Pakistan’s gamers stand for the nationwide anthem earlier than the beginning of the Asia Cup 2023 tremendous 4 one-day worldwide (ODI) cricket match between India and Pakistan on the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on September 10, 2023. — AFP
DUBAI: The Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) up to date its annual workforce rankings, and the Pakistani workforce has dropped down within the rankings whereas the Sri Lankans have gained floor.
Australia has maintained its high spot within the ICC Males’s Check Group Rating, sustaining its ranking of 126.
However, the Australian workforce’s factors dropped from 15 to 13 after the annual replace, which counts matches performed since Could 2024 at full worth (100%) and people from the earlier two years at half worth (50%).
England, underneath Ben Stokes’ captaincy, have surged into second place after a powerful 12 months in Check cricket, successful three out of their 4 sequence.
Their ranking now stands at 113, pushing South Africa (111) and India (105) down to 3rd and fourth, respectively.
The remainder of the highest 10 stays unchanged, with New Zealand at fifth, adopted by Sri Lanka, Pakistan, West Indies, Bangladesh and Zimbabwe.
Solely 10 groups are presently ranked in Checks. Eire should play another Check inside the subsequent 12 months to turn out to be eligible, whereas Afghanistan require three extra matches to hitch the listing.
In ODI cricket, India has additional solidified their place on the high following their title-winning marketing campaign within the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. Their ranking improved from 122 to 124.
New Zealand, the Champions Trophy runners-up, moved into second place, overtaking Australia, who now sit third.
Sri Lanka loved a outstanding climb, shifting into fourth place after current ODI sequence wins over each India and Australia.
Their five-point acquire allowed them to leapfrog each Pakistan (fifth, +1 level) and South Africa (sixth, -4 factors). Afghanistan additionally climbed to seventh with a four-point increase, pushing England all the way down to eighth.
West Indies jumped to ninth after a five-point acquire, whereas Bangladesh dropped to tenth after dropping 4 factors.
Elsewhere, the USA Males’s workforce registered the biggest ranking enhance (+6 factors) however remained in fifteenth place. Oman moved forward of Canada to take sixteenth. Different groups retained their positions.
In T20 Internationals, India, the reigning ICC Males’s T20 World Cup champions, proceed to carry the highest spot.
Nonetheless, their lead over second-placed Australia has narrowed from 10 to 9 factors. England, the 2022 champions, are third, adopted by New Zealand, the West Indies, and South Africa within the subsequent three spots.
Sri Lanka’s upward pattern continues as they climbed to seventh, overtaking Pakistan, which dropped to eighth. Bangladesh and Afghanistan full the highest 10. Eire improved to eleventh, swapping positions with Zimbabwe.
By way of motion past the highest 10, Canada made the largest ranking acquire (+9 factors), breaking into the highest 20.
Amongst lower-ranked nations, the Bahamas and Estonia recorded the largest positional jumps, climbing eight and 7 locations to 51st and 61st, respectively.
