ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will be defending its 2nd slot in the International Cricket Council Twenty-20 Team Rankings when it goes head to head with England in a three-match series in Dubai on Thursday.
According to details, it means that this is must win the series to retain second position behind Sri Lanka, which will defend its ICC World Twenty20 title in India from March 11 to April 3.
If Pakistan wins the series 2-1, then both the sides will maintain their pre-series rankings and points.
However, if the series result is reversed, then Pakistan will join the West Indies and Australia in a three-way battle for second position on 118 points.
However, when the ratings are calculated beyond the decimal point, then Pakistan will be ranked fourth.
In contrast, England will leapfrog India and New Zealand into sixth position on 112 points.
If England wins the series 3-0, then it will vault to fourth position on 117 points, while Pakistan will drop to sixth position on 114 points.
In the scenario of Pakistan winning all the three matches, Shahid Afridi’s side will join Sri Lanka on 125 points but will be ranked second by a fraction of a point.
England, on the other side of the coin, will stay eighth but will slip to 102 points.
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