Following the two consecutive wins against England and Australia’s shock defeat to Zimbabwe, Indian cricket team has regained its top spot in the ICC rankings table for the One Day International teams.
South Africa is at the second spot, while Sri Lanka is placed at number 3. The Australians suffered a big drop in their ranking, falling to number 4 position as a result of the twin losses in the ongoing triangular series involving South Africa. Zimbabwe, on the other hand, did not improve their ranking but gained 3 rating points. This reduced the gap between the minnows Bangladesh and the African nation to 11 rating points.
The ranking table updated as on 31st August 2014 is as follows:
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 |
Pakistan | 50 | 4998 | 100 |
New Zealand | 31 | 3031 | 98 |
West Indies | 43 | 4107 | 96 |
Bangladesh | 28 | 1940 | 69 |
Zimbabwe | 30 | 1736 | 58 |
Afghanistan | 13 | 550 | 42 |
Ireland | 9 | 297 | 33 |
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