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Lahore:Australia and South Africa will be challenging India’s number-one ranking on the Reliance ICC ODI Team Rankings, when they go head to head in a five-match ODI series in Perth on Friday.
India had jumped to number-one position after it won the second match of the five-ODI series against Sri Lanka in Ahmedabad by six wickets. And after securing an unassailable 3-0 lead, it is ahead of second-ranked South Africa by one ratings point with Australia one more ratings point behind in third position.
With the final two ODIs to be played in Kolkata and Ranchi on Thursday and Sunday respectively, the reigning world champion can finish as high as 117 ratings points (if it wins the remaining two ODIs) and as low as 114 ratings points if Sri Lanka emerges victorious in both the matches. India will still be in number-one position by a fraction of a point if Sri Lanka wins Thursday’s game.
With this in mind, Australia and South Africa will lock horns with 93 days to go to the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015.
If Australia wins the series 3-2, then it will finish on 115 ratings points while South Africa will drop to 114 ratings points. However, if the series result is reversed, then South Africa will end up on 116 ratings points and Australia on 113 ratings points.
In the scenario of Australia winning the series 4-1, it will rise to 117 ratings points and South Africa will slip to 112 ratings points, while the Proteas’ victory by the same margin will put it on 118 ratings with the host side dropping to 111 ratings points.
To find out exactly how the forthcoming series will affect the rankings table, please click here. The ODI and T20I rankings tables, unlike the Test ranking table, is updated after each match.
Meanwhile, in the Reliance ICC ODI Player Rankings for ODI Batsmen, South Africa batsmen AB de Villiers and Hashim Amla occupy the top two positions in the batting table.
In all, there are four Proteas’ batsmen inside the top 20, with the other two being eighth-ranked placed Quinton de Kock and 11th placed Francois du Plessis.
George Bailey is the highest-ranked Australia batsman in fourth place, while the returning Shane Watson lies in 15th place, six points adrift of Sri Lanka’s Mathews. Australia captain Michael Clarke is the other batsman featuring inside the top 20 in 17th position.
On the Reliance ICC Players Rankings for ODI Bowlers, third-ranked South Africa paceman Dale Steyn will be looking to reduce Sunil Narine’s 38-point gap. The other South Africa bowlers inside the top 20 include Ryan McLaren (11th), Morne Morkel (14th) and leg-spinner Imran Tahir (19th).
Mitchell Johnson is Australia’s highest-ranked bowler in fifth spot and has England’s James Anderson in his sight.
Forthcoming fixtures:
India v Sri Lanka
13 Nov – Fourth ODI, Kolkata
16 Nov – Fifth ODI, Ranchi
Australia v South Africa
14 Nov – First ODI, Perth
16 Nov – Second ODI, Perth
19 Nov – Third ODI, Canberra
21 Nov – Fourth ODI, Melbourne
23 Nov – Fifth ODI, Sydney
Reliance ICC ODI Team Rankings (as on 12 November, after the third ODI between India and Sri Lanka, and ahead of Australia-South Africa series)
1 India 116
2 South Africa 115
3 Australia 114
4 Sri Lanka 111
5 England 107
6 Pakistan 98
7 New Zealand 96
8 West Indies 96
9 Bangladesh 69
10 Zimbabwe 58
11 Afghanistan 42
12 Ireland 33
Reliance ICC ODI Player Rankings (as on 12 November, after the third ODI between India and Sri Lanka, and ahead of Australia-South Africa series):
Batsmen
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Ave HS Rating
1 ( – ) AB de Villiers SA 883 51.02 885 v SL at Hambantota 2014
2 ( – ) Hashim Amla SA 855 54.43 901 v Eng at Trent Bridge 2012
3 ( – ) Virat Kohli Ind 843 51.30 886 v Ban at Fatullah 2014
4 ( – ) George Bailey Aus 802 46.61 867 v SA at Harare 2014
5 (+4) Shikhar Dhawan Ind 785! 45.46 785 v SL at Hyderabad 2014
6 (-1) K. Sangakkara SL 784 39.99 853 v Afg at Mirpur 2014
7 (-1) MS Dhoni Ind 746 52.85 836 v Aus at Delhi 2009
8 (-1) Quinton de Kock SA 739* 45.00 747 v Zim at Harare 2014
9 (-2) T. Dilshan SL 732 37.95 767 v Pak at Sharjah 2013
10 ( – ) Ross Taylor NZ 702 40.07 713 v Ind at Wellington 2014
11 ( – ) F. du Plessis SA 699 35.90 703 v NZ at Bay Oval 2014
12 ( – ) K. Williamson NZ 678 39.51 688 v Ind at Wellington 2014
13 ( – ) Misbah-ul-Haq Pak 674 43.07 744 v SL at Fatullah 2014
14 ( – ) Angelo Mathews SL 655 38.74 664 v Ind at Ahmedabad 2014
15= (+1) Shane Watson Aus 649 41.06 773 v SL at Hambantota 2011
( – ) Suresh Raina Ind 649 36.00 669 v Eng at Dharamsala 2013
17 ( – ) Michael Clarke Aus 648 45.06 750 v SL at Melbourne 2008
18 ( – ) Ahmed Shehzad Pak 645 34.40 670 v Ban at Mirpur 2014
19 ( – ) M. Hafeez Pak 636 30.98 665 v Ban at Mirpur 2014
20 ( – ) Eoin Morgan Ire/Eng 619 38.26 690 v Aus at The Oval 2010
Selected Rankings
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Ave HS Rating
23 ( – ) Glenn Maxwell Aus 617* 32.80 634 v Zim at Harare 2014
39 ( – ) David Warner Aus 574 32.15 589 v Eng at Lord’s 2012
43 ( – ) Aaron Finch Aus 562* 35.13 582 v SA at Harare 2014
48 ( – ) David Miller SA 531 29.68 568 v Aus at Harare 2014
92 ( – ) Mitchell Marsh Aus 429* 37.28 435 v SA at Harare 2014
93 ( – ) Steven Smith Aus 426*! 25.65 426 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2014
Bowlers
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Ave Econ HS Rating
1 ( – ) Saeed Ajmal Pak 770 22.18 4.13 810 v SA at Centurion 2013
2 ( – ) Sunil Narine WI 753 26.49 4.10 791 v SL at Jamaica 2013
3 ( – ) Dale Steyn SA 715 25.52 4.80 746 v Ind at Durban 2013
4 ( – ) James Anderson Eng 690 29.10 4.94 719 v SA at The Oval 2013
5 ( – ) M. Johnson Aus 680 25.68 4.82 724 v Ban at Darwin 2008
6= (+2) M.Hafeez Pak 647 35.01 4.06 769 v Ind at Kolkata 2013
(+1) B. Kumar Ind 647 36.59 4.60 657 v WI at Dharamsala 2014
8 (-2) Ravindra Jadeja Ind 645 32.29 4.79 738 v Zim at Bulawayo 2013
9= ( – ) Steven Finn Eng 640 28.41 4.74 755 v NZ at Auckland 2013
( – ) Clint McKay Aus 640 24.37 4.78 709 v Eng at Cardiff 2013
11 (+1) Ryan McLaren SA 630 25.46 5.16 681 v Zim at Bulawayo 2014
12 (+1) James Tredwell Eng 629* 25.85 4.77 642 v Ind at Trent Bridge 2014
13 (+1) L. Tsotsobe SA 628 24.96 4.75 743 v NZ at Auckland 2012
14 (+1) Morne Morkel SA 625 24.35 4.88 717 v SL at East London 2012
15 (-4) Rangana Herath SL 623 31.85 4.36 703 v SA at Pallekele 2013
16= (+2) R. Ashwin Ind 620 32.53 4.88 691 v SL at Hambantota 2012
(+1) Kyle Mills NZ 620 26.82 4.73 722 v Aus at Melbourne 2009
18 (-2) M. Shami Ind 615 26.08 5.74 636 v WI at Delhi 2014
19 (+1) Imran Tahir SA 609* 18.78 4.22 612 v NZ at Bay Oval 2014
20= (+1) Tim Southee NZ 608 31.67 5.18 633 v Eng at Lord’s 2013
(+1) Kemar Roach WI 608 26.85 4.90 650 v Pak at St Lucia 2013
Selected Rankings
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Ave Econ HS Rating
42 ( – ) Wayne Parnell SA 528 29.92 5.49 534 v Zim at Bulawayo 2014
53 ( – ) Shane Watson Aus 477 30.26 4.87 620 v WI at St Lucia 2012
71 (-3) Robin Peterson SA 429 37.20 4.89 575 v Eng at Trent Bridge 2012
77 (+1) V. Philander SA 407*! 24.19 4.39 407 v NZ at Hamilton 2014
91 (-2) Glenn Maxwell Aus 374* 43.21 5.41 377 v Pak at Sharjah 2014
92 (-2) N. Coulter-Nile Aus 371* 33.00 5.26 386 v Eng at Adelaide 2014
All-rounders
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points HS Rating
1 ( – ) M. Hafeez Pak 411 438 v Ind at Kolkata 2013
2 ( – ) Angelo Mathews SL 374 387 v Pak at Dambulla 2014
3 ( – ) Shakib Al Hasan Ban 361 453 v Zim at Chittagong 2009
4 ( – ) Ravindra Jadeja Ind 343 378 v Eng at Edgbaston 2013
5 ( – ) T. Dilshan SL 324 373 v NZ at Hambantota 2013
