ABU DHABI – ICC has unveiled the latest test cricket rankings afterPakistan and New Zealand series at UAR.
Pakistan have dropped to the seventh position on the MRF Tyres ICC TestTeam Rankings after by losing three-Test series to New Zealand in theUnited Arab Emirates.
Pakistan was stood at sixth position with 95 points but it slipped oneposition with 92 points after the test series. New Zealand had started theseries on 102 points, ahead of Australia by a fraction of a point, and havenow moved to 105 points to get the fourth position.
New Zealand defeated Pakistan by 123 runs in the third and final Test atthe Sheikh Zayed Stadium on Friday.
The Kiwis have won the series 2-1. Chasing a 280 runs target, Pakistanbatting line collapsed at 156.
Read Top Stories
The rankings will next be updated at the conclusion of the two-Test seriesbetween Kiwis and Sri Lanka. If New Zealand win 2-0, they will be able toclinch the second position.
However, if the series is won by Sri Lanka with 2-0, then they will rise to97 points while achieving the sixth position and New Zealand will fallbehind Australia in fifth position on 99 points.
