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West Indies draw parity with India, could climb to fourth in table
New Delhi, June 05: Three successive victories against Australiahas enabled West Indies to draw parity with India and they now areonly two points behind Sri Lanka`s current rating of 106.
New Delhi, June 05: Three successive victories against Australia
has enabled West Indies to draw parity with India and they now are
only two points behind Sri Lanka`s current rating of 106.
Brian Lara`s team can climb up to fourth place in the ICC One-Day
International Championship table if it can maintain its winning form
in the three match home ODI series against Sri Lanka starting in
Barbados on June 7.
According to the ICC, despite losing the series, the hat-trick of
victories against the world champions has significantly boosted West
Indies` rating from 99 at the start of the series to 104.
It means that if West Indies wins the series 3-0, it`s rating will rise to 107 while Sri Lanka`s rating will fall to 104, leaving Marvan Atapattu`s team ahead of India in fifth place only by virtue of matches played. On the other hand, if Sri Lanka wins the series 3-0, it`s rating will increase to 108, only two below third-placed Pakistan, and West Indies will drop to seventh place with 101, below New Zealand on matches played.
Sri Lanka will hold on to fourth place if the series finishes 2-1 either way but a 2-1 victory margin for West Indies will be enough for the home side to move ahead of India into fifth place.
Rating Matches Points 1. Australia 132 53 7013 2. S.Africa 122 57 6972 3. Pakistan 110 54 5930 4. Sri lanka 106 64 6773 5. India 104 58 6047 6. West indies 104 42 4367 7. New zealand 101 50 5027 8. England 98 34 3337 9. Zimbabwe 65 44 2844 10. Kenya 28 25 704 11. Bangladesh 04 23 101
According to the ICC, the formula used to determine match points takes into account the following factors: - Results from all ODI matches played over the previous two to three years.
- Strength of opposition, with greater reward for beating higher ranked opponents.
- Greater importance is placed on more recent results, with older matches dropped every 12 months.
- All matches have equal status, with no account taken of venue or margin of victory.
The match points awarded are then divided by the number of matches played in the valid period to produce a rating.
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It means that if West Indies wins the series 3-0, it`s rating will rise to 107 while Sri Lanka`s rating will fall to 104, leaving Marvan Atapattu`s team ahead of India in fifth place only by virtue of matches played. On the other hand, if Sri Lanka wins the series 3-0, it`s rating will increase to 108, only two below third-placed Pakistan, and West Indies will drop to seventh place with 101, below New Zealand on matches played.
Sri Lanka will hold on to fourth place if the series finishes 2-1 either way but a 2-1 victory margin for West Indies will be enough for the home side to move ahead of India into fifth place.
Rating Matches Points 1. Australia 132 53 7013 2. S.Africa 122 57 6972 3. Pakistan 110 54 5930 4. Sri lanka 106 64 6773 5. India 104 58 6047 6. West indies 104 42 4367 7. New zealand 101 50 5027 8. England 98 34 3337 9. Zimbabwe 65 44 2844 10. Kenya 28 25 704 11. Bangladesh 04 23 101
According to the ICC, the formula used to determine match points takes into account the following factors: - Results from all ODI matches played over the previous two to three years.
- Strength of opposition, with greater reward for beating higher ranked opponents.
- Greater importance is placed on more recent results, with older matches dropped every 12 months.
- All matches have equal status, with no account taken of venue or margin of victory.
The match points awarded are then divided by the number of matches played in the valid period to produce a rating.
Bureau Report