-0 series win against New Zealand.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The result means Australia has finished two points ahead of India on 112 points in the final series before the 1 April cut-off date. Steve Smith will receive the Mace and the cash award on behalf of his team in a ceremony to be held at a later date. <\/p>\r\n\r\n

This is the eighth time Australia has finished as the number-one ranked Test side at the annual cut-off date since the inception of the current rankings system in 2003. It had earlier topped the table each year from 2003 to 2009, before India claimed number-one spots in 2010 and 2011. England ended as the number-one ranked side in 2012 before South Africa completed a hat-trick by retaining the top spot from 2013 to 2015.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

India, by virtue of finishing second, will collect $500K, while South Africa will pocket $200K and Pakistan $100K after claiming third and fourth positions, respectively. <\/p>\r\n\r\n

It is a double delight for Smith’s men who had earlier topped the ICC ODI Team Rankings at the annual cut-off date. It had finished comfortably ahead of second-placed New Zealand, followed by India, South Africa, Sri Lanka and England. <\/p>\r\n\r\n

On the ICC T20I Team Rankings, India leads the field with South Africa occupying second position following its 2-0 win over England. The two are followed by the West Indies, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, England and Australia. <\/p>\r\n\r\n

A shuffling of the pack is on the cards as a lot of cricket in the shortest format of the game is still to be played before the 1 April cut-off date. While the main round of the Asia Cup T20 will be played from 24 February to 6 March in Mirpur, the ICC World Twenty20 India 2016 will be staged from 8 March to 3 April. <\/p>\r\n\r\n

ICC Test Rankings<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n

RANK TEAM           POINTS<\/p>\r\n\r\n

1          Australia          112<\/p>\r\n\r\n

2          India                110<\/p>\r\n\r\n

3          South Africa     109<\/p>\r\n\r\n

4          Pakistan           106<\/p>\r\n\r\n

5          England            102<\/p>\r\n\r\n

6          New Zealand     96<\/p>\r\n\r\n

7          Sri Lanka          89<\/p>\r\n\r\n

8          West Indies      76<\/p>\r\n\r\n

9          Bangladesh      47<\/p>\r\n\r\n

10        Zimbabwe        05<\/p>\r\n\r\n

ICC ODI Rankings (as of 24 February) <\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n

RANK TEAM           POINTS<\/p>\r\n\r\n

1          Australia          126<\/p>\r\n\r\n

2          New Zealand    114<\/p>\r\n\r\n

3          India                113<\/p>\r\n\r\n

4          South Africa     112<\/p>\r\n\r\n

5          Sri Lanka         104<\/p>\r\n\r\n

6          England           101<\/p>\r\n\r\n

7          Bangladesh       97<\/p>\r\n\r\n

8          Pakistan           87<\/p>\r\n\r\n

9          West Indies      86<\/p>\r\n\r\n

10        Afghanistan      47<\/p>\r\n\r\n

11        Ireland             46<\/p>\r\n\r\n

12        Zimbabwe        45 <\/p>\r\n\r\n

ICC T20I Rankings (as of 24 February, after the Asia Cup qualifying matches)<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n

RANK TEAM           POINTS<\/p>\r\n\r\n

1          India                122<\/p>\r\n\r\n

2          South Africa     119<\/p>\r\n\r\n

3          West Indies      118<\/p>\r\n\r\n

4          New Zealand     116<\/p>\r\n\r\n

5          Sri Lanka          116<\/p>\r\n\r\n

6          Pakistan           113<\/p>\r\n\r\n

7          England            112<\/p>\r\n\r\n

8          Australia           110<\/p>\r\n\r\n

9          Afghanistan       77<\/p>\r\n\r\n

10        Scotland            69<\/p>\r\n\r\n

11        Bangladesh       64<\/p>\r\n\r\n

12        Netherlands       59<\/p>\r\n\r\n

13        Zimbabwe         54<\/p>\r\n\r\n

14        Hong Kong       49<\/p>\r\n\r\n

15        Ireland            48<\/p>\r\n\r\n

16        UAE               42<\/p>\r\n\r\n

17        Oman             32<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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