Pakistan to improve ICC ODI ranking if beats Sri Lanka

Islamabad—Pakistan will be aiming for improvements in their rankings on the Reliance ICC ODI Championship table when they go head to head in a five-match series against Sri Lanka which starts in Pallekele on Thursday. Currently Sri Lanka which is fifth-ranked leads sixth-ranked Pakistan by five ratings points, says a press release issued here.

If Pakistan wins the series 4-1 or better, then it will move ahead of Sri Lanka into fifth position. In case of Pakistan’s 4-1 series win, both sides will be on 108 ratings points but Pakistan will be ranked above Sri Lanka when the ratings are calculated beyond the decimal point. Pakistan can even move to fourth if it wins all five matches of the series against Sri Lanka and the West Indies wins its series against England.

If Sri Lanka wins all five matches of the series then it will move ahead of England into fourth position on 114 ratings points, irrespective of the outcome of the three-match ODI series between England and the West Indies which starts at The Rose Bowl on 16 June.—APP