West Indies need clean sweep to improve ODI rating

The West Indies must win all three of its One-Day International matches at home against Bangladesh to improve its rating in the ICC ODI Championship table.

Currently occupying eighth position on the official ODI table with a rating of 101, the West Indies need a strong result in their favour to stay in touch with the band of teams that lie marginally ahead.

Within reach of the West Indies sits England in seventh position (105) and Pakistan (106) in sixth place.

If the West Indies win all of its matches at Kingstown and Grenada, its rating will improve to 102, while a 2-1 series win will see its rating drop to 99.

Bangladesh is currently eleventh in the official ODI table but goes into the Caribbean series having recorded its first ODI win since 1999 - an eight run victory against Zimbabwe in March.

It only needs to win one match in the away series to improve its rating.

The ICC ODI Championship table correct on 14 May 2004

Note: If ratings are equal, the ratings calculation is refined to three decimal places to determine the higher ranked team.

Roshan Mahanama from the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Referees will take charge of the series while David Shepherd from the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires will stand alongside a locally-appointed official in all three matches.

The ICC ODI Championship table is updated on the ICC website after every ODI match.

To predict the impact future results will have on the ratings visit the official ICC website www.icc.cricket.org then click on `ICC ODI Championship' and `analyse this table for future results'.

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