ODI Rankings Update

With the conclusion of three ODI series' involving Australia, England, India, New Zealand and Sri Lanka there has been great change in the ODI Rankings. South Africa who went in to their series against New Zealand as #1 have been the losers falling to #4. India with their 3-2 win against England have regained the top position, while England stay second, and Australia are at 3rd after their split series against Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka are at 5th, while Pakistan and West Indies remain at 6th and 7th respectively. New Zealand after their amazing series win have moved back past Bangladesh into 8th position.

1- India               119
2- England          119
3- Australia        113
4- South Africa  112
5- Sri Lanka       110
6- Pakistan         107
7- West Indies     88
8- New Zealand  79
9- Bangladesh     78
10- Zimbabwe    50
11- Ireland          35
12- Netherlands  16
13- Kenya           11

There are some good series coming up as well in the next few weeks:
February: Australia VS West Indies (5 matches) - Australia
February: New Zealand VS England (3 matches) - New Zealand
February: West Indies VS Zimbabwe (3 matches) - West Indies
March: South Africa VS Pakistan (5 matches) - South Africa

West Indies will have a great opportunity to bridge the gap on the top 6 nations with a good performance against Australia. It really is going to be their best chance with many Australian players being rested/rotated/managed. Meanwhile England will be looking to top the rankings again, but matches against the 8th ranked nation will hurt them more if they lose. Zimbabwe have a good chance to gain some ground on Bangladesh, although the challenge will be stark, after a pretty barren 2012 with little to no competitive international cricket.

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