Sri Lanka climb ICC rankings, leaving England and Afghanistan behind

Sri Lanka have climbed to sixth place in the ICC Men’s ODI Team Rankings, moving ahead of England following their historic victory over the English side in Rawalpindi.

According to the ICC rankings, Sri Lanka have accumulated 3,896 points from 41 matches, with a rating of 95.

Sri Lanka are now ahead of Afghanistan, who are seventh with a rating of 94, and England, who have slipped to eighth with a rating of 93.

India lead the rankings with a rating of 115, followed by New Zealand (109), South Africa (104), Pakistan (103) and Australia (102).

The rankings come after Sri Lanka successfully chased a target of 430 against England, recording the second-highest successful run chase in men’s ODI history.

The latest rankings, updated on October 23, confirm Sri Lanka’s sixth-place position. The team had been ranked seventh in the October 18 standings. (Newswire)

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