The race to be the No.1 ranked ODI facet in the beginning of ICC Males’s Cricket World Cup intensifies over the subsequent few days because the Asia Cup involves an finish and two of the highest three groups go face to face in a bilateral sequence.
Pakistan maintain onto the No.1 spot on the finish of Asia Cup 2023 regardless of their early exit and India’s thumping win over Sri Lanka within the ultimate. Australia too squandered their probability to go on prime of the rankings after the sequence loss to South Africa.
Aussies have been 2-Zero forward within the sequence earlier than the hosts launched a formidable comeback and received three back-to-back video games to finish a sequence victory on Sunday.
The loss to Bangladesh forward of the ultimate damage India’s possibilities of going to the highest of the rankings and even a record-breaking win, sealed in simply over six overs, in opposition to Sri Lanka didn’t see them climb to the highest.
We check out the fixtures both sides will play forward of the beginning of the World Cup on October 5.
Australia
Present rating: Third
Present ranking: 113
Upcoming fixtures: India (September 22, September 24, September 27)
Australia are not within the field seat to be the No.1 ranked facet in the beginning of the World Cup after the sequence loss to South Africa. They might want to whitewash India within the sequence to enter the World Cup because the No.1 ranked staff.
Nonetheless, if Australia begin the sequence with two wins, they are going to go on prime of the rankings till the ultimate ODI a minimum of.
Australia’s three-match sequence in India on the finish of this month will then have a serious say in who has the highest rating in the beginning of the World Cup.
India
Present rating: Second
Present ranking: 115
Upcoming fixtures: Australia (September 22, September 24, September 27)
India are in prime place to go to the highest of the rankings if they will register a sequence win over Australia at residence within the sequence beginning on September 22. In reality, a win within the first ODI will see India upstage Pakistan to turn out to be the No.1 ranked staff throughout all three codecs of the sport.
Rohit Sharma’s facet are coming off a spectacular Asia Cup win and so they might attain the No.1 place as early as Friday subsequent week by defeating Australia within the first ODI in Mohali.
In an analogous vein to Australia, India’s upcoming three-match sequence in opposition to Pat Cummins’ facet might show pivotal in deciding which staff heads into the World Cup with the No.1 rating.
If India keep away from a whitewash however nonetheless lose the sequence to Australia, Pakistan will stay the top-ranked facet for the World Cup. Conversely, a 3-Zero loss to Australia will see India slip to 3rd place and Australia go on prime.
Pakistan
Present rating: First
Present ranking: 115
Upcoming fixtures: No matches previous to World Cup
Pakistan’s possibilities of acquiring the No.1 rating in the beginning of the World Cup took an enormous dent once they misplaced their ultimate Tremendous 4 match on the Asia Cup to Sri Lanka.
With no official ODI matches scheduled for Pakistan previous to the beginning of the World Cup, their hopes of getting into the match with the No.1 rating will rely upon how the India-Australia sequence goes.
They may nonetheless regain the highest rating if Australia and India proceed to lose, however the truth these two groups are scheduled to play one another on the finish of the month means certainly one of them would then re-claim the premier place.