Sri Lanka and Windies target ICC Rankings..

Sri Lanka and the West Indies will be hoping to improve on their International Cricket Council (ICC) Team Rankings when the two teams embark on a two-Test series commencing on October 14 at the Galle International Stadium.

Both Sri Lanka and the West Indies are currently struggling in the bottom half of the ICC points table and will be looking to obtain the maximum points in their attempt to salvage some pride.

In fact the West Indies have already paid a heavy price for their disappointing performances in the one day international circuit as they were knocked out from the 2017 Champions Trophy tournament in England.

In the ICC Test Rankings the West Indies are presently placed eighth with a total of 81 points trailing Sri Lanka which occupies the seventh position having obtained a tally of 89 points.

The Sri Lankans will be hoping to exploit their opponents and make the maximum from this short series as they look to reduce the deficit with their closest rivals New Zealand who are placed sixth in the rankings with a tally of 99 points.

The hosts will be able to cut short that deficit to six points with the Kiwis if they could make a clean sweep (2-0) in the series as the West Indies will further slum to 77 points in the table.

In a similar manner the West Indies also do have a great opportunity to improve on their rankings if they could turn the odds and come out victorious in this series.

The Caribbean islanders will get the chance of overtaking Sri Lanka and will reach the seventh position with 87 points if they could clinch the series 2-0. Also the West Indies will move to within one point of their nearest rivals if they manage to take the series 1-0.

Meanwhile in the ICC Player Rankings Sri Lanka skipper Angelo Mathews will be determined to further enhance his status in the table with another solid performance.

The middle order batsman is the only player from either side to be figured among the top ten as he currently occupies the fifth position with a rating of 870 points.

In the bowling rankings, Sri Lanka’s Rangana Herath will be looking to consolidate his position in the top ten by producing another pleasing performance.

He is currently placed ninth with a rating of 716 points and slightly ahead of New Zeala