Cricket World Ratings 3rd September 2024

Matches in two series have taken place recently.  England have (fairly comfortably) defeated their Sri Lankan visitors twice; more surprisingly, Bangladesh have twice defeated their hosts, Pakistan. It's one of Banglasdesh's most notable test series, and their rating is now within 5 points of their all-time high, set in 2018:

1. Australia     280 
2. India         252 
3. England       215 +13   
4. New Zealand   124 
5. South Africa  118   
6. Sri Lanka      19 -13 
   
7. Pakistan        7 -74  
8. West Indies     2      
   
9. Bangladesh    -78 +74             
   
10. Zimbabwe     -296
    
11. Ireland      -300   
11. Afghanistan  -343 

With the series in Pakistan now complete, the official ratings now look as follows (also now accomodating the results from South Africa's recent tour of the Caribbean):

1. Australia     124 
2. India         120
   
3. England       108  +3
   
4. South Africa  104  +1  
5. New Zealand    96  
6. Sri Lanka      83  
   
7. West Indies    77  -1 
8. Pakistan       76 -13
   
9. Bangladesh     66 +13 
10. Ireland        26  
11. Zimbabwe        4 
12. Afghanistan     0
    

England and Sri Lanka have one more match to play; also next week, New Zealand play a one-off match in Afghanistan.