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SL not among top ten in ICC Cricket World Cup Super League

27 Mar 2021 - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}}      

Sri Lanka Cricket team is not among the top ten in the ICC Cricket World Cup Super League while England have climbed to the top following their victory over India.

The ICC Cricket World Cup Super League will help decide which teams feature in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 in India. India, who are the hosts in 2023, and the other top seven teams will qualify automatically for the World Cup.

The bottom five teams will play a qualifying tournament, which will also feature the best teams from the lower rungs of competition.

Thirteen teams are taking part in this competition. These are the 12 Full Member nations, along with the Netherlands. Each team will play a total of 24 ODIs in one cycle of the competition.

Each team gets 10 points for a win, five for a tie/no result/abandonment and none for a loss. Teams will be ranked according to total points earned across the eight series.