ICC Men’s ODI Team Rankings: The ICC have updated the revised Men’s ODI Standing and Pakistan slipped to 4th position in the latest International Cricket Council Men’s ODI team rankings. India are still at the top with a pretty healthy lead before they are scheduled to play a three-match bilateral ODI series against South Africa in South Africa. This post will lead you to ICC Men’s ODI Team Rankings Updated Before India vs South Africa ODI Series 2023.
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India owned the month of October and November but had a bad day in the final of the ICC ODI World Cup 2023 where they lost to the 6 times champions Australia. They were leading the ICC World Cup Points table with dominating margins as they won straight 10 games in the Tournament. Team India are also the Number 1 ODI team with a Rating of 121 in 55 matches after their impressive 10-match-winning streak in the ICC main event.
Though Australia lost the first two matches, they have bounced back and bounced back really hard. They won next 9 matches straight away and won the coveted ICC World Cup 2023 trophy. They are also the second-ranked ODI team with 117 rating points in 42 matches.
South Africa sits at number 3 with 110 rating points in the ICC Men’s ODI Ranking released yesterday. South Africa also qualified for the knock-out stage of the ICC World Cup 2023 but couldn’t make it to the finals.
Pakistan, who were in the second spot before the ICC World Cup 2023 tournament with 115 rating points, have now slipped to fourth place with 109 points in 36 matches.
New Zealand were exceptional in the World Cup tournament as they also made it to the semis. The simple and conventional approach by the Kiwis has provided them with great success and ranks as well. They hold the 5th spot in the ICC ODI Team Rankings with 102 rating points. They have an upcoming ODI series against Bangladesh.
Sri Lanka, who had to fight in the ICC World Cup Qualifiers are now placed 7th in the ranking. They lost the first three matches in the World Cup 2023 but made a strong comeback with two straight wins against England and the Netherlands. Now their unfortunate loss against Bangladesh forced them to lose 1 rating point but still maintained their 7th rank.
England lost a three-match ODI series to West Indies after a mediocre World Cup campaign. They are in 6th position with 97 rating points after 39 matches. While their opponent, West Indies are in 10th position after a 2-1 ODI series victory over England at home.
Down below is the ICC Men’s ODI Team Rankings Updated Before India vs South Africa ODI Series 2023:
ICC Men’s ODI Team Rankings
| POS | TEAM | MATCHES | POINTS | RATING |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 55 | 6,640 | 121 |
| 2 | Australia | 42 | 4,926 | 117 |
| 3 | South Africa | 34 | 3,750 | 110 |
| 4 | Pakistan | 36 | 3,922 | 109 |
| 5 | New Zealand | 43 | 4,399 | 102 |
| 6 | England | 39 | 3,795 | 97 |
| 7 | Sri Lanka | 47 | 4,134 | 88 |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 44 | 3,836 | 87 |
| 9 | Afghanistan | 30 | 2,533 | 84 |
| 10 | West Indies | 39 | 2,731 | 70 |
| 11 | Zimbabwe | 30 | 1,641 | 55 |
| 12 | Scotland | 33 | 1,662 | 50 |
| 13 | Ireland | 25 | 1,086 | 43 |
| 14 | Netherlands | 37 | 1,507 | 41 |
| 15 | Nepal | 42 | 1,446 | 34 |
| 16 | Namibia | 28 | 813 | 29 |
| 17 | United States | 31 | 808 | 26 |
| 18 | Oman | 24 | 525 | 22 |
| 19 | UAE | 41 | 617 | 15 |
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