3 test matches have been played recently, and all have ended in comprehensive victories for the home teams, even though in theory the games might have been expected to be close. West Indies have beaten Bangladesh twice; a strong South African team has nonetheless lost its first game in Sri Lanka (there's one more match scheduled in this series). The latest version of my cricket world ratings are as follows:
India 236
South Africa 202 -25
Australia 166
New Zealand 144
Sri Lanka 102 +25
England 74
Pakistan 40
West Indies 15 +26
Bangladesh -99 -26
Zimbabwe -260
Ireland -295
Afghanistan -325
Technically, this is Sri Lanka's highest ever rating; though as discussed previously, that has a lot to do with the fact that the rating is zeroed on the average test team, and two new (and presumed poor) sides have recently been given test status. Still, it's a strong 5th place for a side usually found towards the back of the pack.
The official version looks like this:
India 125
South Africa 112
Australia 106
New Zealand 102
England 97
Sri Lanka 91
Pakistan 88
West Indies 77 +5
Bangladesh 67 -8
Zimbabwe 2
The West Indies have swapped places with Bangladesh following their series victory.
Once South Africa go home, the Indians will tour England; then that's it for test cricket until November.
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