Pakistan has jumped three places to third in the ICC Test Championship table following a seven-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the third and final cricket Test in Pallekele on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Pakistan had entered the series in sixth position on 97 points, one ahead of Sri Lanka. The 2-1 series win has earned it four ratings points and because the middle of the table is so tightly-packed, a leap of three places.<\/p>\n
Pakistan now trails second-ranked Australia by 10 points and leads fourth-ranked New Zealand by two points.\n<\/p>\n
Sri Lanka, in contrast, has dropped four points and has slipped to 92 points, while retaining its seventh position overall.<\/p>\n
The Ashes begins on Wednesday and England will not only be aiming to reclaim the Urn but also improve its ranking. England is currently sitting in sixth position and a series win by 3-0 or better will move it to as high as second.<\/p>\n
ICC Test Championship table (as on 7 July 2015)<\/strong><\/p>\n Rank Team Points<\/strong><\/p>\n 1 South Africa 130<\/p>\n 2 Australia 111<\/p>\n 3 Pakistan 101<\/p>\n 4 New Zealand 99<\/p>\n 5 India 97<\/p>\n 6 England 97<\/p>\n 7 Sri Lanka 92<\/p>\n 8 West Indies 81<\/p>\n 9 Bangladesh 41<\/p>\n 10 Zimbabwe 5<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Pakistan has jumped three places to third in the ICC Test Championship table following a seven-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the third and final cricket Test in Pallekele on Tuesday.<\/p>\n Pakistan had entered the series in sixth position on 97 points, one ahead of Sri Lanka. The 2-1 series win has earned it four ratings points and because the middle of the table is so tightly-packed, a leap of three places.<\/p>\n Pakistan now trails second-ranked Australia by 10 points and leads fourth-ranked New Zealand by two points.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[50],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22394","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-isn-front-stories"],"yoast_head":"\n