ICC Rankings | India second-placed behind England as ICC declares end season ODI rankings
England have finished the season as the top-ranked ODI side while India have been placed at the second position with a two-point difference. England will have to win four of the six games that they are set to play against Ireland (one-off ODI) and Pakistan (five-match series) to be at the top.
The ICC ranking updates have taken into account the results of the 2015-16 season, and the weight of the 2016-17 and 2017-18 increases to 50 percent and on the basis of that, England were on 123 points, two points ahead of second-placed India. South Africa (115), New Zealand (113) and Australia (109) follow them on the list as the third, fourth, and fifth teams on the rankings table.
While South Africa made progress on the table and leapfrogged New Zealand to secure the third position, Windies have overtaken Sri Lanka for the eighth position. However, this has also come as a massive help for ICC as none of the top 10 teams have been dropped out of the list and thereby the upcoming World Cup will witness the top 10 ranked ODI sides in the competition.
During the period of consideration, England have won 43 of the 62 matches they have played, losing only 14 matches. India, who have won 49 and lost 18 of the 70 matches they have played, are the only team to have won more than England in this period, but they are placed in the second position.
While Sri Lanka have played the most number of ODIs (71), they have won only 17 and lost 49 of those has resulted in them being placed ninth. While ICC have awarded ODI status to Namibia, Netherlands, Oman, and the USA, they haven’t played enough matches to figure on the rankings table. However, PNG join the rankings immediately because of the fact that they had played several ODIs prior to April 2018.
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