Dubai, Pakistan has the chance to advance than tigers in the one day international ranking. Bangladesh has shown very poor performance and it is expected that Bangladesh will not be in position to win the matches in the triangular series. If Bangladesh loses the matches from New Zealand and Ireland, then it will lose its position and Pakistan will reach to the seventh position.
Bangladesh has total 91 points and Pakistan has 88 points. Bangladesh will have to win the two matches from Ireland and at least one match from New Zealand so that it can retain its position in the global ODI ranking, otherwise its points will be reduced and Pakistan can improve its position. The ICC Champions Trophy is also approaching and Pakistan will have to show its good performance so that it can win some matches to enhance its points and also improve its position. If Bangladesh wins all the four matches against New Zealand and Ireland, then it will have 97 points and it will also cross Sri Lanka to reach to the 7th position. If it loses two matches from New Zealand and one match from Ireland, then it points will be 87 and it will reach to the 8th position and Pakistan will move to the 7th position in the ODI world ranking. But it will remain ahead of West Indies, which as 83 points and it is still lingering on the ninth position. The team at the 9th position will have to play the qualifying round to reach to the world cup 2019.
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