ICC MEDIA RELEASE
Dubai , 23 February 2008
New Zealand strengthens its position in third place of LG ICC ODI Championship Table as seedings cut-off date for ICC Champions Trophy approaches fast
India can still leapfrog the Black Caps if it wins all its remaining matches in current tri-series but can drop to six if it loses all games
New Zealand’s 3-1 series win against England, completed with a 34-run victory in the final ODI in Christchurch on Saturday, has strengthened its position in third place of the LG ICC ODI Championship table as seedings cut-off date for September’s ICC Champions Trophy in Pakistan approaches fast.
Daniel Vettori’s side is on 113 ratings points and three ratings points clear of India which is currently involved in a tri-series in Australia with the hosts and Sri Lanka .
Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s side is currently on 110 rating points and has a realistic chance of leapfrogging the Black Caps if it wins its remaining matches Down Under. If India wins its one game against Sri Lanka and three matches against Australia , it will go to 115 rating points and, in doing so, will push New Zealand into fourth place.
On the other side of the coin, if India loses one game it will join New Zealand on 113 ratings points but will stay behind the Black Caps when the points are calculated beyond the decimal point.
In sharp contrast, defeat in all the remaining four matches will see India slide down to sixth place behind Pakistan . So a lot is at stake for the ICC World Twenty20 champion.
The series loss to New Zealand meant England stayed in seventh place on 105 rating points. But Paul Collingwood’s side can swap places with Sri Lanka if Mahela Jayawardena’s side loses both its remaining matches against Australia and India next week.
The series results are becoming particularly significant as we approach 12 March, which is the cut-off date for the determination of seedings for the ICC Champions Trophy.
Wherever the top eight teams sit on that date will dictate the make-up of the two groups for the big event, which is set to take place in Pakistan this September.
New Zealand had started its series against England on 112 and gained one ratings point for the 3-1 win while England , which started on 107, dropped two ratings points to sit on 105.
New Zealand won the first ODI in Wellington by six wickets and doubled its lead in Hamilton where it won by 10 wickets. England pulled one back in Auckland where it triumphed by six wickets before being involved in a nerve-wrecking tie at Napier where New Zealand was chasing 340 for victory.
A three-Test series will now follow the ODI series with the opening match beginning in Hamilton on 5 March.
LG ICC ODI Championship (as of 23 February)
Rank Team Rating
1 Australia 131
2 South Africa 127
3 New Zealand 113
4 India 110
5 Pakistan 109
6 Sri Lanka 107
7 England 105
8 West Indies 96
9 Bangladesh 47
10 Ireland 28
11 Zimbabwe 18
12 Kenya 0
New Zealand strengthens its position in third place of LG ICC ODI Championship Table as seedings cut-off date for ICC Champions Trophy approaches fast
India can still leapfrog the Black Caps if it wins all its remaining matches in current tri-series but can drop to six if it loses all games
New Zealand’s 3-1 series win against England, completed with a 34-run victory in the final ODI in Christchurch on Saturday, has strengthened its position in third place of the LG ICC ODI Championship table as seedings cut-off date for September’s ICC Champions Trophy in Pakistan approaches fast.
Daniel Vettori’s side is on 113 ratings points and three ratings points clear of India which is currently involved in a tri-series in Australia with the hosts and Sri Lanka .
Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s side is currently on 110 rating points and has a realistic chance of leapfrogging the Black Caps if it wins its remaining matches Down Under. If India wins its one game against Sri Lanka and three matches against Australia , it will go to 115 rating points and, in doing so, will push New Zealand into fourth place.
On the other side of the coin, if India loses one game it will join New Zealand on 113 ratings points but will stay behind the Black Caps when the points are calculated beyond the decimal point.
In sharp contrast, defeat in all the remaining four matches will see India slide down to sixth place behind Pakistan . So a lot is at stake for the ICC World Twenty20 champion.
The series loss to New Zealand meant England stayed in seventh place on 105 rating points. But Paul Collingwood’s side can swap places with Sri Lanka if Mahela Jayawardena’s side loses both its remaining matches against Australia and India next week.
The series results are becoming particularly significant as we approach 12 March, which is the cut-off date for the determination of seedings for the ICC Champions Trophy.
Wherever the top eight teams sit on that date will dictate the make-up of the two groups for the big event, which is set to take place in Pakistan this September.
New Zealand had started its series against England on 112 and gained one ratings point for the 3-1 win while England , which started on 107, dropped two ratings points to sit on 105.
New Zealand won the first ODI in Wellington by six wickets and doubled its lead in Hamilton where it won by 10 wickets. England pulled one back in Auckland where it triumphed by six wickets before being involved in a nerve-wrecking tie at Napier where New Zealand was chasing 340 for victory.
A three-Test series will now follow the ODI series with the opening match beginning in Hamilton on 5 March.
LG ICC ODI Championship (as of 23 February)
Rank Team Rating
1 Australia 131
2 South Africa 127
3 New Zealand 113
4 India 110
5 Pakistan 109
6 Sri Lanka 107
7 England 105
8 West Indies 96
9 Bangladesh 47
10 Ireland 28
11 Zimbabwe 18
12 Kenya 0