Australia enter the Cricket World Cup as the No.1 ranked ODI side

Australia heads into the Cricket World Cup as the No.1 ODI side

Australia will enter ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 in pole position in the latest Reliance ICC ODI Team Rankings, which were released on Monday, following its 112-run tri-series final victory over England in Perth on Sunday.

Australia’s victory means that they currently hold a six-point advantage over second-placed India, who also featured in the series, and the reigning ICC Cricket World Cup champion is a point clear of South Africa, who lie a further point behind with 113 points.

While a number of ODI series have concluded in recent days, the second and final match between New Zealand and Pakistan is set to be played on Tuesday, with the Black Caps holding a 1-0 lead following its seven-wicket win in Wellington on Saturday. A victory for sixth-placed New Zealand would see it reduce England’s lead to two points while a win for seventh-placed Pakistan would level the series 1-1 and reduce the gap on the Black Caps to three points.

The 14 competing teams will then complete their final ICC Cricket World Cup warm-up fixtures ahead of the beginning of the tournament on February 14.

ICC ODI Team Rankings (February 2, 2015)

Rank	Team	Matches	Points	Rating
1	Australia	52	6254	120
2	India	70	8010	114
3	South Africa	55	6211	113
4	Sri Lanka	83	8955	108
5	England	57	5953	104
6	New Zealand	45	4600	102
7	Pakistan	59	5662	96
8	West Indies	51	4808	94
9	Bangladesh	33	2466	75
10	Zimbabwe	36	1893	53
11	Afghanistan	15	622	41
12	Ireland	11	377	34