India’s supremacy now spans throughout all codecs, as they at present maintain the highest spot in each Exams and T20Is. This outstanding achievement marks solely the second event in males’s cricket historical past {that a} group has attained the No.1 rating throughout all codecs. Beforehand, South Africa achieved this outstanding feat in August 2012.
India (116 ranking factors) dislodged Pakistan (115) to climb to the highest of the ICC ODI rankings. Australia proceed to be in third place however the hole with the highest two sides has now widened after they dropped two factors to 111.
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Rohit Sharma-led aspect now stands an opportunity to be the No.1 group heading into the World Cup in the event that they go on to win the sequence. Australia, however, squandered their probability as they wanted a sequence whitewash to take the highest spot.
Pakistan had held on to their No.1 spot regardless of not making it to the Asia Cup ultimate. Each India and Australia had alternatives to succeed in the ODI summit through the Asia Cup and the South Africa sequence however misplaced video games when it mattered.
Nevertheless, Pakistan may nonetheless go to the highest if Australia win the remaining two matches.
Speaking concerning the match, seamer Mohammed Shami claimed career-best figures of 5-51 and India’s frontline batters gave account of themselves to safe the victory.
Put into bat, Australia have been all out for 276 in precisely 50 overs although 300 appeared inside their attain earlier than Shami polished off their tail.
In reply, 4 of India’s high six batters smashed half-centuries as the house aspect, who had rested a number of frontline gamers, romped house with eight balls to spare.