Zimbabwe v Pakistan build up

The best scenario is us in at 10th I think using the rankings predictor. It would good they updated more frequently with upcoming matches, they have only just put in our matches vs Ireland & Pakistan (still no afghanistan :( ), yet they have had the England vs Sri Lanka series for next year up for months... :roll:

Attached is what I have the rankings looking like if lose 1-2 against pakistan but win 2-1 against Ireland, (Afghanistan matches unavailable as explained in previous post), along with the current standings as well.

This was the very best I could come up with for us; 3-0 Zim vs Pak, 3-0 Zim vs Ireland 3-0 Sri Lanks vs West Indies, 4-0 England vs Pakistan & 4-0 NZ vs Pakistan (winners listed first)

When is the series starting?

jaybro wrote:Thanks beef .....

I really don't get these rankings, Windies loose 3 zip and they only loose 2 points ?

I'm not a big fan of their system but they are necessary for the 2019 world cup. A full description is available here, but the gist of it is this:

Note that the effect would be greater if a team has played fewer matches.

If a team is shown in the table as having played between 30-40 matches then the following would apply:

a) If playing a similarly rated team, a win would typically increase the rating by 1-2 points, while

losing would cost 1-2 rating points.

b) If playing a side rated say 20-30 points higher, a win would increase the rating by around 2

points, but a defeat should only cost 1 rating point.

c) If playing a side rated say 20-30 points lower, then the opposite of b) applies - a win might be

worth only 1 point, but a defeat might cost 2 points.

Finally, it might need two or three wins against a team rated 40 or more points lower to increase the

rating by one point, but just one defeat might cost 3 points