South Africa retains place by a fraction of a point; England lose ground in sixth position as Sri Lanka strengthens position
Third-placed India has reduced the gap with South Africa in second position on the Reliance Mobile ICC ODI Championship table to a fraction of a ratings point following its successful ODI series against England.
With the postponement of the final two ODIs in the series, India lost the chance to go second on the table but by winning the series 5-0, the home team gained four ratings points and now sits on 119, the same number as South Africa but behind the Proteas when the points are calculated beyond the decimal point.
One more win for Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s men would have put them into second position but it wasn’t to be and they will now have to wait until their next series for the opportunity to make further inroads.
England, on the other hand, has suffered the effects of that comprehensive series defeat by losing five ratings points and is now under pressure in sixth place from Sri Lanka, whose 5-0 series victory over Zimbabwe has put it within one point of Kevin Pietersen’s team.
Despite being competitive in several of those games, Zimbabwe loses further ground to Ireland in 10th position and is now only two ratings points in front of Kenya in 12th.
Australia is still on top of the ICC ODI Championship and with Test cricket set to dominate the international schedule for the next few weeks, that situation is not likely to change any time soon.
Reliance Mobile ICC ODI Championship (as of 1 December)
Rank
Team
Rating
1
Australia
131
2
South Africa
119
3
India
119
4
Pakistan
114
5
New Zealand
113
6
England
108
7
Sri Lanka
107
8
West Indies
91
9
Bangladesh
47
10
Ireland
19
11
Zimbabwe
13
12
Kenya
11
(Developed by David Kendix)
