ICC Men's ODI Team Rankings
{{short description|One Day International team rankings}}
{{Infobox cricket rankings
| name = ICC Men's ODI Team Rankings
| administrator = International Cricket Council
| creation ={{start date and years ago|2002|df=y|p=y}}
| total_teams = 20
| current = {{cr|IND}} (122 rating)
| cumulative = {{cr|AUS}} (147 months)
| continuous = {{cr|WIN}} (65 months)
| highest = {{cr|WIN}} (141 rating)
| updated = 07 Aug 2024
}}
The ICC Men's ODI Team Rankings (formerly known as the ICC ODI Championship) is an international One Day International (ODI) cricket rankings system of the International Cricket Council (ICC). After every ODI match, the two teams involved receive points based on a mathematical formula. Each team's points total is divided by their total number of matches played to give a rating, and all the teams are ranked in a table in order of rating.
By analogy to cricket batting averages, the points for winning an ODI match are always greater than the team's rating, increasing the rating, and the points for losing an ODI match are always less than the rating, reducing the rating. A drawn match between higher and lower rated teams will benefit the lower-rated team at the expense of the higher-rated team. An "average" team that wins as often as it loses while playing a mix of stronger and weaker teams should have a rating of 100.{{cite news |title=Reliance ICC One-Day International Team Rankings -frequently asked questions|url=http://icc-live.s3.amazonaws.com/cms/media/about_docs/536b1a48c16e5-Reliance%20ICC%20ODI%20Team%20Rankings%20FAQs%202014.pdf |work=ESPNcricinfo |publisher=ICC |access-date=6 January 2015 }}
{{As of|2024|August|07}}, India leads the ICC Men's ODI Team Rankings, with a rating of 118 from 45 weighted matches, while the lowest rated team, UAE, has a rating of 12 from 30 weighted matches.https://www.icc-cricket.com/rankings/mens/team-rankings/odi
Until 2013, the team ranked number one at the annual 1 April cut-off date received the ICC ODI Championship Shield and prize money.{{cite web |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/178076 |title=Dhoni receives Reliance ICC ODI Championship Shield and cheque |date=3 June 2013 |publisher=International Cricket Council |access-date=28 November 2020 }} The rankings were used to award direct qualification for the Cricket World Cup in 2019 and 2027.{{cite web |url=https://cricket.yahoo.net/news/explainer-2023-cricket-world-cup-052300258 |title=Explainer: With 2023 Cricket World Cup qualifying process underway, here's a breakdown of ICC's new-look league structure |date=16 August 2019 |publisher=Yahoo! Cricket |access-date=27 November 2020 }}
Current rankings
{{ICC Men's ODI Team Rankings|float=vfff}}
Associate rankings
{{Main|ICC Associate Team Rankings|World Cricket League}}
File:Paras khadka.JPG Captain Paras Khadka batting during the 2013 ICC World Cricket League Division Three in Bermuda]]
In late 2005, the International Cricket Council ranked the top non-Test nations from 11–30 to complement the Test nations' rankings in the ICC Men's ODI Team Rankings. The ICC used the results from the 2005 ICC Trophy and WCQS Division 2 competition (i.e. the primary qualification mechanisms for the 2007 Cricket World Cup) to rank the nations.
These rankings were used to seed the initial stage of the global World Cricket League. Teams ranked 11–16 were placed into Division 1; teams 17–20 were placed into Division 2; teams 21–24 were placed into Division 3; the remaining teams were placed into the upper divisions of their respective regional qualifiers.
As of 19 April 2009 the top six associates gained one day status. Kenya and Ireland have both qualified to appear on the main rating table, Kenya from its existing status and Ireland for its two victories in the 2007 World Cup. Following their victory over Bangladesh in July 2010, the Netherlands joined the main table. Afghanistan, Canada and Scotland remain on the secondary table. In May 2009, the ICC added a rankings table for all associate members. This contained both global and regional placings. In June 2018, the four associates with ODI status were moved to the main ranking list.{{Cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/23666283/four-new-teams-icc-odi-rankings|title=Four new teams in the ICC's ODI rankings|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=2018-06-02}}
Historical rankings
The ICC provides ratings for the end of each month back to October 2002. This table lists the teams that have successively held the highest rating since that date, by whole month periods.
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||||
| Team
! Start ! End ! Total months ! Cumulative months ! Highest rating | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{cr|AUS}} | {{Date table sorting|October 2002}} | {{Date table sorting|January 2007}} | 52 | 52 | 140 |
| {{cr|RSA}} | {{Date table sorting|February 2007}} | {{Date table sorting|February 2007}} | 1 | 1 | 128 |
| {{cr|AUS}} | {{Date table sorting|March 2007}} | {{Date table sorting|February 2008}} | 12 | 64 | 130 |
| {{cr|RSA}} | {{Date table sorting|March 2008}} | {{Date table sorting|May 2008}} | 3 | 4 | 127 |
| {{cr|AUS}} | {{Date table sorting|June 2008}} | {{Date table sorting|December 2008}} | 7 | 71 | 131 |
| {{cr|RSA}} | {{Date table sorting|January 2009}} | {{Date table sorting|August 2009}} | 8 | 12 | 127 |
| {{cr|AUS}} | {{Date table sorting|September 2009}} | {{Date table sorting|August 2012}} | 35 | 106 | 134 |
| {{cr|ENG}} | {{Date table sorting|August 2012}} | {{Date table sorting|January 2013}} | 5 | 5 | 121 |
| {{cr|IND}} | {{Date table sorting|January 2013}} | {{Date table sorting|January 2014}} | 12 | 12 | 124 |
| {{cr|AUS}} | {{Date table sorting|January 2014}} | {{Date table sorting|September 2014}} | 8 | 114 | 117 |
| {{cr|IND}} | {{Date table sorting|September 2014}} | {{Date table sorting|October 2014}} | 1 | 13 | 113 |
| {{cr|AUS}} | {{Date table sorting|October 2014}} | {{Date table sorting|October 2014}} | 1 | 115 | 114 |
| {{cr|SA}} | {{Date table sorting|October 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2014/media-releases/82629/south-africa-reclaims-number-one-odi-ranking-after-five-years|title=South Africa reclaims number-one ODI ranking after five years|date=28 October 2014|publisher=International Cricket Council|access-date=30 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924044019/http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2014/media-releases/82629/south-africa-reclaims-number-one-odi-ranking-after-five-years|archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=dead}} | {{Date table sorting|November 2014}} | {{sort|0.5|½}} | 13 | 115 |
| {{cr|IND}} | {{Date table sorting|November 2014}} | {{Date table sorting|November 2014}} | {{sort|0.5|½}} | 14 | 117 |
| {{cr|AUS}} | {{Date table sorting|November 2014}} | {{Date table sorting|February 2017}} | 26 | 141 | 129 |
| {{cr|SA}} | {{Date table sorting|February 2017}} | {{Date table sorting|February 2017}} | 1 | 14 | 119 |
| {{cr|AUS}} | {{Date table sorting|March 2017}} | {{Date table sorting|March 2017}} | {{sort|0.13|4 days}} | 141 | 118 |
| {{cr|SA}} | {{Date table sorting|March 2017}} | {{Date table sorting|September 2017}} | 6 | 20 | 123 |
| {{cr|IND}} | {{Date table sorting|September 2017}} | {{Date table sorting|September 2017}} | {{sort|0.13|4 days}} | 14 | 120 |
| {{cr|SA}} | {{Date table sorting|September 2017}} | {{Date table sorting|September 2017}} | {{sort|0.13|4 days}} | 20 | 119 |
| {{cr|IND}} | {{Date table sorting|October 2017}} | {{Date table sorting|October 2017}} | {{sort|0.56|17 days}} | 15 | 120 |
| {{cr|SA}} | {{Date table sorting|October 2017}} | {{Date table sorting|February 2018}} | 4 | 24 | 120 |
| {{cr|IND}} | {{Date table sorting|February 2018}} | {{Date table sorting|May 2018}} | 3 | 18 | 123 |
| {{cr|ENG}} | {{Date table sorting|May 2018}} | {{Date table sorting|June 2019}} | 14 | 19 | 127 |
| {{cr|IND}} | {{Date table sorting|June 2019}} | {{Date table sorting|June 2019}} | {{sort|0.16|5 days}} | 18 | 123 |
| {{cr|ENG}} | {{Date table sorting|June 2019}} | {{Date table sorting|May 2021}} | 22 | 41 | 135 |
| {{cr|NZ}} | {{Date table sorting|May 2021}} | {{Date table sorting|September 2022}} | 16 | 16 | 121 |
| {{cr|ENG}} | {{Date table sorting|September 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/icc-rankings-new-zealand-lose-top-spot-in-odis-to-england-after-second-successive-loss-1333580|title=England overtake NZ to reclaim top spot in ODI rankings|date=8 September 2022|publisher=ESPNcricinfo}} | {{Date table sorting|November 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2915250?sf173115478=1|title=England lose top spot in ODI rankings after series defeat in Australia|date=23 November 2022|publisher=International Cricket Council}} | 2 | 43 | 119 |
| {{cr|NZ}} | {{Date table sorting|November 2022}} | {{Date table sorting|January 2023}} | 2 | 18 | 116 |
| {{cr|ENG}} | {{Date table sorting|January 2023}} | {{Date table sorting|January 2023}} | {{sort|0.1|3 days}} | 43 | 113 |
| {{cr|IND}} | {{Date table sorting|January 2023}} | {{Date table sorting|March 2023}} | 2 | 20 | 115 |
| {{cr|AUS}} | {{Date table sorting|March 2023}} | {{Date table sorting|May 2023}} | 2 | 143 | 115 |
| {{cr|PAK}} | {{Date table sorting|May 2023}} | {{Date table sorting|May 2023}} | {{sort|0.06|2 days}} | 113 | |
| {{cr|AUS}} | {{Date table sorting|May 2023}} | {{Date table sorting|August 2023}} | 3 | 146 | 118 |
| {{cr|PAK}} | {{Date table sorting|August 2023}} | {{Date table sorting|September 2023}} | {{sort|0.43|13 days}} | 120 | |
| {{cr|AUS}} | {{Date table sorting|September 2023}} | {{Date table sorting|September 2023}} | 3 days | 146 | 121 |
| {{cr|PAK}} | {{Date table sorting|September 2023}} | {{Date table sorting|September 2023}} | 6 days | 1 | 118 |
| {{cr|AUS}} | {{Date table sorting|September 2023}} | {{Date table sorting|September 2023}} | 3 days | 146 | 115 |
| {{cr|PAK}} | {{Date table sorting|September 2023}} | {{Date table sorting|September 2023}} | 5 days | 1 | 115 |
| style="background:gold;" | {{cr|IND}} | {{Date table sorting|September 2023}} | Present | {{age in months|10 September 2023 |
|}
In 2011, the ICC applied its rating system to results since 1981, providing ratings for the end of each month back to 1981, further indicating Australia's historical dominance in ODI Cricket with the highest number of months ranked first (200 months). The table only begins from 1981 as, prior to this date, there is not enough data available due to the infrequency of matches and the small number of competing teams in the earlier periods.
The teams that have successively held the highest rating since January 1981 until September 2002, by whole month periods, are:
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||
| Team
! Start ! End ! Total months ! Cumulative months | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{cr|ENG}} | {{Date table sorting|January 1981}} | {{Date table sorting|February 1981}} | 2 | 2 |
| {{cr|West Indies}} | {{Date table sorting|June 1981}} | {{Date table sorting|November 1981}} | 6 | 6 |
| {{cr|ENG}} | {{Date table sorting|December 1981}} | {{Date table sorting|December 1981}} | 1 | 3 |
| {{cr|West Indies}} | {{Date table sorting|January 1982}} | {{Date table sorting|May 1987}} | 65 | 71 |
| {{cr|ENG}} | {{Date table sorting|August 1987}} | {{Date table sorting|March 1988}} | 8 | 11 |
| {{cr|West Indies}} | {{Date table sorting|April 1988}} | {{Date table sorting|May 1988}} | 2 | 73 |
| {{cr|ENG}} | {{Date table sorting|August 1988}} | {{Date table sorting|May 1989}} | 10 | 21 |
| {{cr|West Indies}} | {{Date table sorting|August 1989}} | {{Date table sorting|December 1989}} | 5 | 78 |
| {{cr|AUS}} | {{Date table sorting|January 1990}} | {{Date table sorting|March 1990}} | 3 | 3 |
| {{cr|West Indies}} | {{Date table sorting|April 1990}} | {{Date table sorting|April 1990}} | 1 | 79 |
| {{cr|AUS}} | {{Date table sorting|May 1990}} | {{Date table sorting|May 1990}} | 1 | 4 |
| {{cr|West Indies}} | {{Date table sorting|July 1990}} | {{Date table sorting|July 1990}} | 1 | 80 |
| {{cr|AUS}} | {{Date table sorting|August 1990}} | {{Date table sorting|November 1990}} | 4 | 8 |
| {{cr|PAK}} | {{Date table sorting|December 1990}} | {{Date table sorting|January 1991}} | 2 | 2 |
| {{cr|AUS}} | {{Date table sorting|February 1991}} | {{Date table sorting|May 1991}} | 4 | 12 |
| {{cr|PAK}} | {{Date table sorting|August 1991}} | {{Date table sorting|August 1991}} | 1 | 3 |
| {{cr|AUS}} | {{Date table sorting|October 1991}} | {{Date table sorting|May 1992}} | 8 | 20 |
| {{cr|ENG}} | {{Date table sorting|August 1992}} | {{Date table sorting|March 1993}} | 8 | 29 |
| {{cr|West Indies}} | {{Date table sorting|April 1993}} | {{Date table sorting|April 1993}} | 1 | 81 |
| {{cr|AUS}} | {{Date table sorting|May 1993}} | {{Date table sorting|July 1993}} | 3 | 23 |
| {{cr|West Indies}} | {{Date table sorting|August 1993}} | {{Date table sorting|November 1994}} | 16 | 97 |
| {{cr|IND}} | {{Date table sorting|December 1994}} | {{Date table sorting|March 1995}} | 4 | 4 |
| {{cr|West Indies}} | {{Date table sorting|April 1995}} | {{Date table sorting|May 1995}} | 2 | 99 |
| {{cr|IND}} | {{Date table sorting|August 1995}} | {{Date table sorting|October 1995}} | 3 | 7 |
| {{cr|ENG}} | {{Date table sorting|November 1995}} | {{Date table sorting|December 1995}} | 2 | 31 |
| {{cr|AUS}} | {{Date table sorting|January 1996}} | {{Date table sorting|April 1996}} | 4 | 27 |
| {{cr|RSA}} | {{Date table sorting|May 1996}} | {{Date table sorting|February 2000}} | 46 | 46 |
| {{cr|AUS}} | {{Date table sorting|March 2000}} | {{Date table sorting|January 2002}} | 23 | 50 |
| {{cr|RSA}} | {{Date table sorting|February 2002}} | {{Date table sorting|February 2002}} | 1 | 47 |
| {{cr|AUS}} | {{Date table sorting|March 2002}} | {{Date table sorting|September 2002}} | 7 | 57 |
| colspan=5|Reference: [https://web.archive.org/web/20130120040151/http://www.icc-cricket.com/match_zone/historical_ranking.php Historical Rankings] |
The summary of teams that have held the highest rating since 1981 until present by whole month periods, are:
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||
| Team
! Total months ! Highest rating | ||
|---|---|---|
| {{cr|AUS}} | 204 | 140 |
| {{cr|WIN}} | 99 | 141 |
| {{cr|SA}} | 71 | 134 |
| {{cr|ENG}} | 66 | 135 |
| {{cr|IND}} | 45 | 127 |
| {{cr|NZ}} | 18 | 121 |
| {{cr|PAK}} | 4 | 131 |
| colspan="3" |Reference: [https://web.archive.org/web/20130120040151/http://www.icc-cricket.com/match_zone/historical_ranking.php Historical Rankings] updated to 09 March 2025 |
;Consecutive months
| class="wikitable" style="display:inline-table;" | ||
| # | Team | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 65
| {{cr|WIN}} | Jan 1982-May 1987 | ||
| 59
| {{cr|AUS}} | Mar 2002-Jan 2007 | ||
| 46
| {{cr|SA}} | May 1996-Feb 2000 | ||
| 35
| {{cr|AUS}} | Sept 2009-Aug 2012 | ||
| 26
| {{cr|AUS}} | Nov 2014-Feb 2017 | ||
| 23
| {{cr|AUS}} | Mar 2000-Jan 2002 | ||
| 22
| {{cr|ENG}} | Jun 2019-May 2021 | ||
| 18*
| {{cr|IND}} | Sept 2023-Present | ||
| 16
| {{cr|WIN}} | Aug 1993-Nov 1994 | ||
| 16
| {{cr|NZ}} | May 2021-Sept 2022 |
ICC ODI championship (2002–2013)
File:ICC ODI CHAMPIONSHIP SHIELD.jpg
The rankings system was formerly called the ICC ODI championship and, until 2013, the team at the top of the table at the start of each April was awarded the ICC ODI Championship Shield. Like a 2 euro coin, the shield features an inner circle of gold-coloured metal and is surrounded by a ring of silver-coloured metal. It was first presented in December 2002, when Australian captain Ricky Ponting received the award.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/130651.html|title=Australia increases lead in ODI standings|work=ESPNcricinfo|date=23 March 2003|access-date=3 May 2021}}
It was last presented in July 2013, when Indian captain MS Dhoni received the award.{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/178076|title=Dhoni receives Reliance ICC ODI Championship Shield and cheque|date=3 June 2013|access-date=3 May 2021}}
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Nation |
|---|
| 2002
| rowspan="6" | {{cr|AUS}} (6) |
| 2003 |
| 2004 |
| 2005 |
| 2006 |
| 2007 |
| 2008
| rowspan="2" | {{cr|RSA}} (2) |
| 2009 |
| 2010
| rowspan="3" | {{cr|AUS}} (9) |
| 2011 |
| 2012 |
| 2013
| {{cr|IND}} (1) |
Points calculations
=Time period=
{{ICC rankings time period}}
=Find the points earned from a match=
Each time two teams play another match, the rankings table is updated as follows, based on the ratings of the teams immediately before they played. To determine the teams' new ratings after a particular match, first calculate the points earned from the match:
If the gap between the ratings of the two teams before the match was less than 40 points, then:
| class="wikitable" | |
| style="background: #BFB6A3;"| Match result
! style="background: #BFB6A3;"| Points earned | |
|---|---|
| Win | Opponent's rating + 50 |
| Tie | Opponent's rating |
| Lose | Opponent's rating − 50 |
If the gap between the ratings of the two teams before the match was at least 40 points, then:
| class="wikitable" | |
| style="background: #BFB6A3;"| Match result
! style="background: #BFB6A3;"| Points earned | |
|---|---|
| Stronger team wins | Own rating + 10 |
| Weaker team loses | Own rating − 10 |
| style="border-width:4px 1px 1px 1px;border-style:solid;border-color:pale grey" | Stronger team ties | style="border-width:4px 1px 1px 1px;border-style:solid;border-color:pale grey" | Own rating − 40 |
| Weaker team ties | Own rating + 40 |
| style="border-width:4px 1px 1px 1px;border-style:solid;border-color:pale grey" | Stronger team loses | style="border-width:4px 1px 1px 1px;border-style:solid;border-color:pale grey" | Own rating − 90 |
| Weaker team wins | Own rating + 90 |
- Each team's rating is equal to its total points scored divided by the total matches played. (Series are not significant in these calculations).
- Add the match points scored to the points already scored (in previous matches as reflected by the Table), add one to the number of matches played, and determine the new rating.
- Points earned by teams depend on the opponent's ratings, therefore this system needed to assign base ratings to teams when it started.
See also a detailed example at: ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings#Example
==Year end Historical Ranking==
In 2011, David Kendix, the ICC's official statistician has applied retrospectively its rating system to results since 1981, providing ratings for the end of each month back to 1981.{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130120040151/http://www.icc-cricket.com/match_zone/historical_ranking.php|title=ICC Historical Ranking}}
| valign=top
| {|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" |
| width=55|Year
!width=120|Team !width=55|Rating |
|---|
| 1981
| {{cr|ENG}} | 121 |
| 1982
|rowspan="5" | {{cr|WIN}} | 133 |
| 1983
| 132 |
| 1984
| 133 |
| 1985
| 139 |
| 1986
| 140 |
| 1987
|rowspan="3" | {{cr|ENG}} | 133 |
| 1988
| 132 |
| 1989
| 119 |
| 1990
| rowspan="2" |{{cr|AUS}} | 122 |
| 1991
| 127 |
| 1992
| {{cr|ENG}} | 120 |
| 1993
|{{cr|WIN}} | 115 |
| 1994
| {{cr|IND}} | 114 |
| 1995
| {{cr|ENG}} | 113 |
{{col-break|gap=1em}}
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" |
| width=55|Year
!width=120|Team !width=55|Rating |
|---|
| 1996
|rowspan="4" |{{cr|SA}} | 121 |
| 1997
| 134 |
| 1998
| 132 |
| 1999
| 129 |
| 2000
|rowspan="11" | {{cr|AUS}} | 125 |
| 2001
| 128 |
| 2002
| 131 |
| 2003
| 136 |
| 2004
| 136 |
| 2005
| 135 |
| 2006
| 131 |
| 2007
| 130 |
| 2008
| 131 |
| 2009
| 130 |
| 2010
| 128 |
{{col-break|gap=1em}}
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" |
| width=55|Year
!width=120|Team !width=55|Rating |
|---|
| 2011
| {{cr|AUS}} | 130 |
| 2012
| {{cr|ENG}} | 121 |
| 2013
| {{cr|IND}} | 120 |
| 2014
|rowspan="3" |{{cr|AUS}} | 117 |
| 2015
| 127 |
| 2016
| 120 |
| 2017
| {{cr|SA}} | 120 |
| 2018
|rowspan="3" | {{cr|ENG}} | 126 |
| 2019
| 125 |
| 2020
| 123 |
| 2021
|rowspan="2" | {{cr|NZ}} | 121 |
| 2022
| 116 |
| 2023
|rowspan="2" | {{cr|IND}} | 121 |
| 2024
| 118 |
|}
See also
References
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