Cricket World Ratings 26th November 2024

India were recently whitewashed at home by New Zealand, the sort of thing that just doesn't happen.  But they've bounced right back, winning the first game on their tour of Australia. Less suprisingly, West Indies have just won at home against Bangladesh.  My ratings now look like this:

1. Australia     246 -34
2. India         192 +34
3. New Zealand   184
4. South Africa  159
5. England       136
6. Sri Lanka      95 
7. Pakistan       49
8. West Indies    -6 +10 
   
9. Bangladesh   -115 -11               
   
10. Zimbabwe     -296
    
11. Ireland      -300   
12. Afghanistan  -343 

Meanwhile the official ratings have just incorporated the previous results from India, although they give New Zealand a little less credit than mine do:

1. Australia     124 
2. India         111 -10
   
3. South Africa  105  
   
4. England       103 
5. New Zealand   100 +11 
6. Sri Lanka      91  
7. Pakistan       86
8. West Indies    77 
9. Bangladesh     64      
10. Ireland        26  
11. Zimbabwe        4 
12. Afghanistan     0
    

Tomorrow, two new series get underway: South Africa host Sri Lanka, while England are playing in New Zealand.

Cricket World Ratings 3rd November 2021

South Africa have just walloped Bangladesh for the second (and final time) on their tour, but the really remarkable recent result is New Zealand's completion of a 3-0 whitewash of their hosts India. India have been so strong for so long (especially at home) that such a result is completely surprising. The effect on my ratings of these games, along with Pakistan's recent comeback in their series against England, is quite striking:

1. Australia     280
2. New Zealand   184 +30
3. South Africa  159 +11
4. India         158 -29
5. England       136 -26
6. Sri Lanka      95 
7. Pakistan       49
8. West Indies     2 
   
9. Bangladesh    -94               
   
10. Zimbabwe     -296
    
11. Ireland      -300   
12. Afghanistan  -343 

To put this into context, Australia, England, and India have been the top three (although not consistently in that order) in the ratings since September 2022; and India have never been ranked so low since I started compiling these ratings in 2016.  

The official ratings tend to be slower to adjust, and at the time of writing have only incorporated the results from Bangladesh, so there is less to note as yet:

1. Australia     124 
2. India         121  
   
3. South Africa  105  +1
   
4. England       103 
   
5. Sri Lanka      91   
   
6. New Zealand    89  
7. Pakistan       86
8. West Indies    77 
9. Bangladesh     64  -1    
10. Ireland        26  
11. Zimbabwe        4 
12. Afghanistan     0
    

At the end of the month, India and Bangladesh will try to recover (but both playing away, against Australia and the West Indies respectively).