Cricket World Ratings 30th March 2022

In the past month, India have twice dispatched Sri Lanka; Australia have won 1-0 in a 3 match series in Pakistan; West Indies have defeated an increasingly hapless England by the same margin.  The effect on my world ratings is as follows:

1. India         241 +12
   
2. Australia     232 +20 
   
3. New Zealand   189 
4. South Africa  166 
   
5. Pakistan      111 -20 
6. England        69 -36  
   
7. Sri Lanka      33 -12 
8. West Indies    -9 +36  
   
9. Bangladesh   -110      
   
10. Zimbabwe     -280    
    
11. Afghanistan  -303 
    
12. Ireland      -339 
    

The official rankings are a little kinder to England, though in general they're highly concordant:

1. Australia     119
   
2. India         118 +2
3. New Zealand   115
4. South Africa  101
5. England        97 -4
6. Pakistan       93 
7. Sri Lanka      81 -2
   
8. West Indies    81 +6 
9. Bangladesh     53  
   
10. Zimbabwe       31

Bangladesh play a two match series in South Africa, starting tomorrow.

Cricket World Ratings 1st March 2022

 

 

South Africa were walloped in their first test on their current tour of New Zealand; but fought back to record a good win in the second drawing the series, and bringing them miuch closer to their hosts in my rankings:

1. India         229 
2. Australia     212 
   
3. New Zealand   189  -32
4. South Africa  166  +32
   
5. Pakistan      131 
6. England       105   
   
7. Sri Lanka      45 
8. West Indies   -45   
   
9. Bangladesh   -110      
   
10. Zimbabwe     -280    
    
11. Afghanistan  -303 
    
12. Ireland      -339 
    

And the official rankings (which I hadn't updated for a while) now look like this, with Australia going top:

1. Australia     119 +11
   
2. India         116  -8
3. New Zealand   115  -6
   
4. England       101  -6 
5. South Africa  101 +13
   
6. Pakistan       93 
7. Sri Lanka      83
   
8. West Indies    75 
9. Bangladesh     53  +6 
   
10. Zimbabwe       31  

India v Sri Lanka, Pakistan v Australia, and West Indies v England all kick off within the next week.