Nepal Climbs to 16th Spot in ICC ODI Rankings

Nepal has climbed one position up in the latest One-Day International (ODI) Rankings by the International Cricket Council (ICC).

In the new ranking chart released by ICC on February 15, 2020, Nepal ascended to 16^th position with 237 points and 20 rating against 17^th position in the previous ranking.

The improvement in the ODI rankings is attributed to the 2 wins against the USA in the recently played first-ever homeland tri-series of the ICC World Cup League 2.

The top ODI Rankings are as follows:

• 1^st Position: England (6,967 points, 124 rating)
• 2^nd Position: India (7,939 points, 118 rating)
• 3^rd Position: New Zealand (5,347 points, 116 rating)

However, Nepal remains in 12^th position in the ICC Twenty20 Rankings.

The top T20 Rankings are as follows:

• 1^st Position: Pakistan (8,926 points, 270 rating)
• 2^nd Position: Australia (6,986 points, 269 rating)
• 3^rd Position: England (6,095 points, 265 rating)

In individual rankings, Nepali cricketers have Improved their position in various categories.

Sandeep climbed to 84^th from 85^th position in T20 Bowling Rankings with 390 rating and Karan KC climbed to 74^th from 75^th position in T20 All-Rounder Rankings with 42 rating.

However, Paras Khadka remained at 27^th positing in T20 All-Rounder Rankings with 90 rating and slipped down to 62^nd position in T20 Bating Rankings with 439 rating.

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