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Lahore : Zimbabwe’s historic series win against Sri Lanka has given the West Indies a glimmer of hope of direct qualification for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 with the gap between two-time former world champions West Indies and 1996 champions Sri Lanka narrowed to 10 points on the MRF Tyres ICC ODI Team Rankings.
India defeated the West Indies by 3-1 and Zimbabwe overpowered Sri Lanka by 3-2, resulting in changes to the ODI team rankings, giving West Indies renewed hope in the race to the 30 September 2017 cut-off date for direct qualification for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019.
Sri Lanka had entered the series against Zimbabwe, needing to win by 4-1 or better to secure a place in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2017. However, the eventual result has brought the West Indies back in contention as Sri Lanka has slipped from 93 points to 88 points, which, in turn, has meant the 16 points gap between the eighth and ninth ranked sides has been trimmed to 10 points.
According to the current Future Tours Programme, which is available here, Sri Lanka will now have a second chance to qualify directly for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 when it hosts India for a five-ODI series in August. And if Sri Lanka wins two or more matches in this series, then it will qualify automatically for the ICC’s pinnacle 50-over tournament, irrespective of how England and the West Indies series pans out.
However, Sri Lanka’s failure to win two matches against India, will mean the West Indies will still have a chance to avoid featuring in next year’s ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier.
If India beats Sri Lanka by 4-1, then the West Indies will have to win all five matches against England. But, if India sweeps all five ODIs against Sri Lanka, then the West Indies will need to beat England by 4-0 or better.
These permutations give tremendous context to the presently scheduled upcoming ODIs as Sri Lanka and the West Indies will be fighting tooth and nail to secure the eighth and last available automatic place in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019. The remaining two places will be filed by the top two sides from the 10-team ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2018, which will be completed by the bottom four sides from the MRF Tyres ICC ODI Team Rankings, top four sides from the ICC World Cricket League Championship and top two sides from the ICC World Cricket League.
Meanwhile, Zimbabwe has received points boost following its 3-2 series win. For this achievement, Zimbabwe has earned five points, which has lifted it to 52 points – two behind 10th-ranked Afghanistan and 11 ahead of 12th-ranked Ireland.
In the MRF Tyres ICC ODI Player Rankings, there are a number of movements but the top five batsmen, bowlers and all-rounders have remained unchanged.
In the batting table, India’s Mahendra Singh Dhoni has moved up three places to 12th after scoring 154 runs in the series, while Ajinkya Rahane has been rewarded for finishing as the leading run-getter in the series with 336 runs with a jump of 13 places that has put him just outside the top 20 on a career-high 23rd position. West Indies’ Shai Hope has vaulted 20 places to 61st in the latest rankings.
Batsmen heading in the right direction following Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe series are Niroshan Dickwella 38th (up by seven places), Sikandar Raza 51st (up by three places), Hamilton Masakadza 57th (up by 14 places), Upul Tharanga 64th (up by 10 places) and Danushka Gunathilaka 70th (up by 36 places).
Virat Kohli of India is on top of the table, followed by David Warner, AB de Villiers, Joe Root and Babar Azam.
In the bowlers’ list, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jason Holder and Ravichandran Ashwin have returned to the top 20.
Kumar has moved up six places to 13th, Holder is now 18th after lifting five places following his eight wickets in the series, while Ashwin is 20th after leaping 10 places.
Other bowlers to make an upward movement include Zimbabwe captain Graeme Cremer 33rd (up by 18 places), Umesh Yadav of India 37th (up by five places), West Indies’ Ashley Nurse 45th (up by 13 places), Sri Lanka’s Lasith Malinga 54th (up by three places), Zimbabwe’s Sikandar Raza 58th (up by 32 places) and India’s Hardik Pandya 63rd (up by 32 places).
Josh Hazlewood is the number-one ranked bowler, followed by Imran Tahir, Mitchell Starc, Kagiso Rabada and Trent Boult.
Sikandar Raza and Hardik Pandya are the biggest movers in the all-rounders’ list, which is headed by Shakib Al Hasan. Raza has jumped 17 places to claim 10th position for the first time in his career, while Pandya is now 26th after moving up 22 places.
Upcoming ODIs, currently scheduled on the FTP in the lead up to the 30 September 2017 cut-off date, are:
Sri Lanka v India
20 Aug – 1st ODI, Dambulla
24 Aug – 2nd ODI, Pallekele
27 Aug – 3rd ODI, Pallekele
31 Aug – 4th ODI, Colombo
3 Sep – 5th ODI, Colombo
England v West Indies
19 Sep – 1st ODI Old Trafford
21 Sep – 2nd ODI, Nottingham
24 Sep – 3rd ODI, Bristol
27 Sep – 4th ODI, The Oval
29 Sep – 5th ODI, Southampton
MRF Tyres ICC ODI Team Rankings (as on 11 July after West Indies v India and Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe series):
Rank Team Points
1. South Africa 119
2. Australia 117
3. India 114 (-2)
4. England 113
5. New Zealand 111
6. Pakistan 95
7. Bangladesh 94
8. Sri Lanka 88 (-5)
9. West Indies 78 (+1)
10. Afghanistan 54
11. Zimbabwe 52 (+6)
12. Ireland 41
MRF Tyres ICC ODI Player Rankings (as on 11 July after West Indies v India and Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe series):
BATTING (top 10)
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Avge Highest Rating
1 ( – ) Virat Kohli Ind 873 54.68 886 v Ban at Fatullah 2014
2 ( – ) David Warner Aus 861 44.72 880 v Pak at Adelaide 2017
3 ( – ) AB de Villiers SA 847 53.55 902 v NZ at Auckland 2015
4 ( – ) Joe Root Eng 799 49.37 806 v NZ at Cardiff 2017
5 ( – ) Babar Azam Pak 786*! 53.88 786 v Ind at The Oval 2017
6 ( – ) Kane Williamson NZ 779 46.98 798 v SA at Centurion 2015
7 ( – ) Quinton de Kock SA 769 43.44 803 v NZ at Wellington 2017
8 ( – ) Faf du Plessis SA 768 43.41 791 v SL at Cape Town 2017
9 ( – ) Martin Guptill NZ 749 43.30 789 v SA at Hamilton 2017
10 (+2) Hashim Amla SA 741 50.25 901 v Eng at Trent Bridge 2012
SELECTED RANKINGS
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Avge Highest Rating
12 (+3) MS Dhoni Ind 728 51.32 836 v Aus at Delhi 2009
13 (-3) Shikhar Dhawan Ind 725 43.76 794 v SA at Melbourne 2015
23 (+13) Ajinkya Rahane Ind 631! 34.77 631 v WI at Jamaica 2017
27 (-1) Angelo Mathews SL 611 40.68 707 v Eng at Colombo (RPS) 2014
30 (-3) Kusal Mendis SL 602* 36.23 631 v Zim at Galle 2017
38 (+7) N. Dickwella SL 568* 42.61 590 v Zim at Hambantota 2017
44 (+3) Kedar Jadhav Ind 560* 56.50 571 v WI at Antigua 2017
51 (+3) Sikandar Raza Zim 530 32.92 576 v Afg at Bulawayo 2015
54 (-6) D. Chandimal SL 523 33.44 667 v Aus at Adelaide 2012
57 (+14) H. Masakadza Zim 513 29.03 566 v Ban at Mirpur 2009
61 (+20) Shai Hope WI 503*! 41.60 503 v Ind at Jamaica 2017
64 (+10) Upul Tharanga SL 497 33.43 663 v NZ at Napier 2006
65 (-3) Sean Williams Zim 496 31.68 556 v Ind at Auckland 2015
68 (-2) Craig Ervine Zim 487 34.00 524 v Afg at Bulawayo 2015
70 (+36) D. Gunathilaka SL 483*! 33.28 483 v Zim at Hambantota 2017
71 (-6) Johnson Charles WI 479 26.72 592 v Ind at Trinidad 2013
74 (-7) Kusal Perera SL 475 27.83 552 v Eng at Edgbaston 2016
75 (-6) E. Chigumbura Zim 472 25.47 554 v SA at Bulawayo 2007
BOWLING (top 10)
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Avge Eco. Highest Rating
1 ( – ) Josh Hazlewood Aus 732! 23.85 4.69 732 v Eng at Edgbaston 2017
2 ( – ) Imran Tahir SA 718 23.87 4.66 786 v SL at Johannesburg 2017
3 ( – ) Mitchell Starc Aus 701 20.13 4.81 783 v NZ at Melbourne 2015
4 ( – ) Kagiso Rabada SA 685 26.30 5.11 724 v Eng at Lord’s 2017
5 (+1) Trent Boult NZ 665 25.48 5.00 766 v Ind at Delhi 2016
6 (+1) Hasan Ali Pak 663*! 22.66 5.47 663 v Ind at The Oval 2017
7 (-2) Sunil Narine WI 662 26.46 4.12 791 v SL at Jamaica 2013
8 ( – ) Rashid Khan Afg 647*! 14.74 3.97 647 v WI at St Lucia 2017
9 ( – ) Chris Woakes Eng 627 31.60 5.58 651 v SA at Headingley 2017
10 ( – ) Mohammad Nabi Afg 618 32.74 4.29 653 v Zim at Harare 2017
SELECTED RANKINGS
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Avge Eco. Highest Rating
13 (+6) B. Kumar Ind 608 37.74 4.88 657 v WI at Dharamsala 2014
18 (+5) Jason Holder WI 592 32.50 5.40 605 v SL at Bulawayo 2016
20= (+10) R. Ashwin Ind 585 32.91 4.91 691 v SL at Hambantota 2012
(-4) Akshar Patel Ind 585* 30.20 4.38 624 v NZ at Visakhapatnam 2016
22 (-4) Amit Mishra Ind 579* 23.60 4.72 618 v NZ at Visakhapatnam 2016
29 (RE) M. Shami Ind 556 24.69 5.46 654 v Ban at Melbourne 2015
31 (-7) Jasprit Bumrah Ind 551* 26.42 4.92 565 v Pak at The Oval 2017
32 (-1) Ravindra Jadeja Ind 547 35.87 4.90 738 v Zim at Bulawayo 2013
33 (+18) Graeme Cremer Zim 546*! 31.81 4.60 546 v SL at Hambantota 2017
37= (-6) Suranga Lakmal SL 537 30.47 5.50 563 v Ban at Colombo (SSC) 2017
(+5) Umesh Yadav Ind 537 32.84 5.92 600 v Ban at Melbourne 2015
45 (+13) Ashley Nurse WI 506* 27.34 4.66 517 v Ind at Antigua 2017
48 ( – ) Tendai Chatara Zim 496 33.18 5.19 562 v Ire at Hobart 2015
58 (+32) Sikandar Raza Zim 466*! 43.54 4.88 466 v SL at Hambantota 2017
59 (-7) N. Kulasekara SL 461 33.92 4.90 727 v NZ at Colombo (RPS) 2009
61 (-8) Sean Williams Zim 458 50.03 4.90 477 v Sco at Edinburgh 2017
66 (+20) Nuwan Pradeep SL 448* 40.00 5.93 453 v Zim at Hambantota 2017
70 (-7) T. Panyangara Zim 435 46.53 5.69 492 v Ban at Mirpur 2015
ALL-ROUNDERS (top five)
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Highest Rating
1 ( – ) Shakib Al Hasan Ban 353 453 v Zim at Chittagong 2009
2 ( – ) M. Hafeez Pak 339 438 v Ind at Kolkata 2013
3 ( – ) Mohammad Nabi Afg 329 349 v Ire at Greater Noida 2017
4 (+1) James Faulkner Aus 299 361 v NZ at Melbourne 2015
5 (-1) Angelo Mathews SL 294 427 v Eng at Colombo (RPS) 2014
