West Indies, Pakistan fail to capitalize on chance to strengthen claims for direct qualification

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WEST INDIES, PAKISTAN FAIL TO CAPITALIZE ON CHANCE TO STRENGHTHEN CLAIMS FOR DIRECT QUALIFICATION

· Babar reaches career-best eighth position, Hafeez back in top-20

· Imad, Amir, Jason Mohammed and Ashley Nurse attain career-best rankings

The West Indies and Pakistan have failed to make the most of the opportunity to strengthen their positions for direct qualification to the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 as their One Day International series ended 2-1 in Pakistan’s favour in Guyana on Tuesday.

The West Indies won the first match with its highest ever chase of 309 but failed to maintain the momentum which could have taken it to 87 points with a 3-0 win, ahead of its rival by a fraction. Pakistan could similarly have moved up to 92 points, edging ahead of seventh-placed Bangladesh by a fraction had it won all three matches.

In the end, there was not too much movement as Pakistan gained one point to reach 90 points on the MRF Tyres ICC ODI Team Rankings to remain in eighth position while the West Indies lost one point to also remain on its pre-series ninth position with 83 points.

England and the seven other top teams on 30 September 2017 will qualify directly for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 with the remaining four teams getting a second chance through a 10-team ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifying tournament in 2018.

This was the final series before the annual update is carried out on 1 May to ensure the table continues to reflect teams’ recent form with older results being discarded. This means that when the ODI team rankings are overhauled on 1 May, the table will reflect all matches from 1 May 2014 with matches played from 1 May 2016 to carry 100 per cent weighting.

The ODI team rankings, unlike the Test rankings, are updated after each match. The ICC ODI predictor function is available here.

Meanwhile, in the MRF Tyres ICC Player Rankings Pakistan’s middle-order batsman Babar Azam has reached a career-best eighth ranking as his scores of 13, 125 not out and 16 have helped him gain one position. Mohammad Hafeez’s scores of 88, 32 and 81 have lifted him back into the top 20 as he has moved up six slots from 14th position while left-hander Imad Wasim has gained eight positions to reach a career-best 89th ranking.

For the West Indies, Jason Mohammed’s match-winning 91 not out off 58 balls and the subsequent knocks of one and 59 have helped him gain 86 positions to a career-best 93rd place while his team-mate Shai Hope has moved up 33 positions to a career-best 98th rank.

Hafeez has gained 10 slots to reach 27th position among bowlers with three wickets in the series, also moving ahead of Afghanistan’s Mohammad Nabi to second position in the table for all-rounders. Pace bowler Hasan Ali, who took six wickets in the series including a haul of five for 38 in the second ODI, has gained 14 places to move up to 34th position while Mohammad Amir (up 12 places to 38th) and Imad (up seven places to 39th) have attained career-best rankings

For the West Indies, Ashley Nurse (up 26 places to 62nd rank) and Shannon Gabriel (up 29 places to 73rd rank) have reached career-best rankings.

MRF Tyres ICC ODI Team Rankings (as on 12 April, after West Indies-Pakistan series)
Rank Team Points
1. South Africa 119
2. Australia 118
3. New Zealand 113
4. India 112
5. England 108
6. Sri Lanka 98
7. Bangladesh 92
8. Pakistan 90 (+1)
9. West Indies 83 (-1)
10. Afghanistan 52
11. Zimbabwe 48
12. Ireland 42

(Developed by David Kendix)

MRF Tyres ICC ODI Player Rankings (as of 12 April 2017 after the West Indies-Pakistan series)

Batsmen (top 10)

Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Avge Highest Rating
1 ( - ) AB de Villiers SA 875 54.28 902 v NZ at Auckland 2015
2 ( - ) David Warner Aus 871 44.84 880 v Pak at Adelaide 2017
3 ( - ) Virat Kohli Ind 852 53.11 886 v Ban at Fatullah 2014
4 ( - ) Joe Root Eng 787! 47.77 787 v WI at Barbados 2017
5 ( - ) Faf du Plessis SA 781 43.81 791 v SL at Cape Town 2017
6 ( - ) Q. de Kock SA 780 43.64 803 v NZ at Wellington 2017
7 ( - ) Martin Guptill NZ 777 43.66 789 v SA at Hamilton 2017
8 (+1) Babar Azam Pak 762*! 55.08 762 v WI at Guyana 2017
9 (-1) K. Williamson NZ 757 45.90 798 v SA at Centurion 2015
10 (-1) Steve Smith Aus 733 43.67 752 v Pak at Sydney 2017

Other selected rankings

Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Avge Highest Rating
20 (+6) M. Hafeez Pak 632 32.73 665 v Ban at Mirpur 2014
30 (-1) M. Samuels WI 584 34.30 631 v SL at St. Vincent 2003
36 (+3) Sarfraz Ahmed Pak 575 35.63 581 v WI at Abu Dhabi 2016
45 (+15) Shoaib Malik Pak 539 35.50 685 v Ind at Lahore 2006
82 (+7) Jason Holder WI 451 23.16 457 v Pak at Guyana 2017
89 (+8) Imad Wasim Pak 433*! 42.33 433 v WI at Guyana 2017
93 (+86) J. Mohammed WI 426*! 41.28 426 v Pak at Guyana 2017
98 (+33) Shai Hope WI 411*! 36.00 411 v Pak at Guyana 2017
99 (+11) Kieran Powell WI 409* 25.97 496 v Ire at Jamaica 2014

Bowlers (top 10)

Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Avge Eco Highest Rating
1 ( - ) Imran Tahir SA 750 23.65 4.63 786 v SL at Johannesburg 2017
2 ( - ) Mitchell Starc Aus 701 19.88 4.81 783 v NZ at Melbourne 2015
3 (+1) Trent Boult NZ 697 24.85 4.98 766 v Ind at Delhi 2016
4 (-1) Sunil Narine WI 690 26.46 4.12 791 v SL at Jamaica 2013
5 ( - ) Kagiso Rabada SA 686*! 25.29 5.11 686 v NZ at Auckland 2017
6 ( - ) J. Hazlewood Aus 684*! 25.18 4.65 684 v NZ at Hamilton 2017
7 ( - ) Chris Woakes Eng 636 ! 32.60 5.60 636 v WI at Barbados 2017
8 ( - ) S. Al Hasan Ban 627 28.54 4.37 717 v Zim at Chittagong 2009
9 ( - ) M. Nabi Afg 622 32.33 4.32 653 v Zim at Harare 2017
10 ( - ) Matt Henry NZ 619* 25.10 5.69 675 v Aus at Hamilton 2016

Other selected rankings

Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Avge Eco Highest Rating
27 (+10) M. Hafeez Pak 559 36.15 4.12 769 v Ind at Kolkata 2013
34 (+14) Hasan Ali Pak 532* 26.24 5.87 534 v WI at Guyana 2017
38 (+12) M. Amir Pak 522*! 27.14 5.20 522 v WI at Guyana 2017
39 (+7) Imad Wasim Pak 521*! 31.83 4.66 521 v WI at Guyana 2017
62 (+26) Ashley Nurse WI 447*! 24.35 5.07 447 v Pak at Guyana 2017
73 (+29) S. Gabriel WI 422*! 28.35 5.66 422 v Pak at Guyana 2017

All-rounders (top five)

Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Highest Rating
1 ( - ) S. Al Hasan Ban 377 453 v Zim at Chittagong 2009
2 (+1) M. Hafeez Pak 353 438 v Ind at Kolkata 2013
3 (-1) M. Nabi Afg 330 349 v Ire at Greater Noida 2017
4 ( - ) A. Mathews SL 309 427 v Eng at Colombo (RPS) 2014
5 ( - ) J. Faulkner Aus 308 361 v NZ at Melbourne 2015

 

[shaz619]

So as it stands would pakistan qualify for the world cup or do we need to be in the 7th position ahead of Bangladesh?

 

[taqi]

This was the final series before the annual update is carried out on 1 May to ensure the table continues to reflect teams’ recent form with older results being discarded. This means that when the ODI team rankings are overhauled on 1 May, the table will reflect all matches from 1 May 2014 with matches played from 1 May 2016 to carry 100 per cent weighting.

What will happen after this update i guess nothing is certain until we have this update

 

[dildildalwalla]

I think Pak have qualified.

 

[angrypathan]

So as it stands would pakistan qualify for the world cup or do we need to be in the 7th position ahead of Bangladesh?

If Pakistan remains at 8th, they will qualify

 

[waleed88]

How is that when you win a series away from home? You only get +1 point??

I could've sworn I have seen these ratings change in a jiffy for India.. playing the same team as Pakistan

 

[London_Lahori]

7 points should be more than enough to see us through.

 

[shaz619]

If Pakistan remains at 8th, they will qualify

Thanks, do you know how ranking points will be allocated during the champions trophy? or are Bilaterals the measuring stick for the purpose of qualification

 

[shaz619]

7 points should be more than enough to see us through.

PP's Saul Goodman has reassured us, not to worry guys #SlipinLahori

 

[angrypathan]

How is that when you win a series away from home? You only get +1 point??

I could've sworn I have seen these ratings change in a jiffy for India.. playing the same team as Pakistan

The ratings do not take home/away into account. Any points gained/lost are based purely on the result of the series and the ranking/point gap between the two teams

 

[kukkad kamaal]

How is that when you win a series away from home? You only get +1 point??

I could've sworn I have seen these ratings change in a jiffy for India.. playing the same team as Pakistan

Agreed, it's a conspiracy against Pakistan

 

[waleed88]

The ratings do not take home/away into account. Any points gained/lost are based purely on the result of the series and the ranking/point gap between the two teams

Why do two teams really close to each other still only get one point??

Its not like the premier league where they get 3 points for a win and 1 point for a draw regardless of which opposition they are playing.. its difficult to keep track how many points the teams win

 

[London_Lahori]

PP's Saul Goodman has reassured us, not to worry guys #SlipinLahori

I'll hide your money for you, I'll PM you my bank account details.

 

[BD-fan]

The ratings do not take home/away into account. Any points gained/lost are based purely on the result of the series and the ranking/point gap between the two teams

Why do two teams really close to each other still only get one point??

For bilateral series, two teams rankings averages come in to play. If closely ranked team plays each other not much will change. A series win gets additional points (Not ranking point).

Say, if Australia, England, SA, India plays 3 games series with HongKong and win 3-0, most likely they will not gain any point. If they win 2-1 they will lose points and HongKong will gain huge points even after losing the series. This is because the rating points are more than 50 and is a mismatch.

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In Cricket rating, all teams are not equal. Whereas, in Football, all teams are equal and would get only 2/3 points in win, 1 point in a draw, 0 in a loss.

 

[dildildalwalla]

The ratings do not take home/away into account. Any points gained/lost are based purely on the result of the series and the ranking/point gap between the two teams

do you know what the ranking formula is?

 

[Saj]

Pakistan looking good for WC qualification. 3-0 would have been better though.

 

[Square Drive]

Pakistan looking good for WC qualification. 3-0 would have been better though.

Is expected to look even better after the May 1st update.

I can fully see us rising to even #6 (#7 at the very least) come May 1st.

 

[Abdullah]

anybody know which of our series will drop out on update?

 

[MMHS]

WI missed the chance - PAK just consolidated.

I think, PAK & BD will lose some points from annual rounding, because of our 2015 falling one more year behind, but not sure it's enough to drop down to 8 because of similar situation of PAK. May be, SRL'll lose some points as well, because I can't recall anything positive from them in last 3 years.

It'll take a miracle for WI to make the cut at the expense of PAK/BD/SRL & that was the same case in 2015 as well regarding CT 2017; which indicates that ODI ranking system is fairly accurate & consistent.

 

[sl-fan-of-pak]

Hafeez is the worlds second best all rounder