Pakistan Climbs to 3rd Spot in ICC ODI Rankings After 15 Years

Pakistan’s cricket team has climbed to third place in the ICC ODI rankings after a period of 15 years.

According to the latest rankings, New Zealand and England stay in the 1st and 2nd position respectively while Pakistan displaced Australia from the third spot after they lost to Sri Lanka in the first ODI.

The Babar Azam-led ODI side has displayed phenomenal performance in the format winning four series out of five. Last week Pakistan surpassed India on the ODI ranking after 15 years.

This year, Pakistan clinched the three-match ODI series against Australia by 2-1 and then whitewashed West Indies last week. This is Pakistan’s second jump in the ODI rankings this month.

Rank	Team	Matches	Points	Rating
1	New Zealand	12	1,505	125
2	England	19	2,353	124
3	Pakistan	19	2,005	106
4	Australia	20	2,102	105
5	India	22	2,304	105
6	South Africa	19	1,872	99
7	Bangladesh	24	2,275	95
8	Sri Lanka	25	2,143	86
9	West Indies	32	2,306	72
10	Afghanistan	18	1,238	69

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