Dubai: Sri Lanka’s 2-0 lead over Australia in the three-Test series has thrown up a number of permutations and combinations with Australia, India, Pakistan and England all in with a chance to finish the month as the number-one ranked Test side on the ICC Test Team Rankings. Currently, Australia are the No. 1 side in ICC Test Team Rankings.


The following are the various scenarios:

Sri Lanka v Australia

  • If Sri Lanka beats Australia 2-1, then Australia will finish on 111

  • If Sri Lanka beats Australia 2-0, then Australia will finish on 110

  • If Sri Lanka beats Australia 3-0, then Australia will finish on 108


West Indies v India

  • India beats West Indies 2-0, then India will finish on 110

  • India beats West Indies 3-0, then India will finish on 112

  • India beats West Indies 2-1, then India will finish on 108


England v Pakistan

  • England beats Pakistan 2-1, then England will finish on 110

  • England beats Pakistan 3-1, then England will finish on 112

  • England-Pakistan series ends in 2-all, then Pakistan will finish on 111


 

Permutations

  • If Sri Lanka beats Australia 2-1, England-Pakistan series ends two-all and India beats West Indies by 2-0, then Australia and Pakistan will be on 111 points each but Australia will be ranked first.



  • If Sri Lanka beats Australia 2-0, England beats Pakistan 2-1 and India beats West Indies 2-0, then Australia, England and India will be on 110 points each but England will be ranked first, followed by India and Australia.



  • If England beats Pakistan 3-1 and India beats West Indies 3-0, then both England and India will be on 112 points each but India will be ranked first.



  • If England-Pakistan series ends in two-all, Sri Lanka beats Australia by 3-0 or 2-0 and India beats West Indies by 2-1or 2-0, then Pakistan will become number-one ranked side.


 

Forthcoming Tests:

9-13 August – 3rd Test, West Indies v India, Gros Islet

11-15 August – 4th Test, England v Pakistan, The Oval

13-17 August – 3rd Test, Sri Lanka v Australia, Colombo

18-22 August - 4th Test, West Indies v India, Port of Spain