The sub-continent team went down 1-4 to the hosts, hurting their chances of an automatic World Cup qualification for 2019. Although Pakistan managed to win the last ODI in Cardiff by four wickets, their ratings fell and now they are eight points behind eighth-ranked West Indies. Pakistan had started the series on 87 points and this is their lowest-ever points tally since the current rankings system was introduced in 2001. (Also read: Sarfraz Ahmed, Shoaib Malik lead Pakistan to consolation win, England claim ODI series 4-1)However, Australia and England have consolidated their positions on the MRF Tyres ICC ODI Team Rankings after completing identical 4-1 series victories over their respective oppositions in the series which ended on Sunday. If Bangladesh wins all the three matches against Afghanistan, plus manages a series win against England, then they will achieve their highest-ever ranking of sixth.

Source: India Today September 05, 2016 09:22 UTC