ICC rankings for Tests, ODIs and Twenty20ICC Test Championship[TABLE=“class: StoryengineTable, width: 630”]
20 August 2012[TR=“class: head”]
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South Africa
25
3002
120
England
36
4195
117
Australia
34
3952
116
Pakistan
29
3148
109
India
29
3004
104
Sri Lanka
29
2834
98
West Indies
28
2509
90
New Zealand
21
1670
80
Bangladesh
12
0
0
Zimbabwe is currently unranked, as it has played insufficient matches. It has 167 points and a rating of 42.
ICC ODI Championship[TABLE=“class: StoryengineTable, width: 630”]
28 August 2012[TR=“class: head”]
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In tests it is updated after the series is over. But in ODIs it updated after every match. It makes no sense.
I think it has something to do with slightly more complex calculations for test than for ODI
For example the first rained out ODI game between England and South Africa affected neither team in terms of rankings or points
But a drawn test match between two teams is worth more; the higher ranked team losing some points and the lower ranked team gaining some. But it still does not answer your point
I would prefer that points are updated after the ODI series is over (cf. test)
RSA level the series 2-2 but England hold onto no.1 ranking
After watching Eng vs SA ODI series, I am not that disappointed with Pakistan's recent 2-1 ODI loss to Australia. The England v South Africa series has swayed one way, then the other with neither team really dominating the other. Both sides have struggled with the bat, not a high scoring series by any means
One thing we should bear in mind though is, the sample size in T20 cricket is relatively small compared to test and ODI cricket. Most teams play around 8-12 tests per year, 15-20 ODIs but only 4-5 T20Is per year
The T20 rankings therefore may not be a true indicator of current form. Australia may have slid to 10th place in the latest rankings, but their current T20 team is certainly not worse than Ireland, BD, NZ or even Windies
They ran us very close in the second game - infact could have won it on the last ball - and may still win the 3rd game. And if Australia can play like they did in the second match who is to say that they cannot lift the T20 World Cup in a few weeks time! Australia traditionally have a good record in big tournaments. They were runner up in 2010 World T20
The other teams beware. Never underestimate the Australians in cricket or the Germans in football. You do so at your own peril
That being said the World T20 winner imo will come from South Africa (unless they choke again in the KO stages!), Pakistan (good allround team + peaking at the right time), India (strong batting) or Sri Lanka (home advantage)
^ I view the T20 rankings as quite irrelevant because of what you just said. There are not enough games. Plus, this is T20. It's easier for everyone to beat everyone since it's such a short game.
The T20 WC is always fun to watch! But I rarely follow the T20 rankings.