- Afghanistan overtake England in the ICC men’s ODI team rankings after three straight wins. Afghanistan’s three-series win in the UAE has lifted the country from eighth to seventh in the ICC men’s ODI team rankings, with England falling to eighth after defeats to Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
- Team Afghanistan (Photo by Matthew Lewis-ICC/ICC via ) Afghanistan overtook England in the ICC Men’s ODI team rankings after their treble triumph in the United Arab Emirates.
- Afghanistan gained two points in the rankings and moved from eighth to seventh place, while England lost two points and fell from sixth to eighth after two consecutive defeats against Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Rawalpindi.
Afghanistan overtake England in the ICC men’s ODI team rankings after three straight wins. Afghanistan’s three-series win in the UAE has lifted the country from eighth to seventh in the ICC men’s ODI team rankings, with England falling to eighth after defeats to Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
Team Afghanistan (Photo by Matthew Lewis-ICC/ICC via ) Afghanistan overtook England in the ICC Men’s ODI team rankings after their treble triumph in the United Arab Emirates. Afghanistan gained two points in the rankings and moved from eighth to seventh place, while England lost two points and fell from sixth to eighth after two consecutive defeats against Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Rawalpindi. The final of the three series was played in Sharjah where Afghanistan defeated Zimbabwe by 169 points.
Rashid Khan led the attack with three wickets and Fazalhaq Farooqi, Mohammad Nabi and Bilal Sami claimed two wickets each. In reply, Ibrahim Zadran finished with an unbeaten 70 off 96 balls, hitting four fours and a six. He made 68 runs with opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz, who contributed 36, before adding 82 runs for the third wicket along with ctain Rahmat Shah, who made 43.
Afghanistan reached the target of 170 runs in the 35th over and sealed the series. Zadran was named the player of the match while Rashid received the player of the series award for taking 11 wickets during the tournament. How have the other teams performed in the rankings?
Taking advantage of England’s slowdown, Sri Lanka moved up to sixth place in the updated rankings. Zimbabwe picked up two points and reached the final of the three series, but remained in 11th place. Bangladesh, which did not win a single match in the three series, lost two points and retained its ninth position.
What does Afghanistan’s rise in the ranking mean for the top ten? Afghanistan’s rise to seventh place represents a notable shift in the top half of the ODI rankings. With 2926 points and a rating of 94 from 31 games, they are now just one point behind sixth-placed Sri Lanka.
England trailed both teams with 93 points from 36 games after the series setback in Rawalpindi. The g between seventh-placed Afghanistan and tenth-placed West Indies is now 15 ranking points, with Bangladesh in ninth place on 81 and West Indies on 79th. At the top, India remains the clear leader with 115, New Zealand second with 109 and South Africa third with 104.
The rankings reflect the results of the three series in the United Arab Emirates, where Afghanistan’s collective performance throughout the tournament, supported by Rashid’s eleven wickets and Zadran’s winner in the final, proved crucial in reshuffling the rankings. Position Team games Points 1 India 36 4122 115 2 New Zealand 35 3809 109 3 South Africa 34 3547 104 4 Pakistan 34 3505 103 5 Australia 35 3568 102 6 Sri Lanka 41 3896 95 7 Afghanistan 31 2926 94 8 England 36 3331 93 9 Bangladesh 41 3304 81 10 West Indies 37 2924 79 11 Zimbabwe 21 1315 63 12 Ireland 17 897 53 13 Scotland 28 1260 45 14 Netherlands 30 1309 44 15 United States 30 1228 41 16 Namibia 27 837 31 17 Nepal 37 1 108 30 18 Oman 28 631 23 19 United Arab Emirates 30 433 14 20 Canada 26 307 12
