Pakistan gamers await the DRS to do its factor through the second Check towards the West Indies on the Multan Cricket Stadium in Multan on January 26, 2025. – AFP
Pakistan rose to sixth place from seventh after gaining seven factors, the Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) mentioned on Friday in its newest annual replace, following a recalculation of outcomes.
Australia retained their place on the high of ICC Males’s Check Crew Rankings, strengthening their lead with a three-point achieve as much as 131 factors whole.
Reigning World Check Champions South Africa stay second on 119, additionally gaining three score factors total.
India climbed one place to 3rd with 104 factors, overtaking England, which slipped to fourth on 102 within the rankings.
England’s drop comes after the elimination of outcomes performed previous to 30 April 2023 from the weighted calculation, together with notable house collection wins towards New Zealand and South Africa, plus a 3-0 away triumph in Pakistan, included within the replace affect evaluation.
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The Blackcaps sit at fifth spot whereas Pakistan additionally benefited from replace, as they now sit in sixth place with a score of 89 factors, shifting forward of Sri Lanka, who’re on 86 factors within the newest replace total.
The shift comes after England’s 3-0 collection win over Pakistan falling outdoors the full-weightage interval, together with the halving of Pakistan’s 2-0 collection defeat towards Bangladesh in 2024.
West Indies (eighth), Bangladesh (ninth) and Eire (tenth) full high 10 positions within the Check rankings total standings desk replace.
It’s pertinent to say that the Shan Masood-led Pakistan Check workforce will journey to Bangladesh for a two-match Check collection, which is a part of the continued ICC World Check Championship (WTC) 2025–27 cycle.
The collection will start with the primary Check on the Sher-e-Bangla Nationwide Cricket Stadium in Dhaka from 8 to 12 Could.
The second Check is scheduled to happen on the Sylhet Worldwide Cricket Stadium from 16 to twenty Could.
Later this yr, Pakistan may also characteristic in Check collection towards England, Sri Lanka and the West Indies.
