Super 4, slipped two places to No. 3 with 115 points in ICC’s mid-week update.
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Having stormed into the Asia Cup final, India have climbed to second place, ahead of Pakistan who have lost the No. 1 ODI ranking following their elimination from the tournament.
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The Babar Azam-led side, who lost to Sri Lanka in a last-ball thriller for their second successive defeat in the Super 4, slipped two places to No. 3 with 115 points in ICC’s mid-week update.
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Two points ahead of India (116), Australia are now the No. 1 ODI side as the race for the top spot has intensified ahead of next month’s World Cup. Both the teams are also set to clash in a three-match ODI series in India beginning on September 22 ahead of their World Cup opener in Chennai on October 8.
Australia have climbed to No. 1 on the back of their back-to-back defeats in South Africa but their loss in the third ODI at Potchefstroom by 111 runs may have given an opening to India.
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