Cricket World Ratings 20th April 2023

 

After a long time without any test cricket, Ireland are in the middle of a sequence of three scheduled matches.  So far it hasn't gone too well for them, with big defeats against Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.  My world ratings now look like this (not much altered, because the result was highly predicted):

1. Australia     239
   
2. India         222   
3. England       222  
4. South Africa  163    
5. New Zealand   154
   
6. Pakistan       53 
7. Sri Lanka      42  +2
8. West Indies   -20      
   
9. Bangladesh   -149           
   
10. Zimbabwe     -277     
    
11. Afghanistan  -303 
    
12. Ireland      -347  -2

A second match for Ireland in Sri Lanka starts shortly.  Will they finally be able to break their duck and win a game?