A defeat on Friday meant India were left with 116 points in the ICC ODI Rankings, two behind Australia (118).
Bangladesh finally became the first team to beat India in the ongoing Asia Cup on Friday in the final Super 4 match in Colombo. The result would have little impact on the team’s campaign, as India had already reached the final and Bangladesh had been eliminated due to defeats in their previous two matches.
However, for the men in blue, Friday’s defeat meant that Rohit Sharma and Co failed to become the highest-ranked ICC team in all formats. India are already the number one ranked Test and T20I team, but after Friday’s game they ended up with an ICC team rating of 116 in ODIs. Australia (118) maintained first place.
He michel marsh The led team is currently tied 2-2 against South Africa in the five-match ODI series.
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India had won their last Test series 1-0 in the West Indies but had lost the bilateral T20I series 3-2 against the hosts. In the Asia Cup, the men in blue had beaten Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka before their latest result.
Sunday’s final will be the ninth time India and Sri Lanka meet in the Asia Cup summit clash.
While India emerged victorious on five of the previous eight occasions, Sri Lanka have won three times and are only behind India in the overall title tally in continental cup history.
First published in: 09-16-2023 at 18:26 IST
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