Pakistan slips down to seventh position in ICC Test Rankings !!!

Thirteen months left after lifting the prestigious ICC Test Championship mace for topping the ICC Test Team Rankings, Pakistan have plummeted to seventh in the latest Test team rankings, which were updated following the conclusion of its home series against Srilanka.

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Srilankan team not only just won the series 2-0 but also handed Pakistan only its second whitewash in a home series (Pakistan lost all three Tests against Australia in 2002-03).



The result meant Srilanka has lifted from 90 points to 94 points, while Pakistan has dropped from 93 points to 88 points. Srilanka now trails fifth-ranked Australia (97 points) by three points, while Pakistan is ahead of eighth-ranked Windies (75 points) by 13 points.



Srilanka's next test match is against number one ranked India (125 points), when the two sides will go head to head in a three-Test match  series starting in Kolkata on November 16. Pakistan next red-ball match is against Ireland in April, which will be followed by two away Tests in England.

South Africa has grabbed one point while Bangladesh has conceded two points following the conclusion of their series, which du Plessiss side won by 2-0. South Africa is now second on 111 points while Bangladesh is ninth on 72 points.

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