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Pakistan has moved up the rankings after a clean sweep of Afghanistan in the ODI series
By winning the Asia Cup, Pakistan team can retain the number one position for a long time.
New Delhi. Pakistan beat Afghanistan (PAK vs AFG) by 59 runs in the third and final ODI of the 3-match series to win the series 3-0. In this match played at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, the Afghanistan team could not even play the full 50 overs against Pakistan. The ICC ODI Rankings have given Pakistan the advantage of a clean sweep in the ODI series against Afghanistan. Under the leadership of Babar Azam, the Pakistan team has become number one in ODIs. Meanwhile, he defeated Australia. The Indian team remains at number three with 113 rating points.
This is a big achievement for Pakistan ahead of Asia Cup 2023. After being crowned number one in the ICC ODI rankings, Pakistan’s confidence has soared to the seventh sky. Pakistan have played 11 ODIs this year so far, winning 8 of them. He lost the series 1–2 at home to New Zealand, while the Kiwis were then beaten 4–1 by Babar’s army. Pakistan is ranked fourth in T20 rankings while its ranking is sixth in Tests.
Pakistan score hat-trick of wins, sweep Afghanistan in ODI series, Babar-Rizwan return to form
The Pakistani team has reached number one with 118.48 rating points
After eliminating Afghanistan in the ODI series, Pakistan team has climbed to the number one position with 118.48 rating points while Australia has slipped to the second position with 118 rating points. Pakistan team is ahead of Australia based on the calculation in decimal. Before the 3-match series against Afghanistan, Pakistan team was at the second position with 115.8 rating points while Australia was at the top.
Pakistan won by 59 runs in the third ODI
Pakistan defeated Afghanistan by 59 runs in the third ODI, after winning the first ODI by a huge margin of 142 runs. Afghanistan made a strong comeback in the second ODI and the match went to the last over but Naseem Shah’s two fours in the last over deprived Afghanistan of victory and Pakistan managed to win by 1 wicket. In the last ODI, captain Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan scored half-centuries to take the team to a respectable score. It was a century partnership between the two.
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Tags: Babar Azam, ICC ODI Rankings, Muhammad Rizwan, PAK vs AFG
First published: August 27, 2023, 07:32 IST