Cricket World Ratings 27th July 2025

India could still draw their five match series in England: they trail 2-1, but have just recovered from a poor start (losing two wickets in thefirst over of their second innings and still facing a 300 run deficit) to draw the fourth test. The effect (of drawing an away game, against slightly higher-rated opponents), is to move the two teams to almost exact equality in my rankings:

1. Australia     289 
2. South Africa  229 
3. England       170  -6 
4. India         169  +6 
5. New Zealand   148 
6. Sri Lanka      42   
7. Pakistan       12  
8. West Indies   -40 
9. Bangladesh   -109     
   
10. Ireland      -275   
    
11. Afghanistan  -306        
    
12. Zimbabwe     -328     
    

The decider starts next week. New Zealand will also be in action, playing the first of two games in Zimbabwe.