World Cup finalist New Zealand eyes second spot in ICC ODI rankings
ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 finalist New Zealand will have one eye on the Reliance ICC ODI Team Rankings when it plays England in the five-match series, which starts at Edgbaston, Birmingham, on Tuesday, 9 June.
Brendon McCullum’s side is ranked third on 116 points, one behind India, while Eoin Morgan’s side is ranked sixth on 94 points. If New Zealand wins all the five matches of the series, then it will be guaranteed second spot, irrespective of how the three-match series between Bangladesh and India, to be played later this month, pans out.
If New Zealand wins 4-1, then it will retain its pre-series points but will drop points in any other scenario.
On the other side of the coin, England can reduce the gap with fifth-ranked Sri Lanka from 12 points to four points if it wins all the five matches of the series. In case of such a result, New Zealand will drop to fourth place on 108 points.
A 3-2 result in England’s favour will mean the home side will rise to 98 points while New Zealand will join South Africa on 112 points but will be ranked above the Proteas when the ratings are calculated beyond the decimal point.
The Reliance ICC ODI and T20I Team Rankings predictor function is available here.The ODI and T20I tables, unlike the Test table, are updated after each match.
Meanwhile, Kane Williamson of New Zealand and England’s Steven Finn will start off as the highest-ranked batsman and bowler in the series, respectively.
Williamson is ranked seventh and has India’s Shikhar Dhawan firmly within his sights. Former New Zealand captain Ross Taylor is just outside the top 10 in 11th position and will be aiming to improve his ranking.
Other batsmen eyeing upward movements are Joe Root (16th), Martin Guptill (21st), McCullum (22nd), Jos Buttler (26th), Corey Anderson (34th), Grant Elliott (43rd) and Morgan (45th). Alex Hales is sitting in 154th position and Ben Stokes is 178th.
The list is headed by South Africa captain AB de Villiers, with Kumar Sangakkara and Hashim Amla in second and third positions, respectively.
Finn, ranked 15th, trails 12th-ranked Ravichandran Ashwin of India by 20 points and a good series will potentially move him up the ladder. Other bowlers also aiming to head in the right direction include Tim Southee (20th), Mitchell McClenaghan (35th), Chris Jordan (45th) and Nathan McCullum (46th). Stokes is outside the top 100 in 112th spot.
Mitchell Starc is the number-one ranked bowler and leads South Africa’s Imran Tahir by 49 points.
Series schedule:
9 June – 1st ODI, Birmingham
12 June – 2nd ODI, The Oval
14 June – 3rd ODI, Southampton
17 June – 4th ODI, Nottingham
20 June – 5th ODI, Chester-le-Street
Reliance ICC ODI Championship table (as on 8 June, before England-New Zealand ODI series)
Rank Team Points
1 Australia 129
2 India 117
3 New Zealand 116
4 South Africa 112
5 Sri Lanka 106
6 England 94
7 West Indies 88
8 Bangladesh 88
9 Pakistan 87
10 Ireland 50
11 Zimbabwe 44
12 Afghanistan 41
Reliance ICC ODI Player Rankings (as on 8 June, before England-New Zealand ODI series)
Batsmen (top 10)
Rank Player Team Pts Ave HS Rating
1 AB de Villiers SA 902! 53.65 902 v NZ at Auckland 2015
2 K. Sangakkara SL 860 41.98 861 v Sco at Hobart 2015
3 Hashim Amla SA 828 55.26 901 v Eng at Trent Bridge 2012
4 Virat Kohli Ind 822 51.47 886 v Ban at Fatullah 2014
5 T. Dilshan SL 793 39.65 802 v Sco at Hobart 2015
6 Shikhar Dhawan Ind 756 43.98 794 v SA at Melbourne 2015
7 Kane Williamson NZ 733 44.76 789 v Aus at Auckland 2015
8 MS Dhoni Ind 731 52.46 836 v Aus at Delhi 2009
9 Glenn Maxwell Aus 720 35.05 724 v Pak at Adelaide 2015
10 George Bailey Aus 697 42.02 867 v SA at Harare 2014
Selected rankings
Rank Player Team Pts Ave HS Rating
11 Ross Taylor NZ 691 41.40 722 v Pak at Napier 2015
16 Joe Root Eng 664 40.04 688 v SL at Colombo (RPS) 2014
21 Martin Guptill NZ 649 39.77 684 v Zim at Napier 2012
22 B. McCullum NZ 648 30.56 685 v Eng at Auckland 2013
26 Jos Buttler Eng 628 32.00 633 v Ind at Perth 2015
34 Corey Anderson NZ 584* 35.30 604 v Ind at Hamilton 2014
43 Grant Elliott NZ 556! 35.75 556 v Aus at Melbourne 2015
45 Eoin Morgan Ire/Eng 555 35.47 690 v Aus at The Oval 2010
Bowlers (top 10)
Rank Player Team Pts Ave HS Rating
1 Mitchell Starc Aus 783! 18.33 4.70 783 v NZ at Melbourne 2015
2 Imran Tahir SA 734* 20.51 4.35 735 v SL at Sydney 2015
3 Dale Steyn SA 717 25.57 4.81 746 v Ind at Durban 2013
4 Sunil Narine WI 709 26.49 4.10 791 v SL at Jamaica 2013
5= Mitchell Johnson Aus 693 25.26 4.83 724 v Ban at Darwin 2008
Trent Boult NZ 693*! 25.00 4.57 693 v Aus at Melbourne 2015
7 Saeed Ajmal Pak 682 22.73 4.18 810 v SA at Centurion 2013
8 Shakib Al Hasan Ban 676 28.25 4.31 717 v Zim at Chittagong 2009
9 James Anderson Eng 667 29.22 4.92 719 v SA at The Oval 2013
10 Morne Morkel SA 666 23.98 4.90 717 v SL at East London 2012
Selected rankings
Rank Player Team Pts Ave HS Rating
15 Steven Finn Eng 601 28.10 4.96 755 v NZ at Auckland 2013
20 Tim Southee NZ 586 31.02 5.27 638 v Eng at Wellington 2015
35 M. McClenaghan NZ 531 25.86 5.89 603 v SL at Christchurch 2015
45 Chris Jordan Eng 507* 28.78 5.59 513 v SL at Colombo (RPS) 2014
46 N. McCullum NZ 505 47.78 4.86 571 v Ind at Wellington 2014
All-rounders
Rank Player Team Pts S Rating
1 T. Dilshan SL 404 415 v Sco at Hobart 2015
2 Shakib Al Hasan Ban 398 453 v Zim at Chittagong 2009
3 Angelo Mathews SL 378 427 v Eng at Colombo (RPS) 2014
4 James Faulkner Aus 361*/! 361 v NZ at Melbourne 2015
5 M. Hafeez Pak 343 438 v Ind at Kolkata 2013
*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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