2023-05-06 08:01:01
Karachi – Pakistan made a huge leap in ODI cricket rankings. After winning the ODI series once morest New Zealand, Pakistan has reached the first position in the ODI ranking list of the ICC. Pakistan defeated New Zealand by 102 runs in the 4th ODI yesterday. With this, Pakistan took a 4-0 lead in the five-match series. Captain Babar Azam, who led from the front by scoring a century, and the bowling excellence of the Pakistani players led to the victory.
Before the start of the series, Pakistan was fifth in the table with 106 points. But following winning the fourth consecutive match of the series once morest New Zealand, Pakistan came first with 113.483 points. Australia and India are in the second and third positions. But Pakistan must win the fifth match on Sunday to retain the top spot.
This is the first time since the International Cricket Council officially approved the ranking system in 2005 that Pakistan has topped the list. Prior to this, Pakistan’s best performance was to finish third.
Pakistan defeated New Zealand by 102 runs in yesterday’s match. Chasing the target of 335 set by Pakistan in the match in Karachi, New Zealand’s innings ended on 232 in 43.4 overs. Babar Azam’s performance of 107 runs off 117 balls helped Pakistan. Another record was born for Babur in this match. Babar became the fastest player to score 5000 runs in ODIs.
English Summary: Ton-up Babar Azam leads Pakistan to big win over New Zealand and No 1 ODI ranking
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