Sri Lanka eyes third place in ODI team rankings

Lahore:Fourth-ranked Sri Lanka can hope to move up a place to third on the table if it beats Pakistan in a five-match ODI series, starting on 18 December in Sharjah.

But for that to happen, Sri Lanka (110 ratings points) will need to win the series against sixth-placed Pakistan (100 ratings points) by 4-1 or better. Irrespective of the outcome of the series, Pakistan will remain in sixth position.

In a sharp contrast, if Pakistan wins the series then Sri Lanka will drop down to fifth place.

The closest Pakistan will come to Sri Lanka would be if it sweeps the series 5-0. In such a scenario, Sri Lanka and Pakistan will be on par with 105 ratings points, but Angelo Mathews’ side will be ranked above Misbah-ul-Haq’s men when ratings are calculated beyond decimal point.