Pakistan clinch second spot in ICC Test rankings

Pakistan has jumped to second position in ICC Test teams ranking after Sri Lanka’s clean sweep of 3-0 against Australia, and is now eyeing the top position in the Test tables for the first time.

Australia started the series against Sri Lanka with 118 rating points on the table, but the clean sweep by Sri Lanka caused a deduction of 10 points from Australia’s credit which pushed them down from top to third position on the tables.

Pakistan, with 111 rating points, is now placed at second position on the charts which is, at the moment, led by India with 112 points.

For Misbah and co, this is second time in less than a year that they have reached the second spot in ICC Test team rankings, last time they reached the second position after defeating England 2-0 in Test series last year in the United Arab Emirates.

And now, Pakistan is eyeing the top position on the tables for the first time in history, but to achieve this Pakistan will be banking on the result of Port Of Spain Test between India and West Indies.

If India fails to win the final Test against West Indies at Port of Spain, it will slip down to the second position and Pakistan will become the top ranked test side.

Current ICC Test Ranking is as following:

Rank Team Points
1 India 112
2 Pakistan 111
3 Australia 108 (-10)
4 England 108
5 New Zealand 99
6 Sri Lanka 95 (+10)
7 South Africa 92
8 West Indies 65
9 Bangladesh 57
10 Zimbabwe 8

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