PAK v AUS 2018: Pakistan gain substantial points while Australia slips to fifth spot in ICC Test rankings

India still leads the points table with 116 rating points.

Australia barely drew the first Test, but lost the second by 373 runs | GettyPakistan defeated Australia in the second Test in Abu Dhabi by 373 runs and won the 2-match Test series 1-0. With this win against Australia, Pakistan has made substantial gains in terms of points, in the ICC Test team rankings led by India with 116 points.

While Pakistan remains in 7th position, they have advanced from 88 to 95 points and to within two points of Sri Lanka.

Meanwhile, Australia has slipped from the third spot to the fifth position in the ICC Test rankings, as they finished with 102 points despite starting the series at 106 points.

Latest ICC Test team rankings:
Pos         Team                     Rating pts
1             India                      116
2             South Africa       106
3             England                105
4             New Zealand     102
5             Australia              102
6             Sri Lanka              97
7             Pakistan               95
8             West Indies        76
9             Bangladesh         67
10           Zimbabwe           2

(Inputs: ICC)

 
 

By Jatin Sharma - 19 Oct, 2018

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