Pakistan has moved to sixth position in the MRF Tyres ICC ODI team rankings following its triumph at the ICC Champions Trophy, and its players have made significant gains in the individual rankings following its 180 runs victory over India in the final on Sunday.
Pakistan has leapfrogged Sri lanka and Bangladesh to move closer to direct qualification for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, for which host England and the next seven highest-ranked sides as on 30 September will get straight entries.
Pakistan has gained four points to move to 95 points as its wins over higher ranked opponents in the tournament included the one in the Final against India and an eight-wicket semi-final victory over England. The rankings system is weighted to reflect the difference in ranking points and Pakistan thus had noteworthy gains.
There were no other changes in the teams standings led by South Africa, although India, England and Bangladesh have all lost a point each.