ICC ODI Championship table - South Africa v Sri Lanka preview
South Africa all-rounder Jacques Kallis Photo © ICC South Africa and Sri Lanka go head to head in a battle for second place in the new ICC ODI Championship Table when they meet in Johannesburg tomorrow
ICC Media Release
26-Nov-2002
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South Africa all-rounder Jacques Kallis Photo © ICC |
The game is the first ODI for both sides since the introduction of the official ICC ODI rankings at the end of last month. South Africa, ranked second with a rating of 120, plays host to Sri Lanka, ranked third with a rating of 117, in the five match series.
ICC ODI Championship Table (correct on 24 November 2002)
Ranking Team Pld Points Rating 1 Australia 27 3465 128 2 South Africa 38 4571 120 3 Sri Lanka 35 4092 117 4 Pakistan 34 3925 115 5 India 38 3929 103 6 West Indies 29 2856 98 7 England 21 2014 96 8 New Zealand 31 2832 91 9 Zimbabwe 30 2000 67 10 Kenya 12 263 22 11 Bangladesh 13 145 11
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South Africa, preparing to host the ICC Cricket World Cup 2003, will aim to go into the tournament on a high. A winning series against Sri Lanka will reinforce their second place in the ICC ODI Championship table and close the gap on leaders Australia whose next ODI match will be the opening game in the VB series against England on 13th December.
If Sri Lanka can emerge with four or more victories from the five match series they will overtake South Africa. A heavy defeat, however, will open the door for Pakistan to claim third spot at Sri Lanka's expense.
"Going into these matches only five points separate the teams in second to fourth place in the table," said ICC General Manager - Cricket, David Richardson.
"With South Africa scheduled to play Pakistan immediately after the Sri Lanka series there are an exciting range of possibilities at the top of the table."
The ICC ODI Championship table is updated on the ICC website - www.icc.cricket.org - after every ODI match. There is also an interactive Predictor on the website which allows cricket fans to forecast the impact of future results.
The South Africa v Sri Lanka ODI series will be refereed by Gundappa Viswanath with Russell Tiffin from the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires standing in all of the matches.
Fixtures:
Johannesburg, November 27
Centurion, November 29
Benoni, December 1
Kimberley, December 4
Bloemfontein, December 6
How the ICC ODI rankings work:
The formula used by the ICC to determine ranking positions takes into account the following factors:
- results from all ODI matches played over the previous two to three years
- strength of opposition, with greater reward for beating higher ranked opponents
- greater importance is placed on more recent results, with older matches dropped every 12 months
- all matches have equal status, with no account taken of venue or margin of victory
For the full formula visit www.icc.cricket.org.
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