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.

Cricket World Ratings 18th August 2024

 

After the first game in their tour of the West Indies was drawn (in part due to bad weather), the South Africans have managed a fairly narrow win in game two to win the series. My world ratings now look like this:

1. Australia     280 
2. India         252 
3. England       202   
4. New Zealand   124 
5. South Africa  137  +19 
6. Pakistan       81  
   
7. Sri Lanka      32     
8. West Indies   -17  -19    
   
9. Bangladesh   -152             
   
10. Zimbabwe     -296
    
11. Ireland      -300   
11. Afghanistan  -343 

Next week, Pakistan host Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka begin a series against England.

Cricket World Ratings 13th August 2024

The West Indies lost all three games on their recent tour of England; but, with a bit of help from the weather, have just managed a draw at home in their latest series (against South Africa). This has only a slight effect on my test team rankings:

1. Australia     280 
2. India         252 
3. England       202   
4. New Zealand   124 
5. South Africa  118  -4 
6. Pakistan       81  
   
7. Sri Lanka      32     
8. West Indies     2  +4     
   
9. Bangladesh   -152             
   
10. Zimbabwe     -296
    
11. Ireland      -300   
11. Afghanistan  -343 

The official rankings have meanwhile been updated reflecting the recent series in England, and Ireland's win over Zimbabwe:

1. Australia     124 
2. India         120
   
3. England       108  +3
   
4. South Africa  103  
5. New Zealand    96  
6. Pakistan       89 
7. Sri Lanka      83  
   
8. West Indies    78  -4    
   
9. Bangladesh     53 
10. Ireland        26 +13 
11. Zimbabwe        4  -7
12. Afghanistan     0
    

The second test in the Carribean begins in two days time.

 

Cricket World Ratings 28th July 2024

England have just completed a 3-0 whitewash of the West Indies.  Meanwhile, Irealnd have won a second consecutive test, defeating a visiting Zimbawean side.  My world ratings now look like this:

1. Australia     280 
2. India         252 
3. England       202  +6 
4. New Zealand   124 
5. South Africa  122 
6. Pakistan       81  
   
7. Sri Lanka      32     
8. West Indies    -2  -6      
   
9. Bangladesh   -152             
   
10. Zimbabwe     -296 -19
    
11. Ireland      -300 +19  
11. Afghanistan  -343 

Sri Lanka are England's next visitors, but West Indies will be in action again first, hosting South Africa for two tests.

Cricket World Ratings 21st July 2024

The first test between England and the West Indies was a one-sided game, won by the hosts.  The second game proved an engagingly close battle for the first two and a half days; and the West Indies still appeared to have a chance relatively late on day four, but thereafter they collapsed and the final margin was almost as large as in the first encounter.

1. Australia     280 
2. India         252 
3. England       196  +6 
4. New Zealand   124 
5. South Africa  122 
6. Pakistan       81  
   
7. Sri Lanka      32     
8. West Indies     4  -6      
   
9. Bangladesh   -152             
   
10. Zimbabwe     -277
11. Ireland      -319   
11. Afghanistan  -343 

One more game remains in the series, with England heavily fancied to complete a clean sweep.

Cricket World Ratings 15th July 2024

After a break for the 20 over World Cup, test cricket has resumed, with England easily defeating the West Indies in the first game of their three test series.

1. Australia     280 
2. India         252 
3. England       190  +7 
4. New Zealand   124 
5. South Africa  122 
6. Pakistan       81  
   
7. Sri Lanka      32     
8. West Indies    10  -7      
   
9. Bangladesh   -152             
   
10. Zimbabwe     -277
11. Ireland      -319   
11. Afghanistan  -343 

Not based on this game, but there are also some updates to the official ratings to report:

1. Australia     124  +4
2. India         120
   
3. England       105  -6
   
4. South Africa  103  +4 
5. New Zealand    96  -2
6. Pakistan       89 
7. Sri Lanka      83  +4
   
8. West Indies    82  +1    
   
9. Bangladesh     53  +2 
10. Zimbabwe       23  -9
    
11. Ireland        15  +5
    
12. Afghanistan     0
    

The pecking order is almost the same, except for relative placing of South Africa and New Zealand. England's next game against their visitos begins next week.

Cricket World Ratings 3rd April 2024

 Sri Lanka have just completed a 2-0 win in Bangladesh, updating my ratings as follows:

1. Australia     280 
2. India         252 
3. England       183 
4. New Zealand   124 
5. South Africa  122 
6. Pakistan       81  
   
7. Sri Lanka      32 +16    
8. West Indies   -20      
   
9. Bangladesh   -152 -16            
   
10. Zimbabwe     -277
11. Ireland      -319   
11. Afghanistan  -343

And that's it for a while, as test cricket takes its spring break, matches resuming in July.