ICC Test Team Rankings: Australia World No 1 – Pat Cummins’ Australia retained World No 1 spot with a brilliant win in Lahore Test against Pakistan. Their crushing 115-run win on Friday also denied Rohit Sharma’s India a chance to reclaim the top spot. Follow PAK vs AUS and ICC Test Rankings Live Updates on InsideSport.IN.
With the away Test series win, Australia retained the top spot, pipping India who have 118 points. Australia had 119 points and will garner more points with Pakistan win. New Zealand and India are tied for the second spot.
ICC Test Team Rankings: Australia deny Rohit Sharma & Co World No 1 Test team with historic Test series win in Pakistan
ICC Test Team Rankings: Australia deny Rohit Sharma & Co World No 1 Test team with historic Test series win in Pakistan
Australia register a historic victory in Pakistan 🙌
They win the third Test by 115 runs and take the series 1-0.#WTC23 | https://t.co/k7Mg7Onz5c pic.twitter.com/v1W2mpVgrz
— ICC (@ICC) March 25, 2022
ICC Test Team Rankings: Australia deny Rohit Sharma & Co World No 1 Test team with historic Test series win in Pakistan
Australia in Pakistan:
- 1956: Pakistan 1-0
- 1959: Australia 2-0
- 1964: Draw 0-0
- 1980: Pakistan 1-0
- 1982: Pakistan 3-0
- 1988: Pakistan 1-0
- 1994: Pakistan 1-0
- 1998: Australia 1-0
- 2022: Australia 1-0
ICC Test Team Rankings: Australia deny Rohit Sharma & Co World No 1 Test team with historic Test series win in Pakistan
In the Lahore Test, Nathan Lyon turned the tides with a brilliant fifer as Australia beat Pakistan by 115 runs to win the 3rd Test and the three-match Test series by 1-0 after returning to Pakistan after 24 years. Babar Azam and Imam Ul-Haq’s fighting fifties went in vain as Pakistan lost eight wickets for 130.
The win meant Australia climbed to top of World Test Championship points table with 75.51 percentage points and retained World No 1 rank, pipping India.
ICC Test Team Rankings: Australia deny Rohit Sharma & Co World No 1 Test team with historic Test series win in Pakistan
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