Cricket World Ratings 1st October 2024

Two recent series have just ended with 2-0 home victories: Sri Lanka seeing off New Zealand, and, more predictably, India beating Bangladesh.  My world ratings now look like this, with Sri Laka leapfrogging New Zealand as a result:

1. Australia     280 
2. India         257  +3 
3. England       178    
4. South Africa  118
5. Sri Lanka      95 +18 
6. New Zealand    85 -18
7. Pakistan        7   
8. West Indies     2      
   
9. Bangladesh    -82  -2             
   
10. Zimbabwe     -296
    
11. Ireland      -300   
11. Afghanistan  -343 

In a couple of weeks, England travel to Pakistan, who have been struggling badly of late.