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India drop to 3rd in ICC ODI rankings

September 18, 2009 09:42 IST

The Indian team on Friday dropped to the third spot in the ICC One-Day Internationals rankings after Australia regained the top position owing to their 6-0 lead in the ongoing seven-match series against England.

Ricky Ponting's side beat the home team by 111 runs at Trent Bridge on Thursday and moved ahead of South Africa by a fraction of a ratings point.

Australia need to win the last ODI of the series to stay on top. An England win in the final match would consign Australia back to the third place.

As a result of Australia's rise, second-placed India dropped to third while England stayed in seventh position, three ratings points behind New Zealand in sixth.

The ICC Champions Trophy gets underway in South Africa on September 22 and with just a single point separating Australia from India, a rankings battle looks on the cards over the next couple of weeks.

ICC ODI Championship:

Rank Team Matches Points Rating
1 Australia 28 3566 127
2 South Africa 18 2280 127
3 India 29 3658 126
4 Pakistan 21 2297 109
5 Sri Lanka 28 3013 108
6 New Zealand 17 1781 105
7 England 25 2549 102
8 West Indies 18 1397 78
9 Bangladesh 23 1257 55
10 Zimbabwe 20 513 26
11 Ireland 6 152 25
12 Kenya 9 0 0

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