CT 2017: Bangladesh go into the tournament ranked above Pakistan and Sri Lanka

September 30, 2017, is the cutoff date for the direct qualification for the ICC World Cup 2019.

With a convincing win over New Zealand, their first over Kiwis in New Zealand, Bangladesh have taken a huge leap in the ICC ODI team Rankings as well.

Bangladesh beat Ireland and New Zealand in the tri-series and as an incentive, they now move to 6^th place in the ICC ODI team rankings, which is their best ever position. They left their Asian neighbors Sri Lanka and Pakistan below them. With the cut-off date for World Cup 2019 in sight, these accumulation of points can prove useful for Bangladesh.

Sri Lanka has 92.8 points as compared to Bangladesh’s 93.3 points. September 30, 2017, is the cutoff date for the direct qualification for the ICC World Cup 2019 and this will serve as a wake-up call for both Pakistan and West Indies, who are ranked 8 and 9 respectively and may very well miss the boat on direct qualification for the World Cup.

Here is the latest ICC ODI Team Rankings: 

1 South Africa 122

2 Australia         118

3 India         117

4 New Zealand 114

5 England         111

6 Bangladesh  93

7 Sri Lanka          93

8 Pakistan          88

9 West Indies 79

10 Afghanistan 52

11 Zimbabwe 46

12 Ireland        41