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Pakistan and South Africa ICC ODI Team Rankings Ahead of PAK vs SA 1st ODI 2025 | ICC Players Rankings

Both Pakistan and South Africa will be looking to improve their positions in the Team and Players Standings. Pakistan vs South Africa ODI series 2025 is all set to start from November 04, 2025, and the first ODI will be played at Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad.

Pakistan vs South Africa ODI series 2025 is all set to start from November 04, 2025, and the first ODI will be played at Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad. Both Pakistan and South Africa will be looking to improve their positions in the Team and Players Standings.  Before the match, let's have a look at who is dominating the ICC ODI Team Rankings and ICC Men's Player Rankings.

ICC ODI Rankings | ICC Team Standings

Pos

Team

Matches

Points

Rating

1

India

39

4745

122

2

New Zealand

41

4571

111

3

Australia

38

4134

109

4

Sri Lanka

41

4235

103

5

Pakistan

35

3493

100

6

South Africa

35

3457

99

7

Afghanistan

28

2657

95

8

England

40

3432

86

9

West Indies 

38

2988

79

10

Bangladesh

38

2882

76

ICC Player Rankings:

Pakistan and South Africa have to play better cricket, as there is only one Pakistani and South African player in the top 10 list of ICC Player Rankings. Babar Azam is the only player from the Pakistan side who is in the top 10 list, including all three departments. Currently, Babar is in 5th position in the latest ICC Men’s ODI batting Rankings with a rating of 739.

From South Africa’s side, Keshav Maharaj is the only player who is in the top 10 list of ICC Players Rankings. Keshav is currently in 2nd position in the latest ICC Men’s Bowling Rankings with a rating of 680. These are only two players who are in the top 10; however, we can see more players after the end of this three-match ODI series.

​As of now, Rohit Sharma is the No.1 ODI batter; he holds the top spot in the latest ICC ODI Batting Rankings with an impressive rating of 781 at the age of 38. Meanwhile, Afghanistan’s star bowler Rashid Khan and all-rounder Azmatullah Omarzai hold top positions in the Bowling and All-rounder rankings.

ICC Men's ODI Batting Rankings:

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Pos

Team

Player

Rating

1

India

Rohit Sharma

781

2

Afghanistan

Ibrahim Zadran

764

3

India

745

4

Pakistan

Babar Azam

739

5

New Zealand

Daryl Mitchell

734

5

India

Virat Kohli

725

7

Sri Lanka

Charith Asalanka

716

8

Ireland

Harry Tector

708

9

India

Shreyas Iyer

700

10

West Indies

Shai Hope

690

ICC Men's ODI Bowling Rankings:

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Pos

Team

Player

Rating

1

Afghanistan

Rashid Khan

710

2

South Africa

Keshav Maharaj

680

3

Sri Lanka

Maheesh Theekshana

659

4

New Zealand

Mitchell Santner

648

5

England

Jofra Archer

647

6

Namibia

Bernard Scholtz

645

7

India

634

8

Australia

Josh Hazlewood

628

9

New Zealand

627

10

England

Adil Rashid

616

ICC Men's ODI All-Rounder Rankings:

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Pos

Team

Player

Rating

1

Afghanistan

Azmatullah Omarzai

334

2

Zimbabwe

Sikandar Raza

302

3

Afghanistan

Mohammad Nabi

285

4

Bangladesh

Mehidy Hasan Miraz

273

5

Afghanistan

Rashid Khan

257

6

New Zealand

Michael Bracewell

250

7

New Zealand

Mitchell Santner

244

8

India

Axar Patel

229

9

Scotland

Brandon McMullen

228

10

Sri Lanka

Wanindu Hasaranga

210

What Does This Series Mean for Pakistan and South Africa?

This three-match ODI series between Pakistan and South Africa is way more than a bilateral series, as both teams are currently struggling in this format, and they need to build a stronger squad before the 2027 World Cup. So, they will be in full testing mode, and we will see lots of young and new faces in the playing XI.

Both teams have to prove a lot in the ODI cricket, so they will be playing their best cricket however Pakistan has home advantage, and they are the favorites to win this ODI series.

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Amit Patel
Written by Amit Patel