{"id":18455,"date":"2026-05-01T17:21:35","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T12:21:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/?p=18455"},"modified":"2026-05-01T17:22:43","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T12:22:43","slug":"australia-dominate-icc-rankings-as","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/2026\/05\/01\/australia-dominate-icc-rankings-as\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia dominate ICC rankings as Pakistan climb in men\u2019s tests but slip in women\u2019s ODIs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Australia dominate ICC rankings as Pakistan climb in men\u2019s tests but slip in women\u2019s ODIs<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Pakistan Rise to 6th in Men\u2019s Tests<\/p>\n

Australia have maintained their dominance in world cricket, topping both the ICC Men\u2019s Test Team Rankings and the ICC<\/a> Women\u2019s ODI Team Rankings after the annual update released on Friday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Australia Extend Lead in Men\u2019s Test Rankings<\/p>\n

Australia remain firmly at No. 1 in the Men\u2019s Test Rankings with 131 rating points, ahead of South Africa on 119 points. India sit third with 104 points, while England have dropped to fourth with 102 points after losing seven rating points.<\/p>\n

New Zealand follow closely in fifth place, just one point behind England.<\/p>\n

Pakistan Rise to 6th in Men\u2019s Tests<\/strong><\/p>\n

A key change in the updated standings sees Pakistan move up to sixth position with 89 points, overtaking Sri Lanka, who drop to seventh with 86 points.<\/p>\n

Pakistan\u2019s rise comes after ranking recalculations, including the removal of older results and changes in match weightings, which improved their overall rating.<\/p>\n

\"ICC\"<\/p>\n

Women\u2019s ODI Rankings: Pakistan Drop to 8th<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the Women\u2019s ODI Rankings, Australia continue to lead comfortably with 163 points, followed by England (128) and India (124). The top six positions remain unchanged, with South Africa, New Zealand, and Sri Lanka completing the group.<\/p>\n

Pakistan, however, have slipped to eighth place after being overtaken by Bangladesh, who move up to seventh. The shift comes despite overall stability in the top tier of the rankings.<\/p>\n

\"ICC\"<\/p>\n

Other Key Changes<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sri Lanka have improved slightly in Women\u2019s ODIs, reducing the gap with New Zealand, while Bangladesh\u2019s rise is one of the notable movements in the lower half of the table.<\/p>\n

Ireland (Men\u2019s Tests), along with Thailand and the Netherlands (Women\u2019s ODIs), have dropped out of the rankings due to not meeting the minimum match requirements.<\/p>\n

Upcoming ICC Updates<\/strong><\/p>\n

The ICC will release the Men\u2019s and Women\u2019s T20I Team Rankings on May 5, followed by the Men\u2019s ODI Team Rankings on May 7.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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