ODI Team Ranking

ODI Team Ranking

Last updated - 02 Feb 2018

Developed by Satvik Mishra

ODI Team Ranking

Pos	Team	Matches	Points	Rating
1	India	57	6,850	120
2	South Africa	54	6,455	120
3	England	59	6,871	116
4	New Zealand	57	6,550	115
5	Australia	57	6,376	112
6	Pakistan	51	4,877	96
7	Bangladesh	39	3,518	90
8	Sri Lanka	72	6,063	84
9	West Indies	43	3,260	76
10	Zimbabwe	45	2,380	53
11	Afghanistan	33	1,691	51
12	Ireland	28	1,240	44

Test Team Rankings

Test Team Ranking

Developed by Satvik Mishra

Test Team Rankings

Pos	Team	Matches	Points	Rating
1	India	44	5,313	121
2	South Africa	39	4,484	115
3	Australia	40	4,174	104
4	New Zealand	35	3,489	100
5	England	49	4,829	99
6	Sri Lanka	43	4,058	94
7	Pakistan	34	2,988	88
8	West Indies	36	2,606	72
9	Bangladesh	23	1,651	72
10	Zimbabwe	14	12	1

T20 Team Rankings

T20 Team Rankings

Last updated - 28 Jan 2018

Developed by Satvik Mishra

T20 Team Rankings

Pos	Team	Matches	Points	Rating
1	Pakistan	26	3,272	126
2	New Zealand	21	2,582	123
3	India	28	3,385	121
4	England	17	2,029	119
5	West Indies	22	2,538	115
6	South Africa	20	2,238	112
7	Australia	15	1,665	111
8	Sri Lanka	27	2,385	88
9	Afghanistan	25	2,157	86
10	Bangladesh	17	1,289	76
11	Scotland	11	737	67
12	Zimbabwe	13	842	65
13	UAE	16	827	52
14	Netherlands	9	441	49
15	Hong Kong	13	599	46
16	Papua New Guinea	6	235	39
17	Oman	9	345	38
18	Ireland	15	534	36

Big Bash League: Adelaide Strikers to win maiden title

Big Bash League: Adelaide Strikers beat Hobart Hurricanes to win maiden title

Big Bash League: Adelaide Strikers beat Hobart Hurricanes to win maiden title

Adelaide Strikers' Jake Weatherald scored the first century in a Big Bash League final as his side beat Hobart Hurricanes to win the 2018 title.

Opener Weatherald reached his ton from 58 balls and went on to score 115 to help the Strikers to an imposing 202-2.

D'Arcy Short (68) and George Bailey (46) gave the Hurricanes hope of chasing down the score but the target proved too much.

The Hurricanes made 177-5 as the Strikers won their first BBL title.

Strikers bowler Peter Siddle took 3-17 from his four overs.

The Strikers are coached by former Australia pace bowler Jason Gillespie, who will take charge at Sussex this year and led Yorkshire to the County Championship title in 2014 and 2015.

Hurricanes all-rounder Jofra Archer will be one of the players Gillespie will manage at Sussex.

Archer, who has been signed for £800,000 by Indian Premier League side Rajasthan Royals, proved expensive in the final as he took 1-46 off his four overs.

GW26 Preview

Top Captain Picks

1. Sergio Aguero vs Burnley (away) - £11.9 (TSB 29.5%)

The Argentine is bang in form, and should have multiple opportunities to net against a Burnley side without a home clean sheet since GW17.

2. Alexis Sanchez vs Huddersfield (home) - £11.8 (TSB 4.5%)

After a tough start to life as a Red Devil, Sanchez will be looking to impress in his first Premier League start at Old Trafford. Sanchez could not have been given any better fixture to do this in, as Huddersfield have conceded on average 2 goals per away game this season, and 2+ goals in 8 out of their 12 away games.

3.  Jamie Vardy vs Swansea (home) - £8.6 (TSB 17.6%)

The absence of Mahrez means that Vardy will be Leicester’s go to man against Swansea. With 2 goals in his past 2 games, Vardy is primed to continue his goal-scoring run in GW26.

Punt Captain Picks

1. Theo Walcott vs Arsenal (away) - £7.2 (TSB 5.3%)

Walcott has hit the ground running at Everton, scoring 2 goals and providing 1 assist in his first 2 starts. In GW26, he comes up against his old club Arsenal with a point to prove. In form and considering Arsenal are without a clean sheet in 7 games, Walcott could be set to make Wenger wish he never sold him.

2. Callum Wilson vs Stoke (home) - £5.9 (TSB 8.1%)

Wilson is possibly the most in form player in the league at the moment with 4 goals and 2 assists in his last 6 starts. In GW26, he has a great chance to carry on this form as he is playing a Stoke side who have conceded 8 goals in their last 2 away games.

3. Daniel Sturridge vs West Brom (home) - £7.9 (TSB 1.0%)

Sturridge is a natural goal scorer. If he plays, he scores more often than not. Facing a Saints defence with only 5 clean sheets all season, Sturridge will fancy his chances of scoring in GW26. Moreover, the Baggies will be confident, as they have only lost 1 out of their last 6 home games. 

Score Predictions

BUR 0 | MCI 4 (Aguero x2, Sterling, Otamendi)

BOU 2 (Wilson, Stanislas) | STK 0

BHA 1 (Murray) | WHU 0

LEI 3 (Vardy x2, Gray) | SWA 0

MUN 5 (Lukaku, Sanchez, Lingard, Martial, Pogba) | HUD 0

WBA 2 (Rodriguez, Sturridge) | SOU 1 (Carrillo)

ARS 3 (Özil, Mkhitaryan, Ramsey) | EVE 3 (Walcott x2, Niasse)

CRY 0 | NEW 1 (Gayle)

LIV 2 (Salah, Firmino) | TOT 1 (Eriksen)

WAT 1 (Richarlison) | CHE 2 (Willian, Pedro)

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Top 10 Team Power Rankings (Week 2/2/18)

The Top 10 is continually in flux, with clubs around the world always increasing and dropping in form. For the past week many big name clubs lost in seemingly straight forward winnable games while other big teams continued to do what they do best, by dismantling a potential title/champions league qualification rival.

Here is this weeks top 10 as it stands:

1. FC BARCELONA (no change) - Two victories within the one week against Alaves (2-1) in the league and closest La Liga title competition Valencia (1-0) in the Copa Del Rey. Both games saw dominant Catalonia performances, where 73% and 78% possession was the norm.

2. MANCHESTER CITY (no change) - Similar to Barcelona, City won two games in the past week in the FA Cup against Cardiff (2-0) and in the league over West Brom (3-0). The consecutive clean-sheets got City back on track after having conceded in the 6 games prior.

3. BAYERN MUNICH (no change) - Just the one win in the week, a big one over Hoffenheim 5-2, where Munich were very creative in attack, producing 23 shots, 59% possession and completely 16 successful take-ons. This gives Bayern 9 wins on the bounce.

4. PSG (no change) - Despite Neymar's antics, the Paris based side remains in the top 4 of the rankings after continuing to win and showing how much better they are than their french competition. A 4-0 victory over Montpellier and a 3-2 win over Rennes in the past 7 days was just usual business.

5. JUVENTUS (no change) - 2 victories and 2 clean-sheets is a nice week for the Turin based Italians. Both Chievo and Atalanta felt the class of Juventus, as either side provided a different challenge but both were dealt similar results. Juventus have now only conceded 1 goal in their last 13 games (3-1 win over Verona) and are currently on a 5 game consecutive clean-sheet run. 

6. NAPOLI (+2) - A clinical win during the week against Bologna, where Dries Mertens was simply superb once again, scoring twice to secure the 3-1 win. After initially falling behind in the 1st minute, Napoli ran rough-shot then after, completing 90% of passes, holding 62% possession and were effective in counter attacking when no in possession.

7. FC PORTO (-1) - Not much to say about the Portuguese club, who slipped up in league competition in a 0-0 draw with Moreirense, allowing them to be usurped to 1st place in the league table by Sporting CP.

8. BAYER LEVERKUSEN (new) - Having been in a decent run of form recently, Leverkusen dispatched Mainz 2-0 in league competition this past week in dominant fashion. Registering 70% possession and 12 shots at goal, Leverkusen also saw a lot of success at creating scoring opportunities through individual skill from the likes of Lucas Alario and Leon Bailey. Defence also restricted the opposition to only 2 shots all game and 69% pass accuracy. 

9. TOTTENHAM (new) - Despite a 1-1 draw to Newport in the FA Cup during the week, Spurs still get into the top 10 due to a superior display in league competition over last weeks number 7 ranked team Manchester United, winning 2-0 even with a poor display from talisman Harry Kane. Spurs dominated United in almost every statistic throughout the game - Shots, shots on target, pass accuracy, possession, successful take-ons and tackles. With the top sides struggling in the Premier league, the victory by Tottenham re-elevates them into potential Champions league qualification.

10. REAL MADRID (new) - Madrid sneak back into the top 10 after an absence for sometime. The past weeks 4-1 away win over high flying Valencia proved that Los Blancos aren't done yet. Although the league title is seemingly way out of reach, form will be key for them to push for a three-peat in the Champions league. Madrid were effective at stealing the ball quickly from Valencia an giving Ronaldo more opportunities run at the back-line and score. Ronaldo finished the game with 2 goals from 7 shots.

OUTS - Manchester United, Sevilla, Lyon


By Luke Scali - Twitter WFC_LS_Potzi