Islamabad, May 31 : Sri Lanka will take on Pakistan on Friday in a two-match Twenty20 International series in Hambantota, and both the sub-continental teams would be eyeing to win the series to improve their rankings in the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Twenty20 ranking table.
Sri Lanka would host the ICC World Twenty20 2012 in September, and they along with Pakistan would be looking for some good match practice ahead of the global tournament.
Lanka will need to win the series 2-0 if they are to move up from third place in the ICC T20 Championship table, and Mahela Jayawardena’s side have the opportunity to rise to second in the table, and take over South Africa that currently occupy second place.
Sri Lanka’s ratings points would rise to 124 while Pakistan’s would drop to 107 and put the latter in seventh place just above India when the points are calculated to within the decimal point, The Daily Time reports.
If Pakistan, the ICC World Twenty20 2009 champions, beat Sri Lanka 2-0 in the series, then newly appointed Twenty20 captain Mohammad Hafeez would see his side move up to fourth, one ratings point behind New Zealand.
If the both matches be tied, neither side will move up or down the table while if one match is tied and Sri Lanka win the other match, Pakistan will drop to sixth in the table after losing two ratings points.
© ANI
