Emerging ODI sides, Nepal, Scotland, the Netherlands and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have joined the 12 leading ODI nations on the expanded MRF Tyres ICC ODI Team Rankings, a result that sees the Windies at 9th no longer 4th from bottom on the table.
It means all ODI matches played by the quartet will count towards a team’s rating points and performance on the rankings table.
The Netherlands secured ODI status and a place in the 13-team ODI league by winning the ICC World Cricket League Championship last year, while Scotland, Nepal and the UAE earned ODI status by finishing as the three leading Associates (along with the Dutch) at the 2018 ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifiers.
Scotland are ranked 13th on 28 points – 10 points behind 12th ranked Ireland – while the UAE are another 10 points behind on 18 in 14th position.
The Netherlands have 13 rating points and Nepal have 0 ratings point, but they will reflect on the ICC ODI team rankings table after both have played four more ODIs.*
England leads the table on 125 points with India three behind in second and South Africa third on 113.
New Zealand and Australia close out the top 5.
The initial rankings for the four new teams are based on games played – under various criteria – since May 2015.
For all teams on the rankings, matches played between May 1, 2015, and April 30, 2017, will be weighted at 50%, while matches played after May 1, 2017, will be weighted at 100%.