Bangladesh’s chance to rise from the bottom off the rankings

Bangladesh’s chance to rise from the bottom off the rankings

DHAKA, July 1, 2025 (BSS)- Bangladesh have the chance to improve their 

rankings as they take on Sri Lanka for a three-match ODI series, starting 

tomorrow (Wednesday) at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.

Bangladesh are currently ranked at 10th, the lowest ranking position for them 

in 19 years.

If they can win a match against Sri Lanka, who are ranked fourth in the 

series, they will move up to ninth.

Bangladesh will start the series with 76 rating points, while West Indies are 

ranked ninth with 77 rating points. Sri Lanka are ranked fourth with 104 

rating points.

If Bangladesh win only one match in the series, then they will move up to 

ninth by a fraction of a point, even if they have 77 rating points.

If they win two matches, they will remain ninth with 78 rating points. In 

that case, Sri Lanka will move down to fifth.

However, Bangladesh have no chance to move eighth position even if they 

whitewash Sri Lanka in the series. In that case, the rating points will 

increase to 83. The gap with England, who have 88 rating points, will be 

slightly reduced.

Bangladesh believed that the ODI format was a strong zone to them as they 

rose to number six in the rankings and regularly ranked at number seven by 

proving the fact right. 

But they hit the massive low of late in this format by paying the price of 

the wayward performance over the last two years.