Bangladesh and Zimbabwe chase prized ODI rankings points

Ninth-placed Bangladesh currently holds an 11-point lead over Elton Chigumbura’s charges, and can further increase its lead while also reducing the gap with  New Zealand and West Indies, who lie level on 96 points.

A 5-0 series win for Bangladesh would open up a 22 point gap over its Zimbabwe, while a 4-1 scoreline would  lead to a lead of 17 points. A 3-2 series win would see host Bangladesh retain a nine-point advantage.

Zimbabwe will be eyeing a move up the rankings, as a 5-0 series win would see it leapfrog Bangladesh into ninth position, six points clear. In the event of a 4-1 series win, the two sides would be level on 63 points, with the host holding a fractional advantage. A 3-2 win for Zimbabwe would reduce Bangladesh’s lead by five to six points.

To find out exactly how forthcoming series will affect the Rankings Table, please click here. The ODI and T20I Rankings tables, unlike the Test Rankings Table, are updated after every match.

Meanwhile, on the eve of the series, Zimbabwe’s Brendan Taylor is the highest ranked batsman in the Reliance ICC ODI Player Rankings for ODI Batsmen.

The 28-year-old all-rounder lies in 31st place, and he will be looking to gain ground on England’s Joe Root who is a single point and one place ahead of him.

The next best-ranked Zimbabwe batsmen are Hamilton Masakadza (48th) and Sean Williams (49th). For Bangladesh, Shakib Al Hasan (33rd), Tamim Iqbal (37th) and Mushfiqur Rahim (40th) are the top-ranked batsmen.

In the ICC Players Rankings for ODI Bowlers, Shakib Al Hasan is the highest-ranked bowler on either side, and the left arm spinner lies in 21st place, six points adrift of a place in the top 20.

Zimbabawe’s highest-ranked bowler is Tendai Chatara (60th) who will be looking to build on his recent performances in the triangular series against South African and Australia where he captured five wickets.

Ahead of the start of the series, 27-year-old Shakib is also the highest ranked player on the Reliance ICC ODI Player Rankings for ODI All-rounders, in third place.

Australia v South Africa

Meanwhile, following Wednesday night’s third ODI in Canberra in which Australia defeated South Africa by 73 runs, George Bailey’s charges have leapfrogged into second place on the Reliance ICC ODI Team Rankings and are just two points adrift of leader and 2011 World Cup champion India.

If Australia wins the two remaining ODIs, it will move into first place on 117 points, edging out India by one-fifth of a ratings point. A Proteas victory on Friday and then on Sunday would see South Africa return to second place, a point adrift of India and Australia drop to third.

Aaron Finch’s 109 in the third ODI has elevated him 20 places to 21st position in the Reliance ICC ODI Player Rankings for ODI Batsmen. In the ICC Players Rankings for ODI Bowlers, Mitchell Starc is the highest mover from Wednesday’s victory, up 10 places to 37th position.

Forthcoming Fixtures:

Bangladesh v Zimbabwe

21 Nov – First ODI, Chittagong

23 Nov – Second ODI, Chittagong

26 Nov – Third ODI, Dhaka

28 Nov – Fourth ODI, Dhaka

1 Dec – Fifth ODI, Dhaka

Australia v South Africa

21 Nov – Fourth ODI, Melbourne

23 Nov – Fifth ODI, Sydney

Reliance ICC ODI Team Rankings (as on 19 November, ahead of Bangladesh-Zimbabwe series, following third ODI between Australia-South Africa):

1          India               117   

2          Australia         115   

3          South Africa   114   

4          Sri Lanka        108   

5          England          107   

6          Pakistan           98     

7          New Zealand   96     

8          West Indies      96     

9          Bangladesh      69     

10        Zimbabwe        58     

11        Afghanistan     42     

12        Ireland             33

Reliance ICC ODI Player Rankings (as on 19 November, ahead of Bangladesh-Zimbabwe series, following third ODI between Australia-South Africa):

Batsmen

Rank     (+/-)       Player                 Team     Points   Average   Highest Ranking

   1         ( - )        AB de Villiers     SA         888!      51.21    888 v Aus at Canberra 2014

   2         ( - )        Virat Kohli          Ind         862       52.61    886 v Ban at Fatullah 2014

   3         ( - )        Hashim Amla      SA         845       53.95    901 v Eng at Trent Bridge 2012

   4         ( - )        George Bailey     Aus        798       45.83    867 v SA at Harare 2014

   5         ( - )        Shikhar Dhawan  Ind         777       45.46    785 v SL at Hyderabad 2014

   6         ( - )        K. Sangakkara     SL          776       39.99    853 v Afg at Mirpur 2014

   7         ( - )        MS Dhoni            Ind         738       52.85    836 v Aus at Delhi 2009

   8         ( - )        T. Dilshan            SL          731       37.92    767 v Pak at Sharjah 2013

   9         ( - )        Quinton de Kock SA         725*     42.43    747 v Zim at Harare 2014

  10        ( - )        Angelo Mathews SL          706!      40.87    706 v Ind at Ranchi 2014

Selected Rankings

Rank    (+/-)        Player                Team     Points   Average    Highest Ranking

  13        (-1)        F. du Plessis        SA         677        35.13    703 v NZ at Bay Oval 2014

  18        (+2)       Shane Watson      Aus        638       40.61    773 v SL at Hambantota 2011

  20        (-2)        Michael Clarke    Aus        634       44.86    750 v SL at Melbourne 2008

  21        (+20)     Aaron Finch         Aus        620*!    36.54    620 v SA at Canberra 2014

  26        (-2)        Glenn Maxwell    Aus        612*     31.50    634 v Zim at Harare 2014

  29        (-3)        JP Duminy           SA         603       39.24    668 v Net at Mohali 2011

  31        (-1)        Brendan Taylor   Zim        601       33.30    667 v NZ at Napier 2012

  33        (-1)        Shakib Al Hasan  Ban        599       34.86    683 v Pak at Mirpur 2012

  36        (+3)       David Warner      Aus        587       32.21    589 v Eng at Lord's 2012

  37        (-2)        Tamim Iqbal        Ban        582       29.87    637 v WI at Khulna 2012

  40        (-2)        M. Rahim            Ban        577       28.26    588 v Pak at Mirpur 2014

  43        ( - )        Nasir Hossain      Ban        563*     34.80    585 v Zim at Bulawayo 2013

  44        (+1)       James Faulkner   Aus        551*     42.00    559 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2014

  46        (-2)        David Miller        SA         543       30.58    568 v Aus at Harare 2014

  48        ( - )        H. Masakadza      Zim        533       28.34    566 v Ban at Mirpur 2009

  49        ( - )        Sean Williams     Zim        530       31.26    548 v SA at Bulawayo 2014

Bowling

Rank     (+/-)       Player                Team      Points     Ave                    HS Rating

   1         ( - )        Saeed Ajmal        Pak        770       22.18    4.13      810 v SA at Centurion 2013

   2         ( - )        Sunil Narine        WI         753       26.49    4.10      791 v SL at Jamaica 2013

   3         ( - )        Dale Steyn           SA         703       25.68    4.82      746 v Ind at Durban 2013

   4         ( - )        James Anderson  Eng        690       29.10    4.94      719 v SA at The Oval 2013

   5         (-1)        M. Johnson          Aus        687       25.72    4.82      724 v Ban at Darwin 2008

   6         (+1)       M. Hafeez            Pak        647       35.01    4.06      769 v Ind at Kolkata 2013

   7         (-1)        Morne Morkel     SA         642       24.13    4.91      717 v SL at East London 2012

   8         ( - )        B. Kumar             Ind         641       36.59    4.60      657 v WI at Dharamsala 2014

   9         ( - )        Steven Finn         Eng        640       28.41    4.74      755 v NZ at Auckland 2013

  10        ( - )        Ravindra Jadeja   Ind         638       32.29    4.79      738 v Zim at Bulawayo 2013

Selected Rankings

Rank    (+/-)        Player                  Team     Points     Ave                    HS Rating

  21        ( - )        Shakib Al Hasan  Ban        602       28.92    4.30      717 v Zim at Chittagong 2009

  25        (-4)        Imran Tahir         SA         591*      21.17    4.33      612 v NZ at Bay Oval 2014

  30        ( - )        Abdur Razzak      Ban        567       29.29    4.56      679 v Zim at Bulawayo 2013

  36        ( - )        M. Mortaza          Ban        547       31.24    4.69      653 v Zim at Mirpur 2009

  37        (+10)     Mitchell Starc     Aus        545*!    20.87    5.01      545 v SA at Canberra 2014

  39        (-2)        Xavier Doherty    Aus        539       39.18    4.75      592 v Eng at Lord's 2012

  49        (+2)       V. Philander        SA         504*!     23.66    4.41      504 v Aus at Canberra 2014

  60        (+1)       Tendai Chatara    Zim        456*     35.14    5.11      458 v SA at Harare 2014

All-rounders

Rank     Player               Team     Points    Highest Ranking

   1         A. Mathews          SL         420!      420 v Ind at Ranchi 2014

   2         M. Hafeez            Pak        411       438 v Ind at Kolkata 2013

   3         Shakib Al Hasan  Ban       361       453 v Zim at Chittagong 2009

*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