Sri Lanka now second in ODI rankings

[Roshanrocks]

Sri Lanka have surged ahead of India to second place in the ICC ODI rankings following their 2-1 series win against table-toppers Australia. Sri Lanka's win, their first in Australia, earned them three points, lifting them to 118, one clear of India. Despite their recent slump across formats, Australia continue to maintain a healthy lead and are currently on 128 points. India will have to sweep New Zealand 5-0 in the home one-day series, which begins on November 28, if they are to reclaim the second spot. A 5-0 result will take India to 121 points, while a 4-1 scoreline will leave them a few decimal points short of Sri Lanka, who will have the opportunity to add to their tally when they clash against West Indies at home from December 9. South Africa's 3-2 series win against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates left them in fourth place at 115 points, and their next one-day fixture will be against the touring Indians in January. The results of that series, and Australia's post-Ashes ODIs against England, could decide the standings leading up to the World Cup, which begins on February 19.

i guess lankans can hold on to their No. 2 spot for a few months... SO are they favs to lift the world cup? :hmmm:

[saneindian]

All those wins vs us including the tri series cup wins in BD, Zim and in Sri Lanka (when we were close to Aus in rating points) has helped SL climb up the ladder. But then they have also defeated the Aussies in Australia. So they do deserve to be the no 2 ODI team.

[girishk14]

I agree that every team is inconsistent at times (Aus got nailed in first two ODIs, India got bowled out for miserable totals against NZ and SL). But SL is very inconsistent, so i doubt they are strong contenders....though they have some real unorthodox performers who can stand up n perform when they have to

[Sir john]

:headshake: not surprising

[Andy]

They deserve it.

[bharathh]

Yup. Beating Aus in Aus means they deserve to be 2nd. They are a good team atm. Not sure how well NTLC Perera will do at home though.

[Ranjha]

Srilankans are such a boring team.

[kooljatt]

we are back on no 2, and will stay there after this series.wont matter if SL beat WI 5-0. biatches gonna stay at 3. B->B->B->