Thursday, 5 May 2016

ICC Rankings: India Shares Top T20 Spot, Slips To 4th In ODI

Dubai: India is no more the top Twenty20 (T20) team and has also dropped to fourth in the One Day International (ODI) charts of the latest ICC rankings following the annual update. India is now second in the Twenty20 charts, behind New Zealand.
Australia and New Zealand have retained the top two positions on the ODI rankings. Results from 2012-13 have been dropped, while results from 2014-15 have been reduced to a weighting of 50 percent.
In ODI, Australia, who won their fifth World Cup title in Melbourne last year, are now sitting on 124 points after dropping two points to lead New Zealand by 11 points. South Africa has swapped places with India to move into third position.
Other sides to gain following the annual update include sixth-ranked England (103, up two), seventh-ranked Bangladesh (98, up one), eighth-ranked West Indies (88, up two), tenth-ranked Afghanistan (51, up four) and eleventh-ranked Zimbabwe (47, up two). Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Ireland came at fifth, ninth and twelfth position respectively.
In the T20I update, New Zealand have gained 12 points following the annual update and consequently vaulted two places to join India on 132 points. Third-placed West Indies now lead fourth-ranked South Africa by three points. Other countries ranked are England in fifth, Australia in sixth, Pakistan in seventh, Sri Lanka in eighth, Afghanistan in ninth, Bangladesh in tenth, Netherlands in eleventh, Zimbabwe in twelfth, Scotland in thirteenth, UA in fourteenth, Ireland in fifteenth, Oman in sixteenth and Hong Kong in seventeenth.



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