India move ahead of Pakistan in ICC ODI table

India beat Pakistan in more ways than one in the final match of the one-day series in Lahore. Not only did they claim the trophy, but also inched ahead of Pakistan in the ICC ODI Championship table.

The series win lifted India to the fifth place, with 107 rating points, while Pakistan dropped a place down to sixth. Going in to the series, India were placed seventh with 105 points while Pakistan had 107. Pakistan's points have now fallen to 106, placing them in sixth place, narrowly ahead of England when the ratings are recalculated to three decimal places.

This is for the the first time that India have finished a calendar month ahead of Pakistan in the ICC ODI Championship table since October 2003. Only three points separate the sides ranked between third and seventh in the official ODI table. England and Sri Lanka have an opportunity to pull away from the pack with if they manage to win their away series against West Indies and Zimbabwe respectively.