Bangladesh lost to Afghanistan by 5 wickets in the third and final ODI of the series at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in Dubai on Monday. It also found the series with a margin of 2-1. The Afghan team has shown the achievement of winning the third consecutive ODI series by defeating them. The streak of success has also improved the team's ODI rankings. But Bangladesh has fallen behind. ICC has updated the rankings after the end of the series. Bangladesh and Afghanistan have changed places there.
Before the start of the series, Bangladesh's rating points were 86, Afghanistan's 84. Bangladesh lost two matches in the series and Afghanistan won two matches, the points of both teams are now 85. That is, Afghanistan has increased by 1 point while Bangladesh has decreased by 1 point. But in terms of fractions, Afghans are ahead of Bangladesh. In the ranking, they have risen to number 8, pushing Bangladesh to number 9. But in 2022, Afghanistan came down to play the ODI series in Bangladesh from three steps behind. As much as the Afghans have improved in the past few years, the Mehdi Hasan Miraz-Nazmul Hossain Shantars have fallen behind.
Only the West Indies are below Bangladesh among the teams that participate in elite tournaments like the ICC Test Championship. Sri Lanka, which is in a tough fight, is at number 6. In addition, the former world champion England is in the seventh place. India is on top with 118 rating points. Then followed by Australia, Pakistan, South Africa and New Zealand.
