Ireland needs big win in upcoming five-game series to overtake Afghanistan in MRF Tyres ICC ODI Rankings
Ireland will have to defeat Afghanistan by a margin of 4-1 or better in the upcoming five-game series if it hopes to overtake its Asian rival in the MRF Tyres ICC ODI Team Rankings.
Afghanistan, which recently beat Scotland 1-0 in a two-game ODI series, is placed 10th in the team rankings at 51 points with Ireland last in the 12-team list at 41 points.
A 4-1 win for Ireland in the series starting Sunday will lift it to 51 points with Afghanistan slipping down to 44 points to take the last place.
A 3-2 win for Ireland will reduce the gap to three points with Afghanistan ahead on 48 and Ireland on 45.
A win by any margin will keep Afghanistan ahead but not threaten ninth-placed Pakistan, which has 87 points. Zimbabwe will remain sandwiched between Afghanistan and Ireland at 11th in any of these scenarios with its tally of 46 points.
World champion Australia is at the top of the table with 123 points, New Zealand second at 113 while India and South Africa are both at 110 with India ahead on decimal points.
Even though both Afghanistan and Scotland have ODI status, the results of the Afghanistan-Scotland series do not impact the main team rankings as only matches between the top 12 teams are considered for it. However, individual performances are taken into account for the players rankings.
Scotland is top-ranked among four Associate teams with ODI status who are rated separately, with the United Arab Emirates, Hong Kong and Papua New Guinea completing that list.
In the MRF Tyres ICC Player Rankings for ODI Batsmen, Afghanistan’s opener Mohammad Shahzad goes in as top-ranked from either side at a career-best 34th, gaining nine places after knocks of 26 and 84 against Scotland at Edinburgh. Mohammad Nabi (56th), Samiullah Shenwari (72nd) and Noor Ali Zadran (83rd) are the other prominent Afghanistan players in the rankings led by AB de Villiers of South Africa.
Ireland’s batsmen in the top-100 include Paul Stirling (36th), Kevin O’Brien (44th), William Porterfield (71st) and Gary Wilson (82nd).
In the MRF Tyres ICC Player Rankings for ODI Bowlers led by West Indian Sunil Narine, off-spinner Mohamad Nabi has gained one position to reach 22nd while Hamza Kotak (28th), Mirwais Ashraf (31st) and Dawlat Zadran (32nd) will be the other Afghanistan bowlers in focus.
Nabi (seventh) and Stirling (12th) are the top all-rounders from either side.
For Scotland, pace bowler Bradley Wheal was the biggest gainer in the recent series against Afghanistan, moving up 88 places to 186th after taking two wickets each in the two matches.
Series schedule:
10 July – 1st ODI, Belfast
12 July – 2nd ODI, Belfast
14 July – 3rd ODI, Belfast
17 July – 4th ODI, Belfast
19 July – 5th ODI, Belfast
Squads:
Ireland: William Porterfield (captain), Mark Adair, John Anderson, Peter Chase, Ed Joyce, Tyrone Kane, Andy McBrine, Barry McCarthy, Tim Murtagh, Kevin O’Brien, Stuart Poynter, Paul Stirling, Sean Terry, Garry Wilson.
Afghanistan: Asghar Stanikzai (captain), Amir Hamza, Dawlat Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Hamid Hassan, Javed Ahmadi, Mirwais Ashraf, Mohammad Nabi, Mohammad Shahzad, Najibullah Zadran, Noor Ali Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Rashid Khan, Samiullah Shenwari, Shapoor Zadran, Yamin Ahmadzai.
MRF Tyres ICC ODI Rankings (as of 8 July 2016, before the start of Ireland-Afghanistan series)
Rank Team Points
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Australia 123 -
New Zealand 113 -
India 110 -
South Africa 110 -
England 106 -
Sri Lanka 102 -
Bangladesh 98 -
West Indies 94 -
Pakistan 87 - Afghanistan 51
- Zimbabwe 46
- Ireland 41
(Developed by David Kendix)
MRF Tyres ICC ODI player rankings (as of 8 July, before the start of Ireland-Afghanistan series)
Batsmen (Top 10)
Rank Player Team Points Avge Highest Rating
1 ( - ) AB de Villiers SA 887 53.63 902 v NZ at Auckland 2015
2 ( - ) Virat Kohli Ind 813 51.51 886 v Ban at Fatullah 2014
3 ( - ) Hashim Amla SA 778 51.97 901 v Eng at Trent Bridge 2012
4 ( - ) K. Williamson NZ 752 47.00 798 v SA at Centurion 2015
5 ( - ) Martin Guptill NZ 751 43.25 751 v Aus at Hamilton 2016
6 ( - ) Rohit Sharma Ind 750 42.08 761 v Aus at Sydney 2016
7 ( - ) Joe Root Eng 741 44.96 743 v SA at Johannesburg 2016
8 ( - ) S. Dhawan Ind 737 43.97 794 v SA at Melbourne 2015
9 ( - ) Q. de Kock SA 735 41.83 789 v Eng at Centurion 2016
10 ( - ) T. Dilshan SL 734 39.44 802 v Sco at Hobart 2015
Selected rankings
Rank Player Team Points Avge Highest Rating
34 M. Shahzad Afg 569 36.07 569 v Scotland at Edinburg 2016
36 P. Sterling Ire 564 33.58 693 v Pak at Dublin 2013
Bowlers (Top 10)
Rank Player Team Points Avge Eco Highest Rating
1 ( - ) Sunil Narine WI 759 25.74 4.07 791 v SL at Jamaica 2013
2 ( - ) Trent Boult NZ 731 * 22.96 4.81 745 v Aus at Auckland 2016
3 ( - ) S. Al Hasan Ban 699 27.89 4.30 717 v Zim at Chittagong 2009
4 ( - ) Imran Tahir SA 693 23.13 4.64 735 v SL at Sydney 2015
5 ( - ) Mitchell Starc Aus 681 19.79 4.82 783 v NZ at Melbourne 2015
6 ( - ) Matt Henry NZ 675 *! 22.17 5.42 675 v Aus at Hamilton 2016
7= ( - ) Dale Steyn SA 645 25.93 4.86 746 v Ind at Durban 2013
( - ) Kagiso Rabada SA 645 *! 21.45 4.78 645 v WI at Barbados 2016
9 ( - ) Morne Morkel SA 628 24.60 4.95 717 v SL at East London 2012
10 ( - ) M. Irfan Pak 616 31.14 4.91 641 v UAE at Napier 2015
Selected rankings
Rank Player Team Points Avge Eco Highest Rating
****22 M. Nabi Afg 560 37.84 4.33 564 v Ire at Dublin 2015
59 Tim Murtagh Ire 467 30.28 4.85 467 v SL at Malahide 2016
All-rounders (top 5)
Rank Player Team Points Highest Rating
1 ( - ) Shakib Al Hasan Ban 416 453 v Zim at Chittagong 2009
2 ( - ) Mohammad Hafeez Pak 363 438 v Ind at Kolkata 2013
3 ( - ) Angelo Mathews SL 344 427 v Eng at Colombo (RPS) 2014
4 ( - ) Tillakaratne Dilshan SL 325 415 v Sco at Hobart 2015
5 ( - ) James Faulkner Aus 315 361 v NZ at Melbourne 2015
* indicates provisional rating; a batsman qualifies for a full rating after a minimum of 40 started innings; a bowler qualifies for a full rating after he has conceded 1,500 runs.
!indicates career-highest rating
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