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ODI RANKINGS As on: 04/04/2011
Rank Teams Rating Points Matches
1 Australia 128 6161 48
2 India 121 6433 53
3 Sri Lanka 118 4996 42
4 South Africa 116 4307 37
5 England 105 4430 42
6 Pakistan 103 4010 39
7 New Zealand 94 3842 41
8 West Indies 68 1831 27
9 Bangladesh 68 2573 38
10 Ireland 42 712 17
11 Zimbabwe 37 1430 39
12 Kenya 0 0 13
TEST RANKINGS As on: 04/04/2011
Rank Teams Rating Points Matches
1 India 128 5357 42
2 South Africa 117 4228 36
3 England 115 5165 45
4 Sri Lanka 109 2951 27
5 Australia 107 4583 43
6 Pakistan 90 2615 29
7 West Indies 85 2128 25
8 New Zealand 78 2482 32
9 Bangladesh 7 131 19
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CSK back on top of IPL
Chennai Super Kings shot back to the top of the Indian Premier League table with an 11-run win over Kochi Tuskers Kerala.Batting first at home, Chennai required a middle-order salvage act from Michael Hussey (32 off 37 balls) and Wriddhiman Saha (46 off 33 balls) to reach a fighting 152 for five.The Tuskers also needed to dig deep, but despite Brendon McCullum's 33 off 37 balls and Brad Hodge's spirited 51 from 42, they were restricted to 141 for five to suffer their eighth loss of the season.Ha...more
This Day in Cricket (19 May)
1994: Darren Gough's England debut. A good a tour of South Africa and a Ray Illingworth hunch led to Goughie being picked against New Zealand at Edgbaston. Typically he didn't hang around, and had Martin Crowe caught at slip for 0 with his 6th delivery. Gough bowled impressively to take 2 for 36, and another debutant and Illy hunch, Shaun Udal, did well with 2 for 39 as England won by 42 runs.
