Pakistan, SL look to improve ODI rankings

Pakistan can jump from sixth to fifth spot in the ICC One-day rankings if they beat Sri Lanka 4-1 in the ODI series which gets underway in Kandy from Thursday (tomorrow).

According to a media release issued by the ICC on Tuesday, if Pakistan win the series 4-1 or better, then they will move ahead of Sri Lanka into fifth position. In case of Pakistan’s 4-1 series win, both sides will be on 108 ratings points but Pakistan will be ranked above Sri Lanka when the ratings are calculated beyond the decimal point.

Pakistan can even move to fourth if they win all five matches of the series against Sri Lanka and the West Indies wins their series against England.

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