South Africa's results have been pretty good over the past year; indeed, they have been in first place in my world ratings, albeit during a period where no team has been dominant. Meanwhile, Sri Lanka have been in a state of steady decline: in 2016 I had them in 4th place, but in my most recent ratings, they were a miserable 7th. So it's a bit of a shock that they've just won their first match in South Africa, and it would still have been a shocking thing to contemplate when they lost their 9th wicket in their final innings, still 78 runs adrift of victory. But they pulled off an amazing comback: it will be interesting to see how their hosts respond to this unexpected loss.
India 204
England 173
South Africa 172 -35
New Zealand 141
Australia 135
Sri Lanka 90 +35
Pakistan 80
West Indies 2
Bangladesh -73
Zimbabwe -252
Ireland -320
Afghanistan -352
In my world ratings, this has the effect of returning India to the top slot. The next (and final) match begins on the 21st.
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