da blaze casino： Sri Lanka commence their three-Test series against West Indies on Tuesdayknowing that a series win will guarantee will see them climb up the ICC TestChampionship table
CricInfo13-Nov-2001Sri Lanka commence their three-Test series against West Indies on Tuesdayknowing that a series win will guarantee will see them climb up the ICC TestChampionship table.This will be the first full Test series between the two countries in SriLanka following a one-off Test as long ago as 1993/94. A win for the homeside would increase Sri Lanka’s points average from 1.08 to 1.14 (16 pointsfrom 14 series) and move it up to joint third place on the table withEngland.Victory for the tourists would mean West Indies replacing Sri Lanka infourth position, as its points average would increase to from 1.00 to 1.07(15 points from 14 series), with Sri Lanka’s dropping to 1.00 (14 pointsfrom 14 series).A drawn series would not affect the standing of either country; Sri Lankawould remain third despite a marginal points average decrease to 1.07 (15points from 14 series) from 1.08. The West Indies would hold onto fifthplace with exactly the same points average of 1.00 (14 points from 14series).
ICC TEST CHAMPIONSHIP TABLE, NOVEMBER 2001Team Played Won Lost Drawn PointsAustralia 13 10 2 1 21 1.62South Africa 16 11 3 2 24 1.50England 14 7 5 2 16 1.14Sri Lanka 13 6 5 2 14 1.08West Indies 13 6 6 1 13 1.00New Zealand 15 6 7 2 14 0.93Pakistan 15 3 7 5 11 0.73India 13 3 7 3 9 0.69Zimbabwe 15 2 11 2 6 0.40Bangladesh 1 0 1 0 0 -