Pakistan has fallen to eighth place in the ICC Test Team Rankings followinga devastating series loss at home against Bangladesh. This marks the Men inGreen’s lowest rating in Test cricket since 1965.
In a historic moment for Bangladesh, they secured their first-ever serieswin over Pakistan with a six-wicket victory in the second Test inRawalpindi on Tuesday. Chasing a target of 185, the visitors reached theirgoal with the loss of four wickets, just 25 minutes before tea on the fifthand final day, completing a 2-0 series sweep.
The consecutive losses to Bangladesh on home soil caused Pakistan to droptwo places in the rankings, moving from sixth to eighth with a total of 76rating points. The ICC, in its statement, highlighted the surprising natureof the defeat, noting, “Pakistan dropped two places in the ICC Men’s TestTeam Rankings to go to eighth position after suffering a shock series lossat home to Bangladesh.”
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Before the series, Pakistan was ranked sixth, but their back-to-backdefeats have placed them below the West Indies, leaving them with 76 ratingpoints. This is the lowest ranking Pakistan has held since 1965, except fora brief period when they were unranked due to playing an insufficientnumber of matches.