New Zealand Lose Top Spot In ODI Rankings After Heavy Defeat To India In 2nd ODI

New Zealand dropped to No 2 within the ICC males’s ODI workforce rankings following their eight-wicket loss to India at Raipur on Saturday, permitting England to overhaul them. Days after enjoying out a thriller at Hyderabad, New Zealand suffered a powerful defeat in opposition to India on January 21. With this, they’ve misplaced the sequence in addition to their prime ODI rankings tag. England at the moment are the top-ranked workforce within the ODI Team Rankings chart.

Before this sport, New Zealand have been prime with 115 score factors whereas England have been within the second place with 113 score factors. Australia have been third with 112 rankings and India fourth with 111 score factors.

After dropping to India by eight wickets, New Zealand now sit on the second spot with 113 score factors and 3166 general factors. England and India are ranked first and third, respectively, with 113 score factors.

After an exciting win in Hyderbad, Raipur proved to be a cakewalk for India. The quick bowlers floored the Kiwis within the opening overs, decreasing New Zealand to fifteen/5 inside 11 overs. The guests had Glenn Phillips (36), Michael Bracewell (22) and Mitchell Santner (27) to thank for saving them the blushes however they have been ultimately bundled out for 108.

India made gentle work of the chase, with Rohit Sharma serving to himself to a fifty.

If India replicates their performances from the primary two matches within the final sport and sweeps the sequence 3-0, they are going to change into the No 1 facet in ODIs.

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