Ninth-placed Bangladesh currently holds an 11-point lead over Elton Chigumbura’s charges, and can further increase its lead while also reducing the gap with New Zealand and West Indies, who lie level on 96 points. . A 5-nil series win for Bangladesh would open up a 22 point gap over its Zimbabwe, while a 4-1 scoreline would lead to a lead of 17 points. A 3-2 series win would see host Bangladesh retain a nine-point advantage.
Zimbabwe will be eyeing a move up the rankings, as a 5-0 series win would see it leapfrog Bangladesh into ninth position, six points clear. In the event of a 4-1 series win, the two sides would be level on 63 points, with the host holding a fractional advantage. A 3-2 win for Zimbabwe would reduce Bangladesh’s lead by five to six points.
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Meanwhile, on the eve of the series, Zimbabwe’s Brendan Taylor is the highest ranked batsman in the Reliance ICC ODI Player Rankings for ODI Batsmen. The 28-year-old all-rounder lies in 31st place, and he will be looking to gain ground on England’s Joe Root who is a single point and one place ahead of him. The next best-ranked Zimbabwe batsmen are Hamilton Masakadza (48th) and Sean Williams (49th). For Bangladesh, Shakib Al Hasan (33rd), Tamim Iqbal (37th) and Mushfiqur Rahim (40th) are the top-ranked batsmen.
Ahead of the start of the series, 27-year-old Shakib is also the highest ranked player on the Reliance ICC ODI Player Rankings for ODI All-rounders, in third place.
Australia v South Africa
Meanwhile, following Wednesday night’s third ODI in Canberra in which Australia defeated South Africa by 73 runs, George Bailey’s charges have leapfrogged into second place on the Reliance ICC ODI Team Rankings and are just two points adrift of leader and 2011 World Cup champion India.
If Australia wins the two remaining ODIs, it will move into first place on 117 points, edging out India by one-fifth of a ratings point. A Proteas victory on Friday and then on Sunday would see South Africa return to second place, a point adrift of India and Australia drop to third.
Aaron Finch’s 109 in the third ODI has elevated him 20 places to 21st position in the Reliance ICC ODI Player Rankings for ODI Batsmen. In the ICC Players Rankings for ODI Bowlers, Mitchell Starc is the highest mover from Wednesday’s victory, up 10 places to 37th position.
Forthcoming Fixtures:
Bangladesh v Zimbabwe
21 Nov – First ODI, Chittagong
23 Nov – Second ODI, Chittagong
26 Nov – Third ODI, Dhaka
28 Nov – Fourth ODI, Dhaka
1 Dec – Fifth ODI, Dhaka
Australia v South Africa
21 Nov – Fourth ODI, Melbourne
23 Nov – Fifth ODI, Sydney
Reliance ICC ODI Team Rankings (as on 19 November, ahead of Bangladesh-Zimbabwe series, following third ODI between Australia-South Africa):
1 India 117
2 Australia 115
3 South Africa 114
4 Sri Lanka 108
5 England 107
6 Pakistan 98
7 New Zealand 96
8 West Indies 96
9 Bangladesh 69
10 Zimbabwe 58
11 Afghanistan 42
12 Ireland 33
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Reliance ICC ODI Player Rankings (as on 19 November, ahead of Bangladesh-Zimbabwe series, following third ODI between Australia-South Africa):
Batsmen
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Average Highest Ranking
1 ( - ) AB de Villiers SA 888! 51.21 888 v Aus at Canberra 2014
2 ( - ) Virat Kohli Ind 862 52.61 886 v Ban at Fatullah 2014
3 ( - ) Hashim Amla SA 845 53.95 901 v Eng at Trent Bridge 2012
4 ( - ) George Bailey Aus 798 45.83 867 v SA at Harare 2014
5 ( - ) Shikhar Dhawan Ind 777 45.46 785 v SL at Hyderabad 2014
6 ( - ) K. Sangakkara SL 776 39.99 853 v Afg at Mirpur 2014
7 ( - ) MS Dhoni Ind 738 52.85 836 v Aus at Delhi 2009
8 ( - ) T. Dilshan SL 731 37.92 767 v Pak at Sharjah 2013
9 ( - ) Quinton de Kock SA 725* 42.43 747 v Zim at Harare 2014
10 ( - ) Angelo Mathews SL 706! 40.87 706 v Ind at Ranchi 2014
Selected Rankings
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Average Highest Ranking
13 (-1) F. du Plessis SA 677 35.13 703 v NZ at Bay Oval 2014
18 (+2) Shane Watson Aus 638 40.61 773 v SL at Hambantota 2011
20 (-2) Michael Clarke Aus 634 44.86 750 v SL at Melbourne 2008
21 (+20) Aaron Finch Aus 620*! 36.54 620 v SA at Canberra 2014
26 (-2) Glenn Maxwell Aus 612* 31.50 634 v Zim at Harare 2014
29 (-3) JP Duminy SA 603 39.24 668 v Net at Mohali 2011
31 (-1) Brendan Taylor Zim 601 33.30 667 v NZ at Napier 2012
33 (-1) Shakib Al Hasan Ban 599 34.86 683 v Pak at Mirpur 2012
36 (+3) David Warner Aus 587 32.21 589 v Eng at Lord's 2012
37 (-2) Tamim Iqbal Ban 582 29.87 637 v WI at Khulna 2012
40 (-2) M. Rahim Ban 577 28.26 588 v Pak at Mirpur 2014
43 ( - ) Nasir Hossain Ban 563* 34.80 585 v Zim at Bulawayo 2013
44 (+1) James Faulkner Aus 551* 42.00 559 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2014
46 (-2) David Miller SA 543 30.58 568 v Aus at Harare 2014
48 ( - ) H. Masakadza Zim 533 28.34 566 v Ban at Mirpur 2009
49 ( - ) Sean Williams Zim 530 31.26 548 v SA at Bulawayo 2014
Bowling
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Ave HS Rating
1 ( - ) Saeed Ajmal Pak 770 22.18 4.13 810 v SA at Centurion 2013
2 ( - ) Sunil Narine WI 753 26.49 4.10 791 v SL at Jamaica 2013
3 ( - ) Dale Steyn SA 703 25.68 4.82 746 v Ind at Durban 2013
4 ( - ) James Anderson Eng 690 29.10 4.94 719 v SA at The Oval 2013
5 (-1) M. Johnson Aus 687 25.72 4.82 724 v Ban at Darwin 2008
6 (+1) M. Hafeez Pak 647 35.01 4.06 769 v Ind at Kolkata 2013
7 (-1) Morne Morkel SA 642 24.13 4.91 717 v SL at East London 2012
8 ( - ) B. Kumar Ind 641 36.59 4.60 657 v WI at Dharamsala 2014
9 ( - ) Steven Finn Eng 640 28.41 4.74 755 v NZ at Auckland 2013
10 ( - ) Ravindra Jadeja Ind 638 32.29 4.79 738 v Zim at Bulawayo 2013
Selected Rankings
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Ave HS Rating
21 ( - ) Shakib Al Hasan Ban 602 28.92 4.30 717 v Zim at Chittagong 2009
25 (-4) Imran Tahir SA 591* 21.17 4.33 612 v NZ at Bay Oval 2014
30 ( - ) Abdur Razzak Ban 567 29.29 4.56 679 v Zim at Bulawayo 2013
36 ( - ) M. Mortaza Ban 547 31.24 4.69 653 v Zim at Mirpur 2009
37 (+10) Mitchell Starc Aus 545*! 20.87 5.01 545 v SA at Canberra 2014
39 (-2) Xavier Doherty Aus 539 39.18 4.75 592 v Eng at Lord's 2012
49 (+2) V. Philander SA 504*! 23.66 4.41 504 v Aus at Canberra 2014
60 (+1) Tendai Chatara Zim 456* 35.14 5.11 458 v SA at Harare 2014
All-rounders
Rank Player Team Points Highest Ranking
1 A. Mathews SL 420! 420 v Ind at Ranchi 2014
2 M. Hafeez Pak 411 438 v Ind at Kolkata 2013
3 Shakib Al Hasan Ban 361 453 v Zim at Chittagong 2009
*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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