Third placed New Zealand will be looking to close the gap on India to two points in the ICC ODI Team Rankings when it faces Zimbabwe in a three-match series, which starts at Harare, on Sunday, 2 August.
The Black Caps currently lie in third spot on 112 points, three behind India, while host Zimbabwe is ranked 11th, seven points behind Ireland. If New Zealand wins all three matches, then it will be retain its position and close the gap from three to two points, but will drop points in any other scenario.
On the other side of the coin, a 3-0 victory for Zimbabwe can elevate it to 51 points and, in the event of that outcome, it would overtake Ireland into 10th position. A 2-1 series victory would see it hold its ranking position, but gain five points in the process. In both scenarios, New Zealand would be overtaken by South Africa.
The Black Caps currently lie in third spot on 112 points, three behind India, while host Zimbabwe is ranked 11th, seven points behind Ireland. If New Zealand wins all three matches, then it will be retain its position and close the gap from three to two points, but will drop points in any other scenario.
On the other side of the coin, a 3-0 victory for Zimbabwe can elevate it to 51 points and, in the event of that outcome, it would overtake Ireland into 10th position. A 2-1 series victory would see it hold its ranking position, but gain five points in the process. In both scenarios, New Zealand would be overtaken by South Africa.
Zimbabwe (43 pts) v New Zealand (112 pts)
· If Zim wins 3-0, then Zim 51 pts, NZ 106 pts
· If Zim wins 2-1, then Zim 48 pts, NZ 108 pts
· If NZ wins 3-0, then Zim 42 pts, NZ 113 pts
· If NZ wins 2-1, then Zim 45 pts, NZ 111 pts
· If the series is drawn 1-1, then Zim 45 pts, NZ 110 pts
The ICC ODI and T20I Team Rankings predictor function is available here. The ODI and T20I tables, unlike the Test table, is updated after the series.
Meanwhile New Zealand captain Kane Williamson is the highest ranked batsman on either side in the heading into the series. The 24-year-old Tauranga man has been in top run-scoring form of late and has scored a century and four half centuries in his last five ODI innings (93, 118, 90, 50 and 57). He currently lies in fifth spot in the ICC Player Rankings for ODI Batsmen on 786 points, four behind India’s Virat Kohli. There are three other Black Caps inside the top 50 in the rankings aiming for upwards movement; Martin Guptill (22nd), Grant Elliott (45th) and Luke Ronchi (47th).
Just three places and 16 points separate Zimbabwe’s top three leading batsmen heading into the series; Sean Williams (in 56th position on 533 points), skipper Elton Chigumbura (57th) and Hamilton Masakadza (58th) who will all be looking to advance.
In the ICC Players Rankings for ODI Bowlers, Zimbabwe off-spinner Prosper Utseya (35th) will be looking to progress in the series alongside his team-mate Williams, who lies in 81st position. In the absence of Trent Boult, meanwhile, New Zealand’s Matt Henry (41st) is his side’s highest ranked bowler followed by Nathan McCullum (52nd) and Adam Milnes (71st).
Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan continues to hold a commanding lead at the top of the ICC Player Rankings for ODI All-rounders on 418 points.
Forthcoming matches:
Zimbabwe v New Zealand
2 Aug – First ODI, Harare
4 Aug – Second ODI, Harare
7 Aug – Third ODI, Harare
ICC ODI Championship table (as on 31 July, ahead of Zimbabwe-New Zealand series):
Rank Team Points
1 Australia 129
2 India 115
3 New Zealand 112
4 South Africa 109
5 Sri Lanka 103
6 England 98
7 Bangladesh 96
8 Pakistan 90
9 West Indies 88
10 Ireland 50
11 Zimbabwe 43
12 Afghanistan 41
(Developed by David Kendix)
ICC ODI Player Rankings (as on 31 July, ahead of Zimbabwe-New Zealand series)
Batsmen (top 10)
Rank Player Team Pts Ave HS Rating
1 AB de Villiers SA 889 53.65 902 v NZ at Auckland 2015
2 K. Sangakkara SL 839 41.98 861 v Sco at Hobart 2015
3 Hashim Amla SA 806 54.17 901 v Eng at Trent Bridge 2012
4 Virat Kohli Ind 790 50.66 886 v Ban at Fatullah 2014
5 K. Williamson NZ 786 47.41 789 v Aus at Auckland 2015
6 T. Dilshan SL 781 39.71 802 v Sco at Hobart 2015
7 S. Dhawan Ind 765 44.41 794 v SA at Melbourne 2015
8 Ross Taylor NZ 732 43.03 736 v Eng at Southampton 2015
9 MS Dhoni Ind 723 52.24 836 v Aus at Delhi 2009
10 Glenn Maxwell Aus 720 35.05 724 v Pak at Adelaide 2015
Selected rankings
Rank Player Team Pts Ave HS Rating
22 Martin Guptill NZ 645 39.72 684 v Zim at Napier 2012
45 Grant Elliott NZ 556! 35.91 556 v Eng at Durham 2015
47 Luke Ronchi Aus/NZ 555 28.13 617 v SL at Christchurch 2015
56 Sean Williams Zim 533 33.06 556 v Ind at Auckland 2015
57 E. Chigumbura Zim 530 26.11 554 v SA at Bulawayo 2007
58 H. Masakadza Zim 517 27.94 566 v Ban at Mirpur 2009
70 Sikandar Raza Zim 488*! 30.23 488 v Ind at Harare 2015
89 J. Chibhabha Zim 428 24.35 458 v SL at Harare 2008
90 Vusi Sibanda Zim 424 24.35 512 v Pak at Harare 2013
93 Craig Ervine Zim 418* 33.11 464 v WI at Grenada 2013
Bowlers (top 10)
Rank Player Team Pts Ave HS Rating
1 Mitchell Starc Aus 783! 18.33 4.70 783 v NZ at Melbourne 2015
2 Trent Boult NZ 727* 24.08 4.64 738 v Eng at The Oval 2015
3 Sunil Narine WI 709 26.49 4.10 791 v SL at Jamaica 2013
4 Dale Steyn SA 706 25.57 4.81 746 v Ind at Durban 2013
5 Imran Tahir SA 704 21.54 4.40 735 v SL at Sydney 2015
6 M. Johnson Aus 693 25.26 4.83 724 v Ban at Darwin 2008
7 S. Al Hasan Ban 690 28.35 4.30 717 v Zim at Chittagong 2009
8 Saeed Ajmal Pak 665 22.73 4.18 810 v SA at Centurion 2013
9 James Anderson Eng 650 29.22 4.92 719 v SA at The Oval 2013
10 Morne Morkel SA 646 24.19 4.92 717 v SL at East London 2012
Selected rankings
Rank Player Team Pts Ave HS Rating
35 Prosper Utseya Zim 522 46.24 4.35 663 v Ban at Harare 2006
41 Matt Henry NZ 504* 23.60 5.60 506 v Eng at Trent Bridge 2015
52 N. McCullum NZ 480 47.93 4.99 571 v Ind at Wellington 2014
71 Adam Milne NZ 435* 41.89 5.11 463 v Afg at Napier 2015
81 Sean Williams Zim 414 59.17 5.02 420 v Pak at Lahore 2015
All-rounders
Rank Player Team Pts S Rating
1 S. Al Hasan Ban 418 453 v Zim at Chittagong 2009
2 T. Dilshan SL 379 415 v Sco at Hobart 2015
3 A. Mathews SL 375 427 v Eng at Colombo (RPS) 2014
4 M. Hafeez Pak 368 438 v Ind at Kolkata 2013
5 James Faulkner Aus 361*/! 361 v NZ at Melbourne 2015
*indicates provisional rating; a batsman qualifies for a full rating after a minimum of 40 started innings; a bowler qualifies for a full rating after he has conceded 1,500 runs.
!indicates career-highest rating
· If Zim wins 3-0, then Zim 51 pts, NZ 106 pts
· If Zim wins 2-1, then Zim 48 pts, NZ 108 pts
· If NZ wins 3-0, then Zim 42 pts, NZ 113 pts
· If NZ wins 2-1, then Zim 45 pts, NZ 111 pts
· If the series is drawn 1-1, then Zim 45 pts, NZ 110 pts
The ICC ODI and T20I Team Rankings predictor function is available here. The ODI and T20I tables, unlike the Test table, is updated after the series.
Meanwhile New Zealand captain Kane Williamson is the highest ranked batsman on either side in the heading into the series. The 24-year-old Tauranga man has been in top run-scoring form of late and has scored a century and four half centuries in his last five ODI innings (93, 118, 90, 50 and 57). He currently lies in fifth spot in the ICC Player Rankings for ODI Batsmen on 786 points, four behind India’s Virat Kohli. There are three other Black Caps inside the top 50 in the rankings aiming for upwards movement; Martin Guptill (22nd), Grant Elliott (45th) and Luke Ronchi (47th).
Just three places and 16 points separate Zimbabwe’s top three leading batsmen heading into the series; Sean Williams (in 56th position on 533 points), skipper Elton Chigumbura (57th) and Hamilton Masakadza (58th) who will all be looking to advance.
In the ICC Players Rankings for ODI Bowlers, Zimbabwe off-spinner Prosper Utseya (35th) will be looking to progress in the series alongside his team-mate Williams, who lies in 81st position. In the absence of Trent Boult, meanwhile, New Zealand’s Matt Henry (41st) is his side’s highest ranked bowler followed by Nathan McCullum (52nd) and Adam Milnes (71st).
Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan continues to hold a commanding lead at the top of the ICC Player Rankings for ODI All-rounders on 418 points.
Forthcoming matches:
Zimbabwe v New Zealand
2 Aug – First ODI, Harare
4 Aug – Second ODI, Harare
7 Aug – Third ODI, Harare
ICC ODI Championship table (as on 31 July, ahead of Zimbabwe-New Zealand series):
Rank Team Points
1 Australia 129
2 India 115
3 New Zealand 112
4 South Africa 109
5 Sri Lanka 103
6 England 98
7 Bangladesh 96
8 Pakistan 90
9 West Indies 88
10 Ireland 50
11 Zimbabwe 43
12 Afghanistan 41
(Developed by David Kendix)
ICC ODI Player Rankings (as on 31 July, ahead of Zimbabwe-New Zealand series)
Batsmen (top 10)
Rank Player Team Pts Ave HS Rating
1 AB de Villiers SA 889 53.65 902 v NZ at Auckland 2015
2 K. Sangakkara SL 839 41.98 861 v Sco at Hobart 2015
3 Hashim Amla SA 806 54.17 901 v Eng at Trent Bridge 2012
4 Virat Kohli Ind 790 50.66 886 v Ban at Fatullah 2014
5 K. Williamson NZ 786 47.41 789 v Aus at Auckland 2015
6 T. Dilshan SL 781 39.71 802 v Sco at Hobart 2015
7 S. Dhawan Ind 765 44.41 794 v SA at Melbourne 2015
8 Ross Taylor NZ 732 43.03 736 v Eng at Southampton 2015
9 MS Dhoni Ind 723 52.24 836 v Aus at Delhi 2009
10 Glenn Maxwell Aus 720 35.05 724 v Pak at Adelaide 2015
Selected rankings
Rank Player Team Pts Ave HS Rating
22 Martin Guptill NZ 645 39.72 684 v Zim at Napier 2012
45 Grant Elliott NZ 556! 35.91 556 v Eng at Durham 2015
47 Luke Ronchi Aus/NZ 555 28.13 617 v SL at Christchurch 2015
56 Sean Williams Zim 533 33.06 556 v Ind at Auckland 2015
57 E. Chigumbura Zim 530 26.11 554 v SA at Bulawayo 2007
58 H. Masakadza Zim 517 27.94 566 v Ban at Mirpur 2009
70 Sikandar Raza Zim 488*! 30.23 488 v Ind at Harare 2015
89 J. Chibhabha Zim 428 24.35 458 v SL at Harare 2008
90 Vusi Sibanda Zim 424 24.35 512 v Pak at Harare 2013
93 Craig Ervine Zim 418* 33.11 464 v WI at Grenada 2013
Bowlers (top 10)
Rank Player Team Pts Ave HS Rating
1 Mitchell Starc Aus 783! 18.33 4.70 783 v NZ at Melbourne 2015
2 Trent Boult NZ 727* 24.08 4.64 738 v Eng at The Oval 2015
3 Sunil Narine WI 709 26.49 4.10 791 v SL at Jamaica 2013
4 Dale Steyn SA 706 25.57 4.81 746 v Ind at Durban 2013
5 Imran Tahir SA 704 21.54 4.40 735 v SL at Sydney 2015
6 M. Johnson Aus 693 25.26 4.83 724 v Ban at Darwin 2008
7 S. Al Hasan Ban 690 28.35 4.30 717 v Zim at Chittagong 2009
8 Saeed Ajmal Pak 665 22.73 4.18 810 v SA at Centurion 2013
9 James Anderson Eng 650 29.22 4.92 719 v SA at The Oval 2013
10 Morne Morkel SA 646 24.19 4.92 717 v SL at East London 2012
Selected rankings
Rank Player Team Pts Ave HS Rating
35 Prosper Utseya Zim 522 46.24 4.35 663 v Ban at Harare 2006
41 Matt Henry NZ 504* 23.60 5.60 506 v Eng at Trent Bridge 2015
52 N. McCullum NZ 480 47.93 4.99 571 v Ind at Wellington 2014
71 Adam Milne NZ 435* 41.89 5.11 463 v Afg at Napier 2015
81 Sean Williams Zim 414 59.17 5.02 420 v Pak at Lahore 2015
All-rounders
Rank Player Team Pts S Rating
1 S. Al Hasan Ban 418 453 v Zim at Chittagong 2009
2 T. Dilshan SL 379 415 v Sco at Hobart 2015
3 A. Mathews SL 375 427 v Eng at Colombo (RPS) 2014
4 M. Hafeez Pak 368 438 v Ind at Kolkata 2013
5 James Faulkner Aus 361*/! 361 v NZ at Melbourne 2015
*indicates provisional rating; a batsman qualifies for a full rating after a minimum of 40 started innings; a bowler qualifies for a full rating after he has conceded 1,500 runs.
!indicates career-highest rating
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