West Indies have been in seventh place, with 80 factors, even earlier than the beginning of the ODI sequence towards New Zealand, which was their final within the Super League cycle. They went on to lose the sequence 2-1, which took them to 90 factors, however the two-point penalty introduced them all the way down to 88 factors with a internet run fee of -0.738.
While that retains them within the vary, Ireland, who’re at present ninth with 68 factors, can end above West Indies in the event that they win even two out of the three ODIs towards Bangladesh at house subsequent yr, as a result of they’ve a greater NRR (-0.382), and a sequence win is prone to hold them above West Indies on the NRR entrance.
Australia (eighth on 70 factors), Sri Lanka (tenth on 62 factors) and South Africa (eleventh on 49 factors) are under West Indies, however have a number of sequence left within the cycle. Australia have 12 video games in hand, Sri Lanka six, and South Africa 11. That provides all of them shot at ending above West Indies, and push the 1975 and 1979 world champions to the qualifying occasion in Zimbabwe in June subsequent yr.
Australia, actually, could be the favourites to maneuver up rapidly, with their three ODIs towards Zimbabwe (positioned twelfth) at house set to start out on August 28.