DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Despite maintaining their ninth position in the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) One Day International rankings, the West Indies are in danger of being overtaken by Bangladesh following their 3-0 defeat to England in the recently concluded ODI series.
West Indies entered the three-match series against the eighth-ranked England trailing by just three points, but that gap has been extended to 11 points, with England now on 88 points compared to the Windies’ 77 points.
However, the regional team now holds a slender one-point lead over the 10th-ranked Bangladesh (76 points).
With Bangladesh set to take on Sri Lanka in three ODIs beginning on July 2, victory in the series will see them leapfrog West Indies into ninth position.
The West Indies’ next ODI series is against Pakistan, with the first match set to bowl off on August 8 at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Trinidad.