In Cricket, India has taken a fair lead over South Africa at the top of the ICC ODI Team Rankings. The Men in Blue consolidated their position after they defeated the Proteas in the fifth ODI at Port Elizabeth yesterday to clinch the 6-match series. It was their first-ever ODI series win in South Africa. Team India will remain the top-ranked side, irrespective of how the sixth and final game at Centurion on Friday pans out. India came into the series in the second spot with 119 points, with South Africa leading by 121 points. After taking a 2-0 lead, India went to the top, and yesterday, it moved to 122 points, with South Africa dropping to 118 points. A win for India on Friday would extend that gap to 123 points as against 117. The Virat Kohli led Indian team is also the top-ranked Test side. It is third in the Twenty-20 Rankings.
News On AIR | February 14, 2018 1:49 PM
India clinch number-one ODI ranking after South Africa series win