India has chance to regain 2nd place
Dubai : India has the chance to
regain its second place in the
Reliance Mobile ICC ODI
Championship when the side
faces New Zealand in its five-
match ODI series that begins on
Sunday in Guwahati while
Zimbabwe has travelled to
Bangladesh and a good series
there could see the hosts rise to
eighth on the rankings.
Currently Sri Lanka is in second
position with 118 points – one
ahead of India. But all this could
change depending on how the
various upcoming series pan out
between India and New
Zealand, Bangladesh and
Zimbabwe and also the Sri
Lanka versus West Indies ODI
series.
If India wins it five-match ODI
series against New Zealand, it is
guaranteed second place in the
championship table even if Sri
Lanka beats the West Indies in
its upcoming series.
A 5-0 win for India will put it on
121 ratings points – seven
behind Australia who currently
top the table.
Should Sri Lanka win its series
against West Indies also 5-0 the
side will sit in third place – while
if India wins 3-2 it will still climb
to second place.
Should India lose its series 5-0
to New Zealand it would see the
side drop to fifth, while Dan
Vettori ’s team could rise to sixth
should it beat Mahendra Singh
Dhoni ’s men 4-1 or more.
However a 3-2 series win would
see the Black Caps rising to sixth
on 101 points while India would
drop down to fourth on 114
points.
A 5-0 series win for Bangladesh
over the visiting Zimbabwe could
see the team rise to 70 ratings
points and occupy eighth place,
pushing West Indies to ninth
spot.
Should Bangladesh win the
series 3-2 or lose it by any
margin it will not rise in the
championship and Zimbabwe
has the opportunity to rise up to
10th place.
The challenge for Zimbabwe is a
tough one for especially after
Bangladesh ’s recent run of
success in the ODI format at
home against New Zealand.
Sri Lanka’s upcoming series
against the West Indies could
see the side relinquish its
recently acquired second-place
should Darren Sammy ’s side
beat Kumar Sangakkara’s men
but even a 5-0 whitewash of the
home side would not see the
West Indies rise out of eighth
place – it would reach 87 ratings
points but still not move.
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