In the annual update of the ICC Women’s ODI rankings, Nigar Sultana’s team has climbed to 7th place.
While Bangladesh faced some bad news in the ICC Women’s T20 rankings, they received good news in the ODI format. Following the annual update, Nigar Sultana’s team improved and moved up one spot to 7th place.
After the Tri-Nation Series involving Sri Lanka, South Africa, and India, the ICC had announced that the annual ODI rankings update would be released. The series concluded last Sunday, and just two days later, the rankings were updated on Wednesday.
Earlier this month, the ICC had released the annual update for the T20 rankings, where Bangladesh dropped one place to 10th position.
The ODI ranking update considers performances from May 2022 to April 2024 for 50% of the rating, and 100% of the rating is based on the current year’s performance.
During the 50% consideration period, Bangladesh played 17 ODIs, winning just three matches, losing nine, and having three no-results. One of the drawn matches, against India, was decided by a Super Over, which Bangladesh won.
However, the past year has been better for Bangladesh. In the last 11 ODIs, they won seven and lost four.
Bangladesh now has 79 rating points, with Pakistan close behind at 78 points, moving up one spot to 8th. West Indies, who lost 10 rating points, dropped two places to 9th with 72 points, while Ireland is in 10th place with 50 points.
There has been no change in the top 6 positions of the rankings. Australia remains at the top with 167 rating points, followed by England (127), India (121), New Zealand (96), South Africa (90), and Sri Lanka (82).
In a significant change announced earlier, the UAE has earned ODI status for the 2025-2029 cycle, replacing the United States. Among the 16 countries with ODI status, five are associate nations: Thailand, Scotland, Netherlands, Papua New Guinea, and now the UAE.
In the women’s ODI rankings, there are 15 teams, with no UAE representation. The bottom five positions include Thailand (44), Scotland (44), Netherlands (23), Zimbabwe (16), and Papua New Guinea, who moved up one spot to 15th.
To retain a spot in the rankings, countries with ODI status must play at least eight ODIs over three to four years.
