The BLACKCAPS will keep their ICC ODI Championship rating of third even if Sri Lanka defeat Australia in the World Cup final.
Australia stretched their lead in the ICC ODI Championship with their seven-wicket semi-final win over South Africa.
Even though Sri Lanka have defeated the Kiwis twice in the tournament, Mahela Jayawardene’s team can only move within fractions of a point of the BLACKCAPS even if they defeat the holders.
LG ICC ODI Championship
(after ICC World Cup semi-finals)
1 Australia 130
2 South Africa 124
3 BLACKCAPS 113
4 Sri Lanka 112
5 Pakistan 110
6 India 106
7 England 104
8 West Indies 99
9 Bangladesh 45
10 Ireland 29
11 Zimbabwe 22
12 Kenya 0
