Pakistan has reached the first position in the ICC ranking
Pakistan has reached the first position in the ODI rankings of the International Cricket Council (ICC). With the victory in the fourth ODI of the 5-match home series at the National Stadium, Karachi, the Pakistan team became number one in the world of cricket.
Pakistan needed a must-win in the last match to maintain the position they got today.
By winning the fourth match, the number of rating points of Pakistan has increased to 113 decimal 483 while Australia’s total rating points are 113 decimal 286.
ICC One-Day Ranking
| Ranking | Team |
| 1 | Pakistan |
| 2 | Australia |
| 3 | India |
| 4 | England |
| 5 | New Zealand |
| 6 | South Africa |
| 7 | Bangladesh |
| 8 | Sri Lanka |
| 9 | West Indies |
| 10 | Afghanistan |
| 11 | Ireland |
| 12 | Scotland |
| 13 | Zimbabwe |
| 14 | Nepal |
| 15 | Netherlands |
| 16 | USA |
| 17 | Namibia |
| 18 | Oman |
| 19 | UAE |
| 20 | Papua New Guinea |
This is the first time that Pakistan has topped the ICC rankings since its official inception, the last time Pakistan was at the top was in August 1991 before the official rankings were launched. The ICC ODI ranking was officially released in 2005
