Here is how India can overtake South Africa in ODI rankings

India will be looking to wrest back the top spot in the team rankings when they take on New Zealand in an upcoming three-match series. South Africa and India are both on 120 points with South Africa ahead on decimal points.

South Africa can reach 121 points if they complete a 3-0 series win over Bangladesh but India will overtake them if they win the opening match against New Zealand, to be played the same day as the last South Africa-Bangladesh match, on 22 October.

India can overtake South Africa if they win the opening match against New Zealand. If India wins that match, they too will be on 121 points but ahead in the decimal-point calculation. However, India will have to win the series against New Zealand 3-0 to retain the top spot should South Africa win the last match against Bangladesh.

India v New Zealand ODI series itinerary:

22 October: 1st ODI, Mumbai

25 October: 2nd ODI, Pune

29 October: 3rd ODI, Kanpur

ICC ODI Team Rankings (as on 20 October, after the first three matches of the Pakistan-Sri Lanka series and the first two matches of the South Africa-Bangladesh series):

Rank      Team            Points

1.     South Africa         120

2.            India               120

3.         Australia           114

4.          England           114

5.       New Zealand      111

6.        Pakistan              98

7.       Bangladesh          92

8.        Sri Lanka            84

9.          West Indies       77

10.       Afghanistan       54

11.        Zimbabwe          52

12.       Ireland               41

South Africa batsman AB de Villiers has once again grabbed the top position in the ICC ODI Player Rankings while Pakistan’s Hasan Ali has emerged as a new number one among bowlers in the latest ranking updates carried out on Friday.

Other batsmen to move up include Pakistan’s Babar Azam (up two places to a career-best fourth position), the South African pair of Quinton de Kock (up three places to fifth) and Hashim Amla (up two places to ninth), and Bangladesh’s Mushfiqur Rahim (up five places to 18th).

Check out – Latest ICC ODI Batsmen rankings here

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