Whitewash propels Windies into fifth place

THE West Indies have made a significant recovery in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League and are now fifth place on the points table after six matches.
Their recent One Day International (ODI) Series win over Sri Lanka in the West Indies puts 30 points on the board after suffering a 3-match whitewash at the hands of Bangladesh in January. The ICC has not announced any further matches for the West Indian team.
Point leaders, Australia, have 40 points after 6 games while the four teams that immediately follow are all stuck on 30 points but are separated by superior Net Run Rate (NRR). The Aussies’ NRR stands at 0.347.
Bangladesh hold the second place spot with three wins in as many games while England are third with three wins and an equal number of losses. The Tigers acquired a healthy NRR of 1.893 while England currently sport a NRR of 0.79.

Afghanistan, who are fourth, also got off to a good start by claiming three consecutive wins over Ireland in their first set of matches which achieved a NRR of 0.527, while West Indies follow with a NRR of -0.876.
Pakistan are sixth with 20 points which they accumulated from two wins and a loss in their three matches against Zimbabwe. For their efforts, Pakistan have a calculated NRR of 0.741 while Zimbabwe, who are seventh with 10 points, have a NRR of -0.741 after claiming one win and two losses.
Ireland also have 10 points for their only win, but the five losses conceded put a dent in their NRR which is -1.076.

Surprisingly, India are ninth on 9 points which they reached after only one win and two losses. That earned them a NRR of -0.693. Sri Lanka are yet to claim some points after their journey began with 3 consecutive losses.
Meanwhile, Netherlands, New Zealand and South Africa are yet to begin their campaign.
The 2020–23 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League is the ongoing inaugural edition of the ICC Cricket World Cup Super League. The ODI League which began in July 2020 and ends in March 2023, serves as part of the 2023 Cricket World Cup qualification process.
The League continues on March 19 when New Zealand and Bangladesh commence their 3-match series and on March 23 when India and England begin their battle.